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juliakellypeters's review against another edition
2.0
This was a middle of the road book for me. It deals with difficult topics and it does a good job at providing the reader with various reasons people may turn to violence. I found the ending a little disappointing. While not impossible it seemed like more of a shock factor ending rather than a realistic way to end this story.
hadscoop's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
kaitlin_sharpe's review
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
headrickjeanne's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
saramschacht's review against another edition
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
justgina93's review against another edition
3.0
I like the style of Ellen's writing. I've read all of her books so far. They really always do open your eyes on the topic they are on and from the point of view they are written in. I also like how they can be individual while making a whole. But this one in particular had me on do I like it or not just because of the subject matter. It wasn't racist to the extreme but I didn't like reading from the point of view of one. Or at least when they were being one and trying to explain why. I am not sure why that bothered me, maybe I just like people to much no matter where they came from. Not sure but the majority of it was great. I even loved the summed up ending.
keyakhaos's review against another edition
4.0
Not the ending I expected for all but still such a powerful message all around
littlespookycute's review against another edition
4.0
I’ve loved Ellen Hopkins since reading Crank in middle school and I didn’t realize she was still writing so I had to read this one. This is such an important topic for the current times and I will admit I skimmed over the poetry part and was more into the story aspect, but the writing was still beautiful. I hated basically every character but I think you’re supposed to? The characters were a bit one sided for me but overall I really enjoyed it and I think my high school students will love it.