Reviews

Fallout by Ellen Hopkins

meggreadsxo's review against another edition

2.0

Disappointing. This book was hectic, confusing and fell extremely flat to me. With a less than satisfactory ending I was so disappointed because the first two novels were amazing.

tdumatrait's review against another edition

4.0

I would have liked to see more consequences again for some of the actions the children had in this book. It does not end in a neat way but it does show some of the strife their mother's addictions had on their lives.

alma_books's review against another edition

5.0

This book was AMAZING like any and everything written by Ellen Hopkins. I am in awe once again :)

sbojo32's review against another edition

3.0

I read Fallout after reading Crank and Glass. I loved the first two... Fallout was not a great in my opinion. I know the point of view is from Kristina's three oldest children, but it was hard to really get into this one. Summer and Autumn seemed so similar it was hard to tell their voices apart. Hunter's storyline was interesting, but the constant loving his girlfriend, cheating on his girlfriend, trying to get her back was a bit old.

I wish there was more about how these three got to where they are. Autumn dealt with OCD, but it wasn't mentioned enough to be a true part of her narrative. Summer bounced through foster homes, but we only saw a glimmer of that.

I don't know how much of this is true and how much was fictionalized, but Kristina ignoring her children for guys was heartbreaking. The ending seemed a bit too happy with a lot of things unresolved. I know it was because it was ongoing (and these characters were older versions of the actual people so the storylines didn't actually happen that way) but I feel like they could have had different paths or been more different.

sleepygirlreads_'s review against another edition

4.0

Not what I was expecting. It was good though.

bookishchaos's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

A very emotional ending to Kristina/Bree's story. This was so well written and actually made me tear up a little. I felt so connected to the characters and watching Kristina's downfall was so sad. It truly felt like the end of an Era.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Abandonment, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Infidelity, and Sexual assault

Minor: Child abuse and Pregnancy

dolcezzina21's review against another edition

4.0

At first, I wasn't sure I was into completing the series right now. This last book started slow, but built momentum and turned out to be a moving, inspirational read with very well developed characters. Changing this book to the point of views of Kristina's children gave the series the jolt it needed to draw me back in after a weaker 2nd book, Glass.

shinyrikachu's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad

5.0

khaben31's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

mdziergas's review against another edition

4.0

Absolutely loved this book. So much goes on that you never want to stop reading. It pulls you in and you can't stop.