A review by allieskat17
Impulse by Ellen Hopkins

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book is a favorite of mine from being a young adult and teenager. It felt like the author was reading my mind at points and I quoted it for years. This book follows the stories of three teenager who’s lives intersect because all three of the attempted suicide. Vanessa is a bipolar cutter trying to come to terms with her life. Tony is a young gay man from the streets and Connor is the all star athlete that feels he can’t live up to the expectation. All three wind up at a treatment center trying to convince them life is worth living