A review by kits_little_library
Collateral by Ellen Hopkins

1.0

I didn't even want to rate this book because I actually hated it. I never thought I would say that about an Ellen Hopkins book. I wasn't fond of "Triangles" but "Collateral" is a whole new world. maybe because I'm the wife of an active duty military member and I can SOMETIMES relate to Ashley and I couldn't in her other adult novel. I don't understand why all the cheating had to happen, all the hate from family towards the military, the abuse, how much every single military wife HATED the life they had because of the military, and I still hate that Ashley kept calling Cole, a MARINE, "soldier." I honestly didn't read a lick of truth about myself, my family, our life, what my wife does, or the military life I have experienced so far in this book. I'm glad other people liked it and I'm sure there are wives/girlfriends/significant others that completely relate and feel like their life is poured onto these pages. I, however, feel completely differently.