Glass

After reading Crank, I had a feeling I knew how this book was going to go but I was still hopeful. I have said this in many reviews for Ellen Hopkins' books but she has a phenomenal way of using verse to tell such detailed stories. You feel like you are in the places and with the characters even though you are going from poem to poem. With little Hunter in her life, I really thought that maybe Kristina was going to turn her life around. Unfortunately I found myself saying "Who am I kidding?" pretty early on. I was screaming at the book begging this fictional character to make a different decision. How could she do that to her family? To her son?! But Hopkins does a great job really showing readers what it is like to be on this crystal journey. And this one takes Kristina and many others on a rollercoaster for sure. Looking at the ending, I can only imagine what Fallout will be like...

Review originally posted at Doodle's Book BlogAfter reading Crank, I had to read Glass as soon as I found adequate time to finish the book in one sitting. I'm thrilled that I didn't have to wait long. If I thought Crank was amazing, then I don't know how to describe Glass.The story starts out four months after Kristina has her little boy, Hunter. After spending most of her pregnancy and the last four months free of the monster, Bree begins to rear her ugly head. It doesn't take long for Kristina to give in to the temptation, but first she needs to find a dealer she can trust. She calls on an old friend who can score for her, but what she finds in the process could ruin her.I would love to tell you that Kristina has changed, that she has controlled the urge to get high, but that would be a lie. If anything, she is digging herself a deeper hole, one she will soon find herself dead in if she doesn't quit while she's ahead. She want's to be a mother to Hunter, but how can she when she can't even wake herself up when he cries. She doesn't want to live under her mother's controlling roof, but first she need a job to support her and her baby. Can she find and keep a job, or will the drug take over?Glass was better than I expected because most sequels never live up to the first book. Well, this one did and went beyond. At one point I was proud of Kristina for giving up the monster for so long, and then she hit bottom and couldn't stay afloat. This book really shows how life altering a drug can be even after you put it down and walk away from it. The drug never leaves you and will always be trying to claw its way back in. Overall, I really enjoyed reading Glass. It was a quick, addicting read that I couldn't put down without talking about it constantly. I highly recommend picking up Crank & Glass if you haven't already.