Fallout

Whoa!! I knew that this book was going to be amazing, one because it is written by Ellen Hopkins, two because it is a continuation of Crank and Glass, and three because it is told from the perspective of Kristina's children. Crank and Glass show the multitude of effects that crystal has on the people using it but Fallout really goes into the effect it has on the family around it. How does meth affect your children? How does meth affect your family? How does meth affect any relationships you have or want to have, past, present and future? To be honest, this novel needed to be written but many parts really broke my heart. I highly recommend the entire series; this is a topic that needed to be written about and it is one that needs to be read!! I was honestly so mad for Summer! She has to go through the freakin foster care system and be abused but her two younger brothers get taken in by the grandparents instantly. Why wasn't Summer with Kristina and the boys to begin with? Uggghhhh! I was NOT expecting Hunter to meet Brendan like that. That sort of came out of nowhere but I enjoyed reading that exchange. Out of all the characters, Trey seemed to be the one that had the most regrets. He wanted to care for Autumn and he wanted to make things right, definitely more than Kristina. Aunt Cora and Grandfather did exactly what they should have. Keep her safe! Difficult way to do it, hurting Trey in the process but seemed like she went through the least amount of trauma. I love that the all ended up meeting each other and ended up living all together with the grandparents (the way it should have been from the start in my opinion). I really liked the little tidbits of information from the newspaper articles. Loved how they added another layer of key information separate from the characters stories. Can't believe that Ellen Hopkins and family had to go through something like this. I am glad she wrote this series!