Burned By: Ellen Hopkins
Edition: Hardcover
Pages: 431
Published: April 1st, 2006
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Purchase: Amazon | Bookdepository
Goodreads Synopsis: It all started with a dream. Nothing exceptional, just a typical fantasy about a boy, the kind of dream that most teen girls experience. But Pattyn Von Stratten is not like most teen girls. Raised in a religious -- yet abusive -- family, a simple dream may not be exactly a sin, but it could be the first step toward hell and eternal damnation.
This dream is a first step for Pattyn. But is it to hell or to a better life? For the first time Pattyn starts asking questions. Questions seemingly without answers -- about God, a woman's role, sex, love -- mostly love. What is it? Where is it? Will she ever experience it? Is she deserving of it?
It's with a real boy that Pattyn gets into real trouble. After Pattyn's father catches her in a compromising position, events spiral out of control until Pattyn ends up suspended from school and sent to live with an aunt she doesn't know.
Pattyn is supposed to find salvation and redemption during her exile to the wilds of rural Nevada. Yet what she finds instead is love and acceptance. And for the first time she feels worthy of both -- until she realizes her old demons will not let her go. Pattyn begins down a path that will lead her to a hell -- a hell that may not be the one she learned about in sacrament meetings, but it is hell all the same.
My Review:
Burned, follows a teenage girl named Pattyn who lives a life that no other teenage girl would ever want to be a part of. She's pressured to live a lifestyle that she isn't quite sure she believes in anymore, which causes her to ask questions. Eventually, these questions gets her into enough trouble and sent away to Nevada to turn her act around. Pattyn later finds out that being shipped off to Nevada wasn't so bad after all.
I want to start off by saying that I really enjoyed this book. It was a very quick read (I read it in one day), that is remarkably written. The characters are truly amazing, at least the ones that are meant to be lovable. I loved Pattyn's character and was proud of her when she was brave enough to stand up for herself and her sisters even though she would be punished harshly. Ethan was a boy that every girl would fantasize about. I also feel that Ethan was the only one who was able to give Pattyn a since of belonging and grow into a better person. The only two characters that I truly disliked was Pattyn's mom and dad. The only thing that I will say about these too is that they should be ashamed of themselves for wreaking havoc on their families lives, and for constantly bringing Pattyn sadness.
The ending of this book was truly unbelievable. I felt a huge sadness as the events that unfolded towards the end. I read that Ellen Hopkins had no intention on writing a sequel to Pattyn's story. Thankfully she wrote the sequel, Smoke which I am so happy to start because I do not think I could live with myself not knowing what happened to Pattyn.
Overall, this book is amazing which results in me not having anything negative to say.
Final Verdict: 5 stars ---- > A Must Read!
My Review:
Burned, follows a teenage girl named Pattyn who lives a life that no other teenage girl would ever want to be a part of. She's pressured to live a lifestyle that she isn't quite sure she believes in anymore, which causes her to ask questions. Eventually, these questions gets her into enough trouble and sent away to Nevada to turn her act around. Pattyn later finds out that being shipped off to Nevada wasn't so bad after all.
I want to start off by saying that I really enjoyed this book. It was a very quick read (I read it in one day), that is remarkably written. The characters are truly amazing, at least the ones that are meant to be lovable. I loved Pattyn's character and was proud of her when she was brave enough to stand up for herself and her sisters even though she would be punished harshly. Ethan was a boy that every girl would fantasize about. I also feel that Ethan was the only one who was able to give Pattyn a since of belonging and grow into a better person. The only two characters that I truly disliked was Pattyn's mom and dad. The only thing that I will say about these too is that they should be ashamed of themselves for wreaking havoc on their families lives, and for constantly bringing Pattyn sadness.
The ending of this book was truly unbelievable. I felt a huge sadness as the events that unfolded towards the end. I read that Ellen Hopkins had no intention on writing a sequel to Pattyn's story. Thankfully she wrote the sequel, Smoke which I am so happy to start because I do not think I could live with myself not knowing what happened to Pattyn.
Overall, this book is amazing which results in me not having anything negative to say.
Final Verdict: 5 stars ---- > A Must Read!
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