The novels are told in verse, which I absolutely love in general, and I thought it was incredibly fitting for these novels, particularly Crank and Glass. Fallout takes place years after the first two books and follows Kristina’s teenaged children. In Glass, the reader follows Kristina as she slips further into her addiction. The trilogy follows Kristina Snow, a typical teenager who meets the monster during a court-ordered visit to her father in Crank. This trilogy consists of Crank, Glass and Fallout and follows one teen’s addiction to drugs.
She lives with her family in Carson City, Nevada, where she has founded Ventana Sierra, a nonprofit youth housing and resource initiative.It has been awhile since I wrote a book review and today I bring you a review for a trilogy of books, the Crank trilogy, by Ellen Hopkins. Told in verse, it's a harrowing and disturbing look at addiction and the damage that it inflicts.Ībout the Author Ellen Hopkins is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of numerous young adult novels, as well as the adult novels such as Triangles, Collateral, and Love Lies Beneath. A vivid portrait of a victim to addiction, this sequel to Crank is the continuing story of Kristina and her descent back to hell. Once again the monster takes over Kristina's life and she will do anything for it, including giving up the one person who gives her the unconditional love she craves-her baby. She needs the monster to keep going, to face the pressures of day-to-day life.
But the monster is too strong, and before she knows it, Kristina is back in its grips. Now with a baby to care for, she's determined to be the one deciding when and how much, the one calling the shots.
Kristina thinks she can control the urge, the addiction, the monster trying to drag her down. And once it's got hold of you, this monster will never let you go. Whatever you call it, it's all the same: a monster. Told in verse, the book presents a harrowing and disturbing look at addiction and the damage that it inflicts.īook Synopsis Crank. About the Book Based on true events, this sequel to "Crank" continues the story of Kristina and her descent back to hell.
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