Burned (Burned #1)

Reader reviewed by ivree ( shawtie)

Burned 

By: Ellen Hopkins

Burned by; Ellen Hopkins is without a doubt the most exciting book I have ever read. It is about t a young girl named pattyn von stratten. Pattyn live in Carson City Nevada with her eight sisters. Brought up by a religious yet abusive family. She starts asking questions about god, a womans role, sex, love. Pattyn finds passion by falling in a deep lust with Derek but when her father catches her in a compromising position, event become out of control. Pattyn must spend the summer with her aunt Jeanette, as a punishment, while mom is taking on a pregnancy.  Yet while in feast Nevada pattyn finds love and exception, until she realizes that the demons that once held on to her do not want to let her go.    

            Pattyn von stratten is a sixteen year old girl, who faces many troubles as a teenager. I can relate myself to pattyn because I started out as a good girl, always on the honor role usually the teachers pet, but once I became teenager I got wild and I dont even know why. Doing all these crazy things just to get the guys attention, and once I finally got their attention I have to I more crazy things to keep it. Pattyn does wild things and she gets caught in the act of one of the worst.  She seems to want things. Pattyn is a rebel like me.

I would recommend this book to the wild group of kids in any school throughout the nation. Most of the wild kids in our school have read it and most of them say it touched them in a way they didnt think a book could. I am one of those kids my librarian recommended this book to me and I told her thank you.

Reader reviewed by Chrissy Lu-Lu

I loved this awesome tale of heartbreak, temptations, and what really happens with truth. All the stories seem so real!!! I always get so caught up when reading one of mistress Ellen Hopkins books. all of her books are so powerful!

Reader reviewed by Violetta

Burned was such an amazing book. I've read many book through out my life just like everyone else but this one was very special. not only did i cry at the end but i could very much relate to the character emotionally. i read the book in two days and normally, it takes me about 3 weeks to finish a book the size of Burned. i recommend it to anybody. I also have friends who have read the other books from the same author and say their really good so I'm excited to read the rest of them. 

Reader reviewed by f00lishchick

this book is defenitely A FIVE! it is sooooooo good. it's romantic(i'm a hopeless romantic), it's funny, cute, and dramatic. i like this book becuase it kept making me want to know more and more of what would happen furthur in the book. i kept wanting to turn every single page becuase it was so interesting! i like the format the author used to write this book because it's conveniant and even know it made the book look longer than it was intended to, it was still comfortable to read like that. i really liked this book a lot and i recommend to EVERYONE OUT THERE-WHATEVER AGE YOU MAY BE to read this book!

Reader reviewed by karlynne sampson

The book burned was a heart wrenching story. It made me want to cry at the end b/c of how much she had lost on top of what hardships she had previously gone through to get there. I really wish the author would write a sequel to burned like she did with crank. Over all this book is going on my favorites list. it was an awsome book. one of the best ive read this year.

Reader reviewed by ssssss

I absolutely love this book(:
Ellen Hopkins way of writing is OUTSTANDING she can put so much feeling into her poems.
I love all of her books !
This book and Impulse are my two favorite... so far....
I definitely recommend this book!
The book is about a girl named Payton who has a bad family life at home and she starts getting into trouble so her parents send her to her aunts house where she meets her one true love Ethan. when it is time for her to go home she finds that her problems at home could only be avoided for so long and then she has to face them again. It is a story that will let you feel every emotion that goes on in the book(:

Reader reviewed by AMR

I Loved this book sooooo much......There is so much pain, and joy in every page turned. I have read this book 2 times simply, because it's wonderful. It's a story that will touch your heart and release a few tears (in my experience). I'm a fan of Ellen Hopkins' books and this is one of my favorites! Don't be intimidated by the size of the book-the pages are short and the words are beautifully arranged.

Reader reviewed by Tessa

amazing! i love this author so much. and i have a few Mormon friends who felt this way too so it made me think of them and how much they didnt want to be apart of their religion but they didnt have any choice about leaving otherwise they risk loosing their family. and any problems between mom and dad were kept silent. i really think the author has so much insight on the religion and the feelings that go along with it. i had to stay up till 3 to see what would happen to the girl. and at 3 in the morning...i was devastated. twist endings are fantastic. 

Reader reviewed by Austin

Pattyn is an amazing girl who is willing to fight for what she wants, even if it's differnt than the way other people fight. She finds the perfect guy and has an amazing summer, but then it gets crushed. One of my favorite books that is both heartwarming, and heartbreaking. READ!!!!!

Reader reviewed by courtney

this was my favirote of ellen hopkins books. i learned alot about different relgions. i love how deep down it was a love story and a person trying to find her right in socety when everyone else was trying to protect her from doing it. ilove how rebelled on everything she grew up in and was suppose to belive in. but it was heart breaking the end when her love died and the only thing that connected her to him their baby.