this book brings a couple of different type of people together a couple different character. i thought that this had a pretty good message and a good range of characters. and all the drama is kinda fun to read. this book is worth reading. even though most of ellen hopkins books don't go together they are short good reads with an interesting layout and plot that makes you want to keep reading. ( )

Impulse by Ellen Hopkins
My review
rating: 5 of 5 starsMore review coming but for now: AWESOME. so sad, but so good.
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Writing in poetry format makes this book both challenging and more approachable for the YA audience. The subject matter is hard and Hopkins doesn't sugarcoat anything. Despite its size, this book read quickly. ( )

This is the story of three teens from very different backgrounds who are in a psychiatric hospital for attempting suicide. Vanessa has a family history of mental illness, Tony grew up being abused by his mother's boyfriends, and Connor seemingly has it all but looks can be deceiving.

Told in first person by all three characters, Impulse has quite a powerful impact. You feel what they are feeling, you sometimes understand their pain other times you don't. You are there to see their recovery and their fall backs.

I received the audiobook through Library Thing's Early Reviewers Program and listened to it on my drive to and from work for the past two weeks. Heavy material but I am glad to have had a chance to hear it. I think audiobook format was perfect for me. I am not much of a poetry reader so I have stayed away from these books for that reason. The book is a collection of free verse poems, as I believe all of the author's books are. The actors really brought Ellen Hopkins' words to life in a way I may not have appreciated as much in reading. It was like listening to someone's private journal with the good and the bad all shared. So real and raw, this book leaves you reeling.

I will be thinking about this one for awhile. ( )

amazing book i read the whole thing within hours I could not put it down it is so intense and you just want to know what happens next. It feels like your in the story with them .This is deffantly one of the best books i have ever read. ( )