I absolutely love Ellen Hopkins. She has become my favorite author. She has such a fascinating way of writing. Like the majority of her books, I definitely give it a 5 star review. I was hardly able to out the book down! ( )

in a way, I think I like that none of the main three characters got what I wanted most for them in the end... Excited to read Tilt, the parallel teen novel. ( )

I have heard some really great things about Ellen Hopkins' writing, from reviews of her young adult books. But I have never actually read any of her work.
I was pleasantly surprised when I picked up this book. Triangles is written in poetic verse, which apparently is how Hopkins writes her books. I haven't read many poetic verse books and I find that I really do like them.
Triangles is an adult fiction book about three women, two are sisters, but they are all friends; Holly, Andrea, and Marissa.
Holly and Marissa are married while Andrea is divorced. All three have children. Holly is an almost 40 year old mother of three whom starts to look outside of her marriage for what she thinks is missing. Marissa is a mother of two, her son; Shane; is gay, her daughter Shelby has SMA. Andrea is raising her daughter Harley on her own, with very little help from her ex.
All three women have their issue's; Holly being the one that stands out the most to me. She has the perfect life, or so we think. A doting husband, three wonderful children and on top of it all, she doesn't have to work. But you soon find out that as great as she has it, she believes that she is being smothered and that she needs more... more sex, more affection...just more. She becomes the "whore" of the book and really just made me dislike her.
Andrea , as the single mother that ends up in one dead end relationship after another, caught my heart. I was her for a few years. Although, I didn't end up doing what she did, I did have my fair share of bad guys and liars. And with an ex that all of a sudden wants to be a father, i know how she feels when it comes to sharing Harley with her ex and the doubts that arise.
Marissa is strong throughout most of the book, dealing with a teenager that is gay, and her failing 4 year old. I don't think that I could be married and deal with all of that on my own. As much as she is married, she may as wel be a single mother. Her husband Christian isn't around, and when he is; they are more roommates that share children than anything else.
Each main character is given her own little section as there aren't any "real" chapters in the book, and you will notice that while it is written in three different points of view, it really flows. All of the sections go together amazingly well, and the story is a powerful one.
I felt as though I was drawn into the lives of these women and my heart broke along with Marissa when she found out just how messed up her marriage was.
I don't want to give away too much, but know that this is a powerful read! ( )

This book was surprisingly a life changing read. It makes you appreciate what you have and take a closer look at your own marriage.



Andrea is a single mom struggling with dating problems and raising her daughter. Her story was entertaining and lonely. I felt for her... It seemed as though she sulked alot. When she meets a charming guy and thinks he could be the one of course he turns out to be a douche. Towards the end of the book though there was a twist and I loved it!

Holly basically wants to be a cougar. She sheds the weight and prances all around. She puts extramarital activities before her family and even decides to write an erotica. When her husband finds her writing he realizes the stories within the journal are real. Together they grow apart and their marriage wears thin.



Marissa has it tough and I loved her story. With a gay son and a terminally ill daughter her life is consumed by being a caretaker. She argues with her husband trying to get him more involved. Little did she know he was having an affair. Towards the end things change... Will they mend their wounds??

Overall if you like reading about older women with depth this book is for you!
Wonderful, emotional read. ( )

I've been reading her books for a while and at first I didn't think I'd enjoy it. Compared to her Teen/YA books, this one's quite raunchy, so if you've never read anything by Ellen Hopkins before, I wouldn't suggest this one first. But overall, the content doesn't bother me and I thought it ended nicely for what it was. ( )