I also liked the progress that the characters made in their time at Aspen Springs. Someone who has all the money they could ask for can end up just as depressed as someone who sleeps in a fridge box on the street at night. This added diversity to the novel and showed that unhappiness knows no boundaries. Finally, there was Connor who came from a privileged home with nannies and anything he wanted at his disposal. Vanessa had a military father who was never home, a bi-polar mother who couldn’t take care of her so her and her little brother, Bryan, ended up living with their grandmother. Tony had grown up being abused, living on the street and even had a stint in juvie. I have to agree with this wholeheartedly. I actually read this as a Buddy Read with Christina of a Reader of Fictions and when we were done and talking about the book she mentioned how she liked how each character was of different socioeconomic standing. These teens did not have good lives at all, each was incredibly sad in it’s own way. There are things that I read in this book that were so ugly that I had to read them twice to make sure I had processed it correctly. Well I really liked that Hopkins stayed true to her brutally honest self. What didn’t end up working quite so well for me was a lot of the interactions between the characters. Basically what it boils down to is that I liked the idea behind the novel and I think that the way the mental issues and suicide were approached was done very well. Impulse is the 5th novel I have read by her and the first that has left me so torn on my feelings for it. Oh Hopkins, what have you done?! I became a huge fan of Ellen Hopkins last year. Now they have a second chance, and just maybe, with each other's help, they can find their way to a better life - but only if they're strong and can fight the demons that brought them here in the first place. They grabbed the blade, the bottle, the gun - and tried to end it all. In one instant each of these young people decided enough was enough. But dig a little deeper and find a boy who is in constant battle with his parents, his life, himself. Tony, after suffering a painful childhood, can only find peace through pills.Īnd Conner, outwardly, has the perfect life. Vanessa is beautiful and smart, but her secrets keep her answering the call of the blade. Three lives, three different paths to the same destination: Aspen Springs, a psychiatric hospital for those who have attempted the ultimate act - suicide.

But if you happen to, you know things will never be the same.

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