Monday, August 5, 2024

Burned Series (Burned #1) by Ellen Hopkins

Pattyn Von Stratten is a teenage girl who wants to be like any normal teen girl but she is being raised in a religious and abusive household. Pattyn starts to questions things such as G*d, love, sex, boys and the role women play in the world. 

Pattyn's father catchers her with a boy and as punishment sends her to live with her aunt in rural Nevada. Pattyn develops a close relationship with her Aunt, starts to discover herself as a person and meets a boy. 

Ethan is sweet, caring and kind. She finds love, acceptance and her worth not just with Ethan but with her Aunt J. Life for Pattyn has improved vastly and she has happiness until her father calls demanding she return home. This sets things in motion that result in lives forever changed.

Hopkins writing draws you in and her coming of age story is an emotional one that explores many dark themes and breaks your heart. 

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