Crank

This book was pretty good. I like her style of writing and love all her books so far. I still need to read the sequel to this book, but I bet it will be good too. The book mainly focuses on drugs and addiction and a person's life involved with them. The ending I can't say much about because there is a sequel, but it ended well enough there really wasn't a whole lot of need for a sequel. I will say this book is a good read but still not my favorite of hers.

Review/Description
Seventeen-year-old Kristina Snow is introduced to crank on a trip to visit her wayward father. Caught up in a fast-paced, frightening, and unfamiliar world, she morphs into "Bree" after she "shakes hands with the monster." Her fearless, risk-taking alter ego grows stronger, "convincing me to be someone I never dreamed I'd want to be." When Kristina goes home, things don't return to normal. Although she tries to reconnect with her mother and her former life as a good student, her drug use soon takes over, leaving her "starving for speed" and for boys who will soon leave her scarred and pregnant. Hopkins writes in free-verse poems that paint painfully sharp images of Kristina/Bree and those around her, detailing how powerful the "monster" can be. The poems are masterpieces of word, shape, and pacing, compelling readers on to the next chapter in Kristina's spiraling world.