Crank (Crank #1) by Ellen Hopkins // Book Review

 Rating: 3/5; It was okay. I liked it.

Release Date: 2004

Series: This is book #1, Glass #2, and Fallout #3.

Synopsis:  
Kristina Georgia Snow is the perfect daughter: gifted high school junior, quiet, never any trouble. But on a trip to visit her absentee father, Kristina disappears and Bree takes her place. Bree is the exact opposite of Kristina -- she's fearless. Through a boy, Bree meets the monster: crank. And what begins as a wild, ecstatic ride turns into a struggle through hell for her mind, her soul -- her life.

Thoughts:
You see how on the synopsis it describes what Kristina Georgia Snow is like? I honestly don't get that impression from her when I read about her. I felt as if I didn't really get to know Kristina Snow at all. Sure there are a few snippets here and there, but I didn't feel it was enough to get to know her as a person.
Hmm very fast paced as usual with Ellen Hopkins (especially with how well the prose flows), but the story itself, did not fascinate me as much as Burned and Impulse did. I'm still very, very curious about the next books in the series (I even started reading Glass already so that tells you something). I liked how you could really get into Kristina/Bree's head (by the by, Kristina does not have a Dissociative Identity Disorder, she just acts braver by telling others her name is Bree and basically becomes a whole other person) and can see what she's going through and what other people who've met the monster (crank/meth) have gone through. It's one fascinating/sad/intense roller coaster that's hard to stay away from. For that reason, I liked the book/story, but because it just wasn't my cup of tea, I couldn't find myself loving it.

~~T.V and Book Addict~~