![]() ![]() Without Pattyn, Jackie is desperately isolated. Only her sister Jackie knows what happened, but she is stuck at home with their mother, who clings to normalcy by allowing the truth to be covered up by their domineering community leaders. After far too many years of abuse at the hands of her father, and after a tragic loss, Pattyn is desperate for peace. In S moke, Pattyn Von Stratten is on the run. What she finds instead is love and acceptance-until she realizes her old demons will not let her go. Pattyn is sent to live with an aunt in the wilds of Nevada to find salvation and redemption. After Pattyn’s father catches her in a compromising position, events spiral out of control. Raised in a religious-yet abusive-family, a simple dream may not be exactly a sin, but it could be the first step toward hell and eternal damnation. Her and her sister Jackie in Smoke were very relatable to me. I think if anyone deserved a happy ending it was Pattyn Von Stratten. I’ve read reviews by people saying Ellen Hopkins should have just let her story end with Burned. ![]() ![]() But Pattyn Von Stratten is not like most teen girls. But Burned definitely left me feeling depressed at the end of it. In Burned, it all started with a dream, the kind of dream that most teen girls experience. Pattyn Von Stratten searches for love and acceptance and discovers what it takes to rise from the ashes in this riveting duology told in verse from #1 New York Times bestselling author Ellen Hopkins. ![]()
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