This book was amazing. It was deep, emotional and definitely something I needed right now. I didn't want to read Ellen Hopkins because I was afraid with how she writes in verse it would take away from the story and try to make it more flower like and not a real story. basically it would try to hard to be deep. But that wasn't the case, I did slip on on the fireworks page, but I did like how you could read it like 7 different ways. The written style I was so wary of made the book stronger. It made everything real, and intense in a way that I can't describe. 
 I loved Pattyn. I thought she was a strong character, yes she was very much a teenager, but she was also more than just a typical teenage she had a LOT of questions and that made her relatable. Because I felt like that when I was in highschool and I still feel like I have a lot of those questions dealing with God and Love. This book made me feel better about having those feelings. The whole section with her aunt was great, but it was also slightly predictable. I mean (view spoiler)[When she meet Ethan and it was kind of love at first sight, and they said I love you too quickly, and they had sex very early... (hide spoiler)] It felt very much like a YA novel. That did make me pull a bit away from the story, but it still made things enjoyable. 
 The only thing that wasn't predictable is (view spoiler)[When Ethan and Pattyn's baby died. I mean why did both of them need to die? (hide spoiler)] That made me so angry, and so upset that I actually chucked my book. I rarely do that so it was a huge deal for me. I donno.. 
 All of this seemed real and I love books that cane make a story that can make a story seem real. I really did like this book and I'm so interested in reading more by Ellen Hopkins.