Crank (Crank #1)

Reader reviewed by courtney

The book was fantastic. i love how she wrote about being a teenager in todays society but didnt let her being an adult shine through. the ride she went threw was scary and each page something new happened. i couldnt put the book down i got very into the book. i would recomend this book to anyone who likes the dark side of life and the not so bright happy things.

Reader reviewed by Dede

I have previously read Impulse and Burned, and in my opinion, this book came up short for me.  It's about Kristina, who is a good girl - gets good grades, has good friends, loyal to her family, etc.  She begs her mom to let her go spend some time with her dad (who has been missing from her life for most of her life) and this turns out to be a bad idea.  She meets a hot bad boy Adam there, and she starts calling herself Bree.  Not only does she call herself Bree, she insists Bree has been in her all along, and is the total opposite of Kristina.  Bree is a bad girl.  I disliked the way she jumps right into doing crank.  There is no thinking it over on her part, she does it just to do it with Adam.  I also dislike the way that throughout the book, she talks about how great crank is, how it makes you feel like Heaven, but when she talks about crashing or withdrawing, it lacks depth.  The book talks more about how great it is, and less about how bad it is.  Anyway, she comes back home and starts failing school, cutting class, hanging out with a bad crowd.  She meets two new boys Chase and Brendan.  Brendan is the guy who you can take home to mom and mom feels safe, although in reality Brendan is not a great trustworthy guy.  Chase is the boy from the wrong side of town with a bad rep, who turns out to be the better man of the two.  Kristina goes through some awful experiences, but stays constant with the crank.  I am hoping that the sequel, Glass, which I started today, makes up for the disappointment I felt after reading this book.

Reader reviewed by Kristen

This is the story of a good girl gone bad (yet again :P) Kristina (or Bree - her alter ego)makes some terribley life changing desicionswinds up an addict, and faces completely life alters choices. I couldn't exactly get into this book, but maybe it's just because I'm too much of a good girl myself. The style in which this book was written (poem/diary type) was really interesting and I thought was an excellent way of represtenting this all, although I do not think this book is meant for just anyone to read.

Reader reviewed by Kady

This book was awesome. Although it was a little hard to follow at first, I really got into this book. It really opened up a new door for me. It gave me an outlook on how drugs and lies could and can affect your life. This book showed me how to be more open-minded and how anything and everything you do effects your life in one way or another.