Pattyn Von Stratten is searching for the love she isn't getting from
God or her family in this novel from #1 New York Times bestselling
author Ellen Hopkins.
It all started with a dream. Just a typical fantasy, but for a girl
raised in a religious--and abusive--family, a simple dream could be the
first step toward eternal damnation. Now Pattyn Von Stratten has
questions. Questions about God, and sex, and mostly love. Will she ever
find it? Pattyn experiences the first stirrings of passion, but when her
father catches her in a compromising position, events spiral out of
control.
Pattyn is sent to live with an aunt in the wilds of rural Nevada to find
salvation and redemption. What she finds instead is love and acceptance,
and for the first time she feels worthy of both--until she realizes that
her old demons will not let her go. Those demons lead Pattyn down a path
to hell--not to the place she learned about in sacrament meetings, but
to an existence every bit as horrifying.
In this gripping and masterful novel told in verse, Ellen Hopkins
embarks on an emotional journey that ebbs and flows. From the highs of
true love to the lows of loss and despair, Pattyn's story is utterly
compelling. You won't want this story to end--but when it does, you can
find out what's next for Pattyn in the sequel, Smoke.