Smoke by Ellen Hopkins

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     This book is the sequel to Burned, which is the book from my last post. I won't really be able to say much because I would give away a lot if I did, but I'll say the basics of what happens.

     In this book Pattyn is living in California as a maid for some strangers. The only person she knows is a guy named Angel. The family she lives with is a family of four. There's the mister and missus and their daughters Sophie and Dierdre. Sophie is 3 years old and emotionally neglected, and Dierdre is in her late teens and hangs out with troublesome people. She is hostile, threatening and an anarchist in the making.

     Pattyn is stressed about the questionable research she finds on Dierdre's computer and finds solace in the one person she can trust, Angel. She tells him about her worries and he gives her advice, which is to keep quiet. But that results in the death of Angel's friend, and the near death experience for Angel himself.

     But that's not all. This book switched off between Pattyn and her younger sister Jackie. Jackie is faced with heartbreaking gut-wrenching pain, too. She get involved with a boy named Caleb McCain. All she wanted was a kiss and to be loved, but that's not what he had in mind. After her painful experience with Caleb her mother forces her not to speak about what transpired between them. Not only that, but her mother also invites Caleb and his father over for dinner, and speaks highly of Caleb until Jackie simply cannot take it anymore.

     But the good thing is that Jackie finds comfort from her tutor Gavin. He cares about her and wants the best for her. He tries to help her the best he can and soon they fall in love. But Jackie has a secret, and it is  a terrible secret that would break them apart. She can't tell him the truth but she knows it breaks his heart that she doesn't trust him enough to tell him. 

     Will the Von Stratten girls find true love? True happiness? Well there's only one way to find out, you'll have to read the books yourself, which I highly recommend. They are heartbreaking yet wonderful. It will leave you wanting more.