30. Nov.
Rating:3

Tricks is about 5 teenagers, 3 girls and 2 boys, who, through some way or another, fall into prostitution. I won't go into the backgrounds of each of them, but my gut especially wrenched for Eden and Ginger. First, I liked the typical Ellen Hopkins format of using verse and structuring the story by rotating between characters. I thought the stories all flowed into each other nicely and smoothly. With that being said, I'll read Traffick, but I don't think I want to read a 5 points of view book again. Second, I thought the way Seth's sexuality was written/treated wasn't the best. I'm giving Ellen the benefit of the doubt here, and I don't believe she would do this on purpose, but the way this specific plot point was handled felt icky/uncomfortable/not handled well. "Lucky me. I found the right kind of love. With the wrong person."

Tricks
Tricksby Ellen HopkinsSimon & Schuster