Another stunning novel by Hopkins. I smartly checked out the sequel at the same time, so I won't waste any time ...

This book had so much potential but almost put me in a reading slump with how boring and dragged on it was. All the different perspectives and plot points were horrible to try to keep up with. 

Maybe I need to learn my lesson about contemporary novels not being for me. For what it's worth, I give every book a try!

When I read all the way through books like Maxine Kaplan's The Accidental Bad Girl, I begin to question my sanity and my limits. Something tells me Kaplan started her writing career on Wattpad, and for some godforsaken reason, was encouraged to actually publish. There was nothing compelling about this novel, or the writing style. Absolutely boring rubbish. 

I think what rubbed me the wrong way about Fallout was the brutal reality of it. Hopkins breaks the fourth wall with this one, and it serves as a stark reminder that there's not always happy endings. Fictional and real Kristina didn't even stay around for her children, get better for the daughter she hoped for at the end of Glass. I understand other reviewers frustrated by the way all of her children turned out and acted, and I initially was, too, especially with Hunter. But in one of his chapters it was said best: genetically predisposed. Actions have consequences even two decades later and even for people who didn't deserve to be affected, unfortunately. I had to think long and hard about what to rate this book, hesitating because as real as it was, it didn't capture the same feeling that Kristina's point of view did. And to be frank, at certain points it felt much like a weird form of child pornography - Hopkins, piece of advice: we know teenagers have sex. You don't have to write about it in such vivid detail every other page, and you also kind of ended up making it feel like sex was a bigger "monster" than meth - pregnancy, rape, cheating. 
But anyways, I digress. I couldn't give this the same solid 5 stars as Crank and Glass, but it was still thought provoking and a completion to the journey. 

It's always a little challenging for me to figure out how to read comic parts of children's stories out loud, but this was still endearing and a quick, easy read teaching how to be kind to our peers. 

This would be a really good book to read with ages 3-kindergarten and above. Loved it!

I'm afraid watching the TV series or reading anymore of Jenkins novels would leave a bad taste in my mouth, especially after finishing such a masterpiece. No TV show about the series or other novel by the author could compare or impress me as much as this unique storytelling did!