Glass by Ellen Hopkins

I just finished this book, called Glass. It's continuing the story that begins in the book Crank. After having her baby (named Hunter) Kristina is doing pretty well, and gives up meth (which she refers to as the Monster) for a while. However, when things get tough she falls right back into the same rut she was in before. She ends up meeting a boy named Trey, when she is visiting a "friend" (one of her only friends, and also her dealer). Trey continues to be present throughout the rest of the book, whether he is actually there in person or dominating Kristina's thoughts. Kristina thinks she loves Trey, but the reader knows that she actually just "loves" what Trey is giving her, sex. 

The book seems pretty simple right? Wrong. Not only does the audience read about Kristina's mixed emotions for Trey, but they also learn about several other conflicts facing Kristina. Lets see, where do I even begin? 

• Kristina's flagrant disregard for anyone but herself (and Trey, and of course the Monster) results in the injury of her baby, Hunter.
• Because of what happens to Hunter, Kristina gets kicked out of the house and is forced to find a place to live, at age 18. 
• Using her impeccable judgement, she decides to live with (and eventually ends up sleeping with) her meth dealer, who coincidentally has two children of his own (corrupt I know).
• Sooner or later, she is forced to move out of her new home, and lives in a motel with Trey.
• Ultimately, Kristina and Trey resort to stealing money (from Kristina's own mother) and dealing meth to survive, but even this doesn't work and they are forced to live off of fast food in Trey's car. 
• In the end, the couple is caught and put in jail. And just for an added twist, the reader finds out that Kristina is pregnant again, this time with Trey's (hopefully?) child. 

In the end of the book I read the preview to the next book in the series, called Fallout. This one is told by a seventeen year old Hunter (Kristina's first son). I can hardly wait to get my hands on it, but for now I'm starting a book called After by Amy Efaw. More on that to come!