People Kill People.

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people kill people.

   ellen hopkins.

Publisher  Margaret K. McElderry.

Publication Date: September 4,2018.

Genre: YA Contemporary|Poetry.

Format|Pages: Hardcover|431.

 Source:  Goodreads|Own.

 CONTAINS SPOILERS

Someone will shoot. And someone will die.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Ellen Hopkins tackles gun violence and white supremacy in this compelling and complex novel.



People kill people. Guns just make it easier.



A gun is sold in the classifieds after killing a spouse, bought by a teenager for needed protection. But which was it? Each has the incentive to pick up a gun, to fire it. Was it Rand or Cami, married teenagers with a young son? Was it Silas or Ashlyn, members of a white supremacist youth organization? Daniel, who fears retaliation because of his race, who possessively clings to Grace, the love of his life? Or Noelle, who lost everything after a devastating accident, and has sunk quietly into depression?



One tense week brings all six people into close contact in a town wrought with political and personal tensions. Someone will fire. And someone will die. But who? 

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Incredible. Powerful.



I think that this was my favorite ELLEN HOPKINS book, so far. I was lucky enough to receive ARC at the National Book Festival and get to meet the author who was a complete sweetheart. PEOPLE KILL PEOPLE can be a hard book to read, considering the subject, and it brings a powerful message. From first page, I was hooked to the story, and before I even realized it, hours had passed since I started reading it. I have read few books through years about both gun violence and white supremacy and none of them were like PEOPLE KILL PEOPLE and the title fits the book perfectly, and it is the truth. This book was different from the other ELLEN HOPKINS novels that I have read in the past, it was written a bit different then the others but in good way. I liked how all the characters, Rand, Cami, Silas, Ashlyn, Daniel, Grace and Noelle were introduced, how you got to get into each of their minds. Introducing character that way, I believe that it helps reader connect with the character. At least it worked for me. I felt as I slipped into each of their minds. Of course, I couldn’t help which one would end up shooting, which of them might be in danger. I never imagine the actual outcome. Accidental but a lot of times that how it happens.



Out of all characters, I think that both Grace and Noelle were my favorites. Grace seemed the most stable, but Noelle was also type of person that you would love to have as your friend. I would. I feel bad for Noelle, just when the two of them started to get their friendship back on track. I didn’t like Silas, but Daniel, sometimes I wonder what Tim said if it was true or if he just made up. The way that Daniel would get angry so fast, over anything. It had me wondering that maybe Tim was right. There were times where I worried for Grace’s safety where he would lose his temper. I had a feeling that she wouldn’t put up with it for long, considering what happened with Silas. I wondered if two of them would last. I wondered how long Cami’s marijuana habit would last until someone found out, until Rand found out. Despite the arguments between two of them, in end they were there for each other. They loved each other. I loved Ashlyn, she seemed strong to me and didn’t let anyone tell her what to do and I like that about her. Considering what she went through, what she seen, I don’t blame her. All of those characters had their struggles. It changed some, others not so much. I enjoyed reading about each one of them, I wanted to see how it would end. It didn’t end how I hoped. I did like at end where it told what happened to each of characters after.



PEOPLE KILL PEOPLE is a book, that will have you thinking about it long after you turn the last page. A story that you won’t forget. I didn’t. I wish that I could give this book more than five stars, it deserves a lot more. ELLEN HOPKINS did it again, and I can’t wait to see what she comes up with next.