Wow... I'm not even sure where to begin with this one... Okay, so there's Hannah, who is totally bonkers. Like clinically. She been diagnosed with several disorders, she often hallucinates, and her aunt has threatened to throw her in a looney bin. She decides to run away, but not before bashing said aunt over the head with a table lamp. Eventually, she makes her way to her mother (who left after she was born) in Portero, Texas. Of course the mom is almost as crazy in her own unique way, and wants nothing to do with Hannah, who insists on staying. Fortunately, the monsters in Portero make Hannah's hallucinations look absolutely normal. Because she has dealt with her own monsters all her life, Hannah is not freaked out by the strange happenings that take place. As in any good book, Hannah finds a way to fit in and a boy who accepts her because his own life is almost as unbelievable. 

Bleeding Violet is definitely an interesting book, but will never make it into my top ten. I'd probably recommend this to teens who enjoy the paranormal and who don't mind a little dose of crazy now and then. 

-Rachel