Impulse is a 2007 American young adult novel in verse written by Ellen Hopkins.

And Conner seems to have the perfect life on the outside, but his inward battle with his parents, his peers, and himself give him one last choice -- to pull the trigger.

Her father is overseas, her mother does anything to stop the hurt, and on top of it all Vanessa has to worry about watching after her little brother.

When her Mother starts going crazy and talking to her "angel", Vanessa's only comfort is to put the blade to her wrist.

[5] In 2022, Impulse, along with four of Hopkins's other novels, was listed among 52 books banned by the Alpine School District following the implementation of Utah law H.B.

"[6] Many of the books were removed because they were considered to contain pornographic material according to the new law, which defines porn using the following criteria: