My rating: 4 stars
Synopsis from goodreads.com
The day Sadie Thompson
finds her high school student, Lexie, asleep in class and can't wake her
is the day she realizes how entrenched a prescription drug ring is in
her school. As Sadie is pulled into doing something about the growing
problem, she becomes involved with Ethan Stone a Texas Ranger who
suspects the drug ring reaches far beyond the high school. Helping Lexie
recover from the overdose, Sadie feels she is making a difference until
the 16-year-old's best friend dies from the apparent mixing of various
prescription drugs. Lexie doesn't think her friend took her own life,
but her relationship with her Uncle Ethan is precarious and she doesn't
know if either he or Sadie will help her discover the truth.
My Review
Great suspense novel! This story is told from several points of view that switch constantly throughout the book, so I really had to stay on my toes. I could feel the anxiety and dread of the characters, and enough of the story from the drug users' points of view was shared to make the reader aware of things the investigators weren't, but some was also held back so the ending was a surprise twist. Romance definitely took a backseat, but there are some relationship subplots. The author did a fabulous job of making me aware of the dangers of prescription drug abuse, especially with teenagers.
(ARC provided via Netgalley for unbiased review)
