Lifeline

Abbey Lee Nash

4 stars

Synopsis: 

Popular high school senior Eli Ross has the perfect life. He’s captain of the lacrosse team at LionsHeart Academy, and he’s dating Savannah, the hottest, most popular girl at school. But that life comes crashing down when he overdoses at a party and is sent to LakeShore Recovery Center, an inpatient substance abuse treatment program where he’ll spend the next twenty-eight days.

It's there that Eli meets Libby, the sharp-edged artist, whose freshly tattooed scars mirror the emotional scars Eli tries his best to ignore. Eli soon learns that if he's to have any chance at a future, he'll first have to confront his past.

My review:
With addiction becoming so commonplace I was really interested in reading this book and how it relates to youth today. I found Eli, the main character, to be spoiled. I could also feel his pain with how he perceived himself as an outsider within his own family. I knew part of the story involving his dad was missing, but by the time it was revealed, I had already guessed. It was interesting getting an inside look at the recovery process and that some people fail over and over and still try. I found the pace to be a bit slow at times and some parts weren’t believable, but definitely a 4 star read. I feel some of the messages in Lifeline should be heard by ALL teens, whether dealing with addiction or not. I would recommend Lifeline for any teen dealing with, or knows someone dealing with, addiction. 

I received an advance review copy to voluntarily review.