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A review by ihateprozac
Heroine by Mindy McGinnis
5.0
Super intense but well worth the read. Mindy McGinnis does such a good job at showing how a teenager rationalises the various levels of her addiction. It's not a clear or quick path from A to B: McGinnis shows how one person gradually declines from "I just need these painkillers for my injury" to abusing heroin and facing death.
It wasn't a perfect read - I felt the chapter headers verged on spoilers, and as an international reader I understood virtually none of the softball talk. I also wish we'd got a bit more time with our protag prior to her injury, to understand her relationships and what's important to her.
4.5 stars
It wasn't a perfect read - I felt the chapter headers verged on spoilers, and as an international reader I understood virtually none of the softball talk. I also wish we'd got a bit more time with our protag prior to her injury, to understand her relationships and what's important to her.
4.5 stars