A review by suzannedix
The Hit by Melvin Burgess

1.0

Set in a grey, futuristic Manchester, England, society is on the brink of revolution. Discontentment abounds (though for reasons not well fleshed out) and thousands of people are willing to consider taking Death, a pill that gives you one week to live. Ironically the drug makes you feel more alive than you have ever felt. Seventeen year-old Adam gets caught up in the movement along with his girlfriend Lizzie. After making the decision to take Death, Adam embarks on a quest to check off items on his bucket list which include: have sex with as many girls as possible, do cocaine, kill someone who deserves to die and get Lizzie pregnant. The plot continues to spiral out of control with the addition of a homicidal drug dealer hell-bent on turning people into paraplegics. The highlight of the audiobook is Samuel Roukin’s narration. At best this book might interest mature readers with a love for dystopian/action novels but ultimately the level of senseless violence and social depravity will not appeal to many readers, especially in a school library.

Not recommended. Grades 10 and up.