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A review by kshertz
Roxy by Jarrod Shusterman, Neal Shusterman
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This was such a good read and also, deeply disturbing and emotional. It is a fictional story of sibling addiction but at the same time, it has the drugs as main characters themselves. That took some getting used to and felt gimmicky and silly at first but then I fell into the deeper meaning and was able to fully learn and feel the emotion of addiction and the pain from this that is felt by families and the cycle continuing. Hard but good and important read. Surprised it’s YA!
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Minor: Alcoholism, Self harm, Grief, Gaslighting, Death, Alcohol, and Toxic relationship