Roxy
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Action & Adventure / General
4
(185)
Neal Shusterman
Jarrod Shusterman
From the team that brought you the New York Times bestselling Dry comes a “gritty and unflinching” (Booklist) thriller that proves when gods play games, even love is a lie.The freeway is coming. It will cut the neighborhood in two. Construction has already started, pushing toward this corridor of condemned houses and cracked concrete with the momentum of the inevitable. Yet there you are, in the fifth house on the left, fighting for your life. Ramey, I. The victim of the bet between two manufactured gods: the seductive and lethal Roxy (Oxycontin), who is at the top of her game, and the smart, high-achieving Addison (Adderall), who is tired of being the helpful one, and longs for a more dangerous, less wholesome image. The wager—a contest to see who can bring their mark to “the Party” first—is a race to the bottom of a rave that has raged since the beginning of time. And you are only human, dazzled by the lights and music. Drawn by what the drugs offer—tempted to take that step past helpful to harmful…and the troubled places that lie beyond. But there are two I. Rameys—Isaac, a soccer player thrown into Roxy’s orbit by a bad fall and a bad doctor and Ivy, his older sister, whose increasing frustration with her untreated ADHD leads her to renew her acquaintance with Addy. Which one are you?
AD
Buy now:
More Details:
Author
Neal Shusterman
Pages
384
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Published Date
2021-11-09
ISBN
1534451277 9781534451278
Community ReviewsSee all
"Super powerful read told in a very unique way.
#2ndPersonPOV #multiplePOV #anthropomorphism #addiction
"
Brandi Always Reading
"What a truly excellent concept for a novel. To see so many drugs personified was powerful. Primarily oxy & adderrall, but many others were present in the story. They each had a name, which helped make them feel more like real entities than just drugs. Roxy, Addison, Chrys, Phineas, Hiro, Molly.. <br/>Each one with their own agenda, generally leading to the same outcome: Death. There were a few more innocent drugs, like Mary Jane, but most of them were out for blood. It was quite powerful. Eye opening. It even induced a little bit of fear."
Rhiannon Rabby
"Roxy is a cautionary tale of drug addiction through the eyes of drugs personified and their marks, Ivy and Isaac. Roxy and Addie are Oxycontin and Adderall, drugs designed to help, but also can be addicting as we've seen from the opioid crisis. The drugs make a bet on which one can get their mark hooked first and take them to the VIP room of the party. <br/><br/>This book is very heavy. I had to take several breaks as the story moves through the downward spiral of drug addiction. Be forewarned of triggers for drug use, addiction, suicide, and overdose. I think this is a cautionary tale for parents as much as it is for teens. You see the signs of abuse as the siblings spiral on their respective drugs. While it is not an easy read, I found it engrossing and I found myself thinking about it a lot. I think it's a very necessary read that was very well done. <br/><br/>Thank you to Simon & Schuster, t<br/>Neal and Jarrod Shusterman, and NetGalley for gifting me a digital copy of this book. All opinions are my own."
C H
Chris Hicks
"A very accurate depiction of addiction but loses two stars for playing into the stigma of people with ADHD abusing Adderall."
Isa
"It was just meh. I think the idea is very cool and thoughtful but it wasn't tight enough to make a compelling nor did it make the story more interesting. The point of the party and the drugs having feelings was kind of convoluted. Especially Roxy and her motivations."
Lo'Kee Wright
"The point of view changes was awesome "
M S
Maria Smoot
"Heavy and powerful"
Sierra Zounes