Review: Enlightening, Surprising and So Very Sad
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 15, 2014
The story had me at page one and I finished the book in two sittings. Following the author's well-formed characters through their tragic lives was a real eye-opener for me. Seeing the "system" trying so hard to help and yet failing again and again is tragic. The ending was the big surprise and I found myself catching my breath!Two notable critiques for the author: I'd like to see one more edit pass on the book for typos (there are many) and I would like to see the "R" rated scenes brought down a notch, as I think this is less an "adult" novel than one that speaks to a young adult audience.  I think it could be a huge benefit to our youth to read your story!I would recommend this book to anyone that doesn't have a clue about how drugs rule the 'hood and how insidious and unavoidable they can become.  Well done, Mr. Leslie.