Review: Good start, mediocre finish
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 10, 2012
The novel began well, with a strong character and an interesting premise. A guy at school offers free samples of a new pill that cures acne, athletic injuries and other assorted ills. "Don't take it," warns the one student who's tried it. Worse things than addiction can result. Of course no one will listen to the warning; every teenager knows that bad stuff only happens to others.Intriguing things start happening. I keep turning pages. Then the story degenerates into some fairy-tale battle. I'm skipping scene after scene of blood and gore scenes, hoping to get to the final resolution of conflict.I was shocked and horrified when someone (never mind which character) dies in the end.And there's a sequel? Not for me.