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The Hit - Melvin Burgess
The Hit
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Live the ultimate high. Pay the ultimate price. The shocking return to YA by the author of SMACK.A new drug is on the street. Everyone's buzzing about it. Take the hit. Live the most intense week of your life. Then die. It's the ultimate high at the ultimate price. Adam thinks it over. He's poor,... show more
Live the ultimate high. Pay the ultimate price. The shocking return to YA by the author of SMACK.A new drug is on the street. Everyone's buzzing about it. Take the hit. Live the most intense week of your life. Then die. It's the ultimate high at the ultimate price. Adam thinks it over. He's poor, and doesn't see that changing. Lizzie, his girlfriend, can't make up her mind about sleeping with him, so he can't get laid. His brother Jess is missing. And Manchester is in chaos, controlled by drug dealers and besieged by a group of homegrown terrorists who call themselves the Zealots. Wouldn't one amazing week be better than this endless, penniless misery? After Adam downs one of the Death pills, he's about to find out.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN: 9780545556996 (0545556996)
ASIN: 545556996
Publisher: Chicken House
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
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Selan
Selan rated it
This book is trash. (TW: Rape mention.) I was really disappointed by this. It had a great setting, a great storyline to start off with. The synopsis was pretty thrilling to start off with. Basically, there's a drug called "Death". It costs thousands to buy, and once you take it, you will experienc...
Jessica (HDB)
Jessica (HDB) rated it
2.0 The Hit by Melvin Burgess
*deep sigh* Okay, I'm going to try to keep this short and sweet. If I go too far into my feelings on this book, this might end up as a novel instead of a review. As it stands, I think the majority of my thoughts can be summed up in one question. WHAT IN THE HELL DID I JUST READ? Pardon the out...
Bibliofiend's Bookbag
Bibliofiend's Bookbag rated it
1.0 The Hit
The Plot: Does it have one? The basic gist - the novel is set in a vaguely dystopian society. There are no real details as to the corruption and no real figureheads to unseat. A group called the Zealots want to bring about revolution. There is a new drug on the streets called Death. You take it, l...
Blogging Between the Lines
Blogging Between the Lines rated it
0.0 The Hit
Read 2 chapters. DNF.
The Book Nut
The Book Nut rated it
3.5 YA Review: The Hit by Melvin Burgess
Check out my review: http://booklovingnut.blogspot.com/2014/03/ya-review-hit-by-melvin-burgess.html
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