From the first chapter, I was hooked. Nash's ability to tell a story is obvious and made this book a quick read. I wanted, no, needed to read this book and know what happened. I was rooting for Eli's success.

I work with people who have substance abuse issues. I found the attitudes and thought process to be familiar. I found the little romance between Eli and Libby unnecessary but I understand that romances such as this do occur during recovery.

Something bothered me about Eli's journey. Something felt a little rushed. I'm not sure when it began feeling rushed but it did and by the end, while I was mostly satisfied, part of me was left wanting a little more time or a little more to occur in the last week of the book.

***Thanks to NetGalley for providing me a complimentary copy of LIFELINE by Abbey Lee Nash in exchange for my honest review ***

If you’ve ever read a book about a teen forced into rehab or psych treatment you’ve read LIFELINE, probably written better with more originality.

In this story Eli accidentally OD’s, enters rehab with a bad attitude with no intention of embracing treatment, reluctantly makes friends, has a bit of a romance (because what’s rehab without a little love), some patients don’t get better, finally gives therapy a try, everyone is proud.

Seriously, there is not one original component of the story. Ok, semi original, dead dad was an addict.

LIFELINE is set before rehab and a chapter for each day. The writing felt stilted, the dialog bland. I hate giving one star reviews to ARCs, especially for debut writes, but I can’t find any reason to recommend LIFELINE.