I actually really liked this book. It is about an all american teen who is a lacrosse player, who is dating a blonde cheerleader type & is the life of a party but he has one problem. addiction. He gets sent to rehab where he discovers himself and a dark family secret. Anyways i am bad at writing blurbs but i found myself tearing up a bit when he fell to rock bottom. Eli was a very down to earth relateable character who often puts his foot in his mouth when he is upset. I liked the writing style and the story. the blurb sucked me in and i read the book in one sitting the only issue i had was the ending it was kind of abrupt and i feel like there could have been a few more chapters

This story is about the reality of addiction. There were raw emotions in here that show how hard saying you need help and that you have an addiction. I've learned a lot from this book and am happy to have read a story on such topic.

I received an ARC copy from netgalley for my honest review,  so thank you netgalley and publishers for offering me this book! ♡
This story is a about a Popular high school senior Eli Ross who has the perfect life. He's captain of the lacrosse team at LionsHeart Academy, and he's dating Savannah, the hottest, most popular girl at school. But that life comes crashing down when he overdoses at a party and is sent to LakeShore Recovery Center, an inpatient substance abuse treatment program where he'll spend the next twenty-eight days.
It's there that Eli meets Libby, the sharp-edged artist, whose freshly tattooed scars mirror the emotional scars Eli tries his best to ignore. Eli soon learns that if he's to have any chance at a future, he'll first have to confront his past
This was my first book by this author, I did enjoy it, It really touched home for me, I have done drugs in the past and know SOOOOO many people who are addicts, I found it very relatable and just alltogether an easy read. ♡ I give this book a 4.5 star rating!

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.