REVIEW: Road Salt by Linda Nelson

RATING: ***

There's nothing wrong with getting high, or so Carol and Karla felt in this Teen Contemporary, that is until Rod got high on Bath Salts. 

Karla does not have a good relationship with her mother just like Carol. The two teen girls quickly become friends with two new boys on the block. They suggest taking a short vacation from parents and school and go on a road trip.

This trip quickly turns from being a fun time with friends and lovers to the worst time in their lives as they make their way across several states before it all falls apart. The mutual feeling about getting high begins to change for both Carol and Karla when Carol's boyfriend begins using Bath Salts. Their road trip goes to hell because of his usage of this new designer drug that neither of the girls have heard about.

My Thoughts:
 "I understand that the theme of this book is drugs and it effects,however, it was too much for me. Everyone one of the main characters, has the same family background, drug abused parent and the other one doesn't care. This made me disinterested in the characters. However, I enjoyed the writing style and I did want to read more as it unfolded. The ending I believe was a bit rushed and the events should have begun earlier as towards the middle I became a bit bored. 
CHARACTERS:
2/5
No individuality between character backgrounds as I thought the family's situations were all similar.

PLOT AND ORIGINALITY
3/5
Varied interest rates with a slightly rushed ending.

WRITING:
4/5
Can be a page turner at time.

EFFECT ON ME
3/5
Too much of an overload regarding the theme of drugs. It could have incorporated different ideas instead of just one.

OVERALL RATING: 3

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