Severed Trust by Margaret Daley

About the Book:

"The day Sadie Thompson finds her high school student, Lexie, asleep in class and can't wake her is the day she realizes how entrenched a prescription drug ring is in her school. As Sadie is pulled into doing something about the growing problem, she becomes involved with Ethan Stone—a Texas Ranger who suspects the drug ring reaches far beyond the high school. Helping Lexie recover from the overdose, Sadie feels she is making a difference—until the 16-year-old's best friend dies from the apparent mixing of various prescription drugs. Lexie doesn't think her friend took her own life, but her relationship with her Uncle Ethan is precarious and she doesn’t know if either he or Sadie will help her discover the truth."

My Review: 

This book is right on target in terms of a huge problem our country has with prescription drugs and in particular our young people--Ms. Daley tackles the issue head-on. Overall, I thought the book was really good, and it has reminded me that being addicted to drugs can be in the form of illegal drugs or in the form of drugs that were prescribed for the right reasons but taken wrongly.

The characters were believable and certainly in keeping with what young people would go through. I love how Lexie, even though she faces some struggles by herself, rises above them and handles them as a mature Christian would--how inspiring for such a young girl! While I love the story, I did find sometimes that the writing wasn't as smooth as I have read in other books. Overall though it was a great book, and I would recommend others to read it!!

Thank you to NetGalley and Abingdon Press for allowing me to preview the book--the opinions which I wrote are my own.

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars