The Hit

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.

©2013 Melvin Burgess (P)2014 Recorded Books

Good story and performance

I liked the dystopian story that sounded like it could have taken place in the not so distant future. The story wasn’t groundbreaking but a good listen that keeps you hooked until the end.

Great story!!! Amazing plot!!

Great narrator, not too fast or slow, great pace. The last few chapters had me on the edge of my seat!!! Definitely recommend 💯💯💯