"Sloane knows better than to cry in front of anyone. With suicide now an international epidemic, one outburst could land her in The Program, the only proven course of treatment. Sloane's parents have already lost one child; Sloane knows they'll do anything to keep her alive. She also knows that everyone who's been through The Program returns as a blank slate. Because their depression is gone - but so are their memories.
Under constant surveillance at home and at school, Sloane puts on a brave face and keeps her feelings buried as deep as she can. The only person Sloane can be herself with is James. He's promised to keep them both safe and out of treatment, and Sloane knows their love is strong enough to withstand anything. But despite the promises they've made to each other, it's getting harder to hide the truth. They are both growing weaker. Depression is setting in. And The Program is coming for them."
Review:
Stay away from all sharp objects while reading this. The majority of The Program was extremely depressing. You literally have no hope for these kids from day one (or page one if you want to get technical) and if you think things couldn't get worse for them, or you start to hope things could get better, you're wrong; it can get worse. Every. Time. And that's just Part One of the book. Part Two gets worse. And Part Three is not as bad as the first two, but still - depressing. It got better though, and although it wasn't the circumstances I hoped for, the story put the main characters through HELL, I don't think I'd want the story any other way; because for once, the story reflected real life. Life is a shit-show - extremely depressing and everything seems to be working against your happy ending - but we somehow find it in ourselves to overcome it all. Definitely worth the read. But take breaks in between, it can be seeeerriously depressing.
Under constant surveillance at home and at school, Sloane puts on a brave face and keeps her feelings buried as deep as she can. The only person Sloane can be herself with is James. He's promised to keep them both safe and out of treatment, and Sloane knows their love is strong enough to withstand anything. But despite the promises they've made to each other, it's getting harder to hide the truth. They are both growing weaker. Depression is setting in. And The Program is coming for them."
Review:
Stay away from all sharp objects while reading this. The majority of The Program was extremely depressing. You literally have no hope for these kids from day one (or page one if you want to get technical) and if you think things couldn't get worse for them, or you start to hope things could get better, you're wrong; it can get worse. Every. Time. And that's just Part One of the book. Part Two gets worse. And Part Three is not as bad as the first two, but still - depressing. It got better though, and although it wasn't the circumstances I hoped for, the story put the main characters through HELL, I don't think I'd want the story any other way; because for once, the story reflected real life. Life is a shit-show - extremely depressing and everything seems to be working against your happy ending - but we somehow find it in ourselves to overcome it all. Definitely worth the read. But take breaks in between, it can be seeeerriously depressing.
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