Heroine

Name: Heroine
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3.57 (7 reviews)
Author: Mindy McGinnis
ISBN: 9780062886804

Author: Mindy McGinnis

Narrator: Brittany Pressley

Unabridged: 8 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 03/12/2019

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Social Themes, Sports

Synopsis

A captivating and powerful exploration of the opioid crisis—the deadliest drug epidemic in American history—through the eyes of a college-bound softball star. Edgar Award-winning author Mindy McGinnis delivers a visceral and necessary novel about addiction, family, friendship, and hope. When a car crash sidelines Mickey just before softball season, she has to find a way to hold on to her spot as the catcher for a team expected to make a historic tournament run. Behind the plate is the only place she’s ever felt comfortable, and the painkillers she’s been prescribed can help her get there.The pills do more than take away pain; they make her feel good. With a new circle of friends—fellow injured athletes, others with just time to kill—Mickey finds peaceful acceptance, and people with whom words come easily, even if it is just the pills loosening her tongue.But as the pressure to be Mickey Catalan heightens, her need increases, and it becomes less about pain and more about want, something that could send her spiraling out of control.

About Mindy McGinnis

Mindy McGinnis is the author of several young adult novels, including Under this Red Rock, A Long Stretch of Bad Days, The Last Laugh, The Initial Insult, Heroine, The Female of the Species, and A Madness So Discreet, winner of an Edgar Award. She writes across multiple genres, including postapocalyptic, historical, thriller, contemporary, mystery, and fantasy. While her settings may change, you can always count on her books to deliver grit, truth, and an unflinching look at humanity and the world around us. Mindy lives in Ohio. You can visit her online at mindymcginnis.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Emily May on March 13, 2019

I am not a wasted person. I am not prowling the streets. I am not an addict. I am a girl spinning her locker combination. I am a girl who got a B on her math test. I am a girl who has two holes on the inside of her arm, but they do not tell the whole story of me. This book left me feeling hollow.......more

Goodreads review by Nilufer on July 06, 2020

Four addicted, compelling, tragic stars! Mindy McGinnis is one of the most amazing writers and storyteller, grabs your heart, steals a huge Parton it by creating her realistic, flawed, natural characters. As soon as you take back your heart, you feel like so many things, especially your perceptions......more

Goodreads review by Chelsea on March 05, 2019

This book was heavy, but SO good. Wow. TW: extremely realistic & descriptive drug use (anyone recovering from addiction should proceed with caution)......more

Goodreads review by karen on June 10, 2021

fulfilling my 2021 goal to read one book each month by an author i love that i haven’t gotten around to reading yet this is a very visceral and emotionally wrenching story, which is the tone i've come to expect from mcginnis, even though all of the books i've read by her so far have been wildly diffe......more

Goodreads review by Elle on March 25, 2020

I'm doing it so that my teammates aren't exchanging worried looks when I limp past them in the hallway. Yes, I manage to tell myself as I sink my teeth into a bread stick, I'm not taking Oxy because it makes me feel good. I'm taking it for other people. This is a matter of taste. This was marketed......more