Emily Covington has turned her life around after a drug addiction, but her family still has trouble trusting her. Though Emily has committed herself to a year-long treatment program and has been sober for almost a year beyond that, even her mother walks on eggshells around her, fearing she’ll relapse. After her behavior during her drug years, Emily realizes she has a lot to prove. When police discover a homemade bomb under Emily’s car, and she then learns the wife of one of her friends was murdered that same morning, she knows things are deadly serious. But who wants Emily dead? And why? A conversation she had with two men, an Alfred Hitchcock movie, and a plan for a double murder all conspire for one explosive ride … and Emily is the only one who can identify the killer and save the life of the next potential victim. As she frantically works to solve this ever more complicated puzzle, Emily finds herself playing right into the killer’s hands.
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Sexual Content - 1/5
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Violence - 2/5
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Language - /5
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Drugs and Alcohol - 2/5
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Summary
Overall Downfall is part of the Intervention series. It can be read alone but the reader should be prepared that there are a lot of references to situations in the other
books. Having never experienced these situations, I found Barbara to be annoying and I was disappointed that she did not believe in Emily. However I think Barbara’s
behavior and lack of trust in Emily are very realistic for the situations in the book. The book appears realistic in high school drama as you see Lance deal with bullies
and lunch room drama. The struggles of both Emily and her mother regarding Emily’s recovery from drug addiction appear credible. The ending of the book was very
sweet.
Violence A few deaths, but no graphic details,
Sexual I think there was kissing.
Drug & Alcohol The villain is a drug addict. There is mention of him snorting cocaine. There is talk of the effects and repercussions of drug use as Emily is a recovering drug addict too.