Toxic Side Effect by Sandy Magner is an incredible story. Jennifer Burns is driving to the hospital following a call from her mother, Aubrey Burns, explaining her father, Richard, had suddenly become ill. The doctors X-rayed her father's stomach and realized their findings were not normal. They rushed him to the ICU after the X-ray because his organs were starting to shut down. Jennifer and her mother were escorted to the ICU by nurse Holly. Jennifer called her Heavenly Holly because she looked like an angel.
Jennifer and her mother were informed as what may have caused this mysterious illness, which ultimately led to her father's death. The police looked to Aubrey Burns as the main suspect in her husband's demise. Jennifer decided she would find out who was truly behind her father's murder and she set out to clear her mother's name. As she discovers more of her father's life she unravels a tangled web of secrets.…show more content… You will get swept up into the suspense as each page is turned.
This is one of the best books I've read.
From page to page, I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. It wasn't difficult to imagine myself in the book due to the descriptions of each moment. There were so many twists to the story that even when you think you have cracked the case, the author throws you a curveball.
I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars. This story is an exciting, suspenseful, mystery book. It was a little slow at the beginning and seemed to drag on with her father's death. After his parting, the mystery and suspense kicked in. I would say the story is appropriate for young adult audience.
The only part of this story that was unrealistic was when Jennifer became so involved in the case. In reality, one could not be involved as much as she was. I felt that the Detective was relying on her to solve the case instead of doing his own
