I think the best part of this book is the concept itself. There are many flashbacks and memories that Sloane shares about how they met and started dating, so we still see the beginnings of their relationship, just not right at the beginning when we are still trying to wrap our heads around the idea of this suicide epidemic. I find that this concept, especially in this case, helps expedite the story and not bog it down with unnecessary angst. Young uses the wonderful and highly un-utilized technique of having the couple already dating at the beginning of the book.

One of the main things I remembered from reading this book years ago was the relationship between Sloane and James. I don't want to say too much more because I don't want to spoil anything, so I will leave it at that. When their friend Miller takes QuikDeath and kills himself, Sloane and James find themselves unable to bear the pressures of being watched any longer. Through 'therapy' that consists mainly of drugging and memory erasure, the teens are 'cured' of their depression and suicidal thoughts before being re-assimilated to the 'normal' world.

This series takes place in a world where suicide has become an epidemic, where teenagers are the core demographic of those who are ill and are flagged for thoughts of depression and suicide before being sent away to a facility run by The Program. The story follows Sloane, and her boyfriend, James after the suicide of her brother and his best friend.

The program by suzanne young