A raw, unfiltered descent into the chaos of youth.
Troy is a small-town teenager spiraling through drugs, violence, and heartbreak in early-2000s Ontario. Between therapy sessions, skate parks, and back-alley highs, he tells his story with brutal honesty and a dark, biting sense of humor. What begins as rebellion turns into a freefall through addiction, betrayal, and self-discovery.
Equal parts confession and collapse, Ride delivers the intensity of Trainspotting and Fight Club with a distinctly Canadian grit. Lafleche’s voice cuts deep — poetic, dangerous, and impossible to ignore — exposing the blurred line between survival and self-destruction.
For readers who love gritty coming-of-age fiction, transgressive realism, and psychological drama, Ride is a gut-punch of a novel that lingers long after the last page.
“He’s like a surgeon with a shotgun.” — Quiet Lunch Magazine
“Echoes Trainspotting with Canadian accents.” — Gerald Arthur Moore
