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A thought provoking read on addiction and its affect on others, this novel is hard to forget.
“You’d be Home by Now,” follows Emory as her brother struggles with addiction and what it means to truly recover. It was an interesting choice to depict this struggle from the eyes of a loved one instead of the person dealing with addiction, but one I truly appreciated. From a different standpoint readers saw the impact of drugs on everyone around the user, shaping life as they know it.
The conversation surrounding this topic were handled well, and so were discussions on slut shaming and economic class.
There were some plot points which weren’t my favorite as well as social media and gen z comments which felt forced. It was hard for me to rate this unbiased, because How to Make Friends with the dark was such a staple in my own grieving process.
Overall, I would recommend (but please check trigger warnings before reading).

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adventurous emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Easy read (4 - 6 hours)
There was a lot of ‘white woman rainbow and sunshine’ bullshit. The whole movement thing was reminiscent of Moxie. The author, in both books, seems detached from the reality of teenagers. This stuff never happens. In both books, I hated the inclusion of social media because it was so poorly executed. The voices of teenagers written by Glasgow are so unrealistic, it makes me cringe. Also, Em having no knowledge of nudes and sexting made no sense. Lastly, the whole school bullying stuff was overdone and dramatic.
I liked this book better than “How to Make Friends With the Dark.” The writing felt more mature, though I still found myself confused about the characters’ ages.

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

A book about an invisible girl with a lot of vision.

Summary:
We follow Emory, a freshman who is traumatized by a car crash. Her brother, Joey is in rehab, to slowly get rid of his drug addiction. After the summer holiday she has to get back to school where she gets confronted by a girls death caused by her? Joey is not doing well, even in rehab he had more freedom. Their parents are making a cage for both of them. Joey has no life anymore and Emory has to deal with two awful lives. But they will escape, eventually.

Review:
She did it. Kathleen Glasgow did it once again. She made me cry, laugh, freak out, fell in love, think about life and many more emotions I can’t explain. This is a story that many others experience. “There are many other Emory’s and Joeys who should not be invisible.” And the writing made it even more real. Her way of describing situations, characters and feelings is absolutely incredible. Books are made to be thought about, and this novel really succeeded that mission.
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