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You'd Be Home Now by Kathleen Glasgow

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livlosiewicz's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful medium-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

5.0

Pros:

·This was a really engaging book. I was immediately drawn into Emmy and her world, and felt her love and pain for Joey. Emmy and Joey are both imperfect and lovable characters, and I was rooting for them the whole time. I also liked watching the growth of the supporting characters, like Emmy’s dad.

·The topic is so important, and I appreciated the book challenging the public perception of what addiction looks like, who gets addicted.

·And a bonus, of course, for the power of theater!! :)

Cons:

·I wish that more time had been given to some of the plots- like the things going on at school. I guess the point was that despite how awful the school rumors should have been, they were nothing compared to the hurt that Emmy felt about Joey

The ending being Emmy’s essay that evaded her true assignment and reflected on her life bummed me out a bit. It seems unrealistic that someone would write those personal things to a teacher. Like why turn in the essay at all? Could she not have just mused about those things to us on her own? It felt a little cliche and disappointing to me.

Recommendation: I recommend if you’re looking for a fast-paced, meaningful book and are okay with some heavy topics. Content warnings for substance use/addiction- make sure you’re in an okay place to read that. This is a YA book technically, but one of those that to me transcends the genre and tells an important story about life and love.

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kaitlynellataylor's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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jmariereads's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful sad medium-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

4.0

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morgan001's review against another edition

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challenging dark hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

This book. Even the author said in the note at the end this book was more challenging for her to write then her other books about SH( girl in pieces).
It’s very hopeful on the subject of joey getting the help he needs, does he get it? Or does it not work for him? Or will it work? U just don’t know. U won’t want to put the book down once u start reading.
I love this book. It really gets u and shows u the real struggle of OD and how it’s not jsut as easy to click ur fingers and ur magically back “normal” .
It shows. The true struggles people go through, the family’s go through, and it also makes u thing about how many people are like these characters. And going through this. And it makes ur feel sad to think about( or it did me) . :( 5/5

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pages_rewritten's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

5.0

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kayleyayley's review against another edition

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emotional sad medium-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

5.0

Yet another amazing book by Kathleen Glasgow. Real depictions of addiction and the effects on family and community, along with how addicts are treated and the stigma around mental illness. The reality of recovery and relapse. Realistic character flaws and development. I love Kathleen Glasgow.

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bella_cavicchi's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

In classic Glasgow fashion, this was deeply moving, 'quiet' in the sense that its themes weigh heavy and the drama lies in all that is not said. A sobering reminder, too, of how this country fails anyone struggling with addiction. I think it would be interesting to read in tandem with Heather Demetrios' LITTLE UNIVERSES. Recommend, for sure.

(Also it shout-outs theatre teachers and that is always a WIN in my book!!!)

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alisia_464's review against another edition

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emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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manon_misheck's review against another edition

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dark emotional 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

5.0

If you've read Girl in Pieces or How to Make Friends with the Dark, you know the depth and emotion of Kathleen Glasgow's stories. Kathleen has the distinct ability to wrap each word in emotion and care. This story is not only a beautiful and heartbreaking portrayal of loving someone who is struggling with addiction, but it also depicts the isolation and loneliness of being a teenager in the world, the struggle to be heard, seen, and understood by adults. Emory is a brilliant narrator, and the cast of characters is so well-developed throughout the story. I am absolutely in awe of Kathleen Glasgow's writing.
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Thank you so much to Netgalley and Random House for the e-ARC!
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CW: addiction and recovery, car accident (graphic) resulting in the death of a minor, drug use, bullying, abandonment

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betweentheshelves's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad medium-paced

4.5

Glasgow's writing just really hits hard. You know that going into one of her books, and this was no different. Stay tuned for a full review later this week!

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