Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

You'd Be Home Now by Kathleen Glasgow

158 reviews

sarosco's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Theme of the book is very heavy as it’s based around loving someone struggling with addiction. It Give people an inside look at how loved ones are effected by addiction as well 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction and Drug abuse

akateb71489's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.5

It starts off a bit slow, but once it progresses it’s really difficult to stop reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Child death, and Grief

ifwyshay's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-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

this book really covers what it’s like to have a sibling with a drug addiction. so incredibly sad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Car accident, Child death, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Addiction, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, and Body horror

anniereads221's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Bullying, Car accident, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Moderate: Cancer

PTSD, parental neglect

asspen's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Drug use, Grief, Suicide, and Chronic illness

hannaheatsbooks's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Drug use, Addiction, and Drug abuse

lola_booklover's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual harassment, Sexism, and Body shaming

isa_a_ster's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

This book was a hard read for me... not physically but emotionally... it is so good and true and beautiful... everything is so realistic...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Bullying, Drug abuse, Car accident, and Addiction

ashwood_15's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Drug abuse

saturnsreads's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Addiction, Death, and Drug use

Moderate: Car accident and Vomit

Minor: Cancer