Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

You'd Be Home Now by Kathleen Glasgow

28 reviews

jenna_rae13's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Bullying, Car accident, Alcoholism, Grief, Medical trauma, Addiction, and Mental illness

firefox903's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Car accident, Grief, Mental illness, Death, Cancer, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

missrosymaplemoth's review against another edition

4.0

A somber coming of age story about grief, sexual exploration and loving an addict.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Alcohol, Car accident, Bullying, Child death, and Addiction

fanchera's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Child death, and Addiction

Moderate: Abandonment, Toxic friendship, and Car accident

Minor: Cancer, Suicide, and Alcohol

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

speterson47's review against another edition

4.0

Tragedy shifts Emery's life right before her junior year. Her leg is injured in a car accident, but out of everyone involved, she's probably doing the best. Her brother ended up in rehab, the driver is in jail, and Candy didn't even make it. How can she face the next year, let alone her classmates at school? She's always felt invisible at home, compared to her beautiful older sister and brother battling with addiction. Where can she find some relief? 

Seeing these problems through Emery's perspective is very interesting. Would recommend to those that are looking for more dramatic and realistic stories, where everything does not fall nicely into place just because we'd like it to. Also any fans of the Glasgow's previous popular works.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Sexual content, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol

nadia_luq's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Car accident, Death, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Drug use

Moderate: Child abuse and Cancer

toecan's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Addiction, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, and Cursing

Minor: Cancer and Injury/Injury detail

mollybooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

Literally one of my favourite books of all time now. What have I just read. That was an absolute soul crushing masterpiece.

Ok it’s now over two months since I’ve finished this book and it’s yet to leave my head. I haven’t stopped thinking or loving this book since I picked it up. I feel so much love and care for these characters and just want to cherish them. It was so raw and emotional and there is one scene towards the end of the book that I cannot stop thinking about . It was incredible. My favourite book of all time. It is indescribable how much I love this book. Read it right now!!!

Another update from a year and a month later - shocker, I still think about this book ALL THE TIME genuinely the most special and my fav of all time 💕

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Drug use, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Death, Grief, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Blood, and Addiction

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Misogyny, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts