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lailarad18's review
1.5
It was odd and the characters were not very likeable. I read this a couple months ago but i do remember i only like two out of the several characters and they got the least amount of pages for their story. It also made me very uncomfortable at times.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, and Sexual content
arielkirst's review
5.0
This book crawled up under my skin and rooted around inside me, leaving me feeling somehow broken. It followed a group of homeless kids through their interactions and daily lives, and is absolutely brilliant but man. As a suburban-raised middle classer, it was like staring down a rabbit hole I really don't want to fall down.
jessicabeckett's review
5.0
Full review/potential spoilers alert: http://bookgirl.co.vu/post/73380090882/something-happened-then-part-of-me-thats-be
In Jessica Blank’s debut novel, Almost Home, she weaves together seven individual lives and proves that you can sometimes find a family, not based on blood or location, in even the most unexpected places. In this case, seven teenagers find each other as they abandon their life for one tragic tale or another and find themselves living on the streets of L.A.
You will often feel pity for these characters as their lives are explained. There will be heart breaking moments that feel like someone has kicked you in the stomach, and there will be moments in which you find yourself cringing at the tragedy of each individuals stories of the past or present on the street. If one thing, this novel is brutally honest in the way Blank carves each characters story as they try to figure things out for themselves in a way that many teenagers will never have to.
It's got all the makings of a perfect novel targeted at young adults and certainly is on my recommendations.
In Jessica Blank’s debut novel, Almost Home, she weaves together seven individual lives and proves that you can sometimes find a family, not based on blood or location, in even the most unexpected places. In this case, seven teenagers find each other as they abandon their life for one tragic tale or another and find themselves living on the streets of L.A.
You will often feel pity for these characters as their lives are explained. There will be heart breaking moments that feel like someone has kicked you in the stomach, and there will be moments in which you find yourself cringing at the tragedy of each individuals stories of the past or present on the street. If one thing, this novel is brutally honest in the way Blank carves each characters story as they try to figure things out for themselves in a way that many teenagers will never have to.
It's got all the makings of a perfect novel targeted at young adults and certainly is on my recommendations.
satyridae's review
2.0
This tale of homeless teens suffers from the fact that each character's voice blends seamlessly into the next, rendering them indistinguishable to me. I found it weak, overall.
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