Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

You'd Be Home Now by Kathleen Glasgow

22 reviews

reading_rubies's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcoholism, Grief, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Suicide, Cancer, and Toxic relationship

orange_chocolate's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Drug abuse, and Addiction

Moderate: Child death, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

bergerreadsbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

WOW. this is an emotional one. this book hit really really really close to home. tough to read for me personally. but a beautiful book about loving an addict so deeply you’d do anything to save them, to help them, to take away their pain. addiction is a disease. it is not a phase, it is not something we should brush off. addicts are not deadbeats. they are people. they are sons and daughters, and friends, and so much more. they are someone’s world. they deserve love. 

if you are struggling with addiction, i promise it doesn’t have to be this way. you are not a failure. you are worth it. you deserve help. please use 988 as a resource if you are able and willing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcohol

jessers13's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse

Moderate: Cancer and Toxic relationship

oofsharkz73's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative 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? It's complicated

4.25

"'I want things to be okay,' I say softly. 'Are we going to be okay?'

 'I don't know.' Joey heaves his duffel bag over his shoulder. 'But maybe we can get somewhere close to it.'" 

"'I felt loved, but at the same time, I didn't care if I was loved.'" 

You'd be Home Now by Kathleen Glasgow was a beautiful portrayal of the struggles of young adults today. Drug addiction, slut shaming, feeling unseen and unheard...Glasgow made the reader painfully aware of the fact that this is what teenagers struggle with today. This novel will hit you like a semi, but it's worth it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Car accident, Child death, Death, and Drug use

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

fairy_internet's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Grief, Drug abuse, Car accident, Death, Drug use, and Medical content

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Alcohol

Minor: Kidnapping and Vomit

cbeghuin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use

Minor: Toxic relationship

nara_knl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

”This need to get lost in something other than yourself. Lose yourself. Erase yourself. So that none of your awful, wrong self remains, not one blessed thing“
I know this book is mainly about addiction. But Kathleen Glasgow portraits the need to lose yourself in someone else so beautifully. I have never heard someone get that! I do this… Like a lot… and I so get Emmy…
 
But now speaking of the book!
Another Masterpiece, my personal second favorite glasgow book!!
The struggle of addiction, no matter what kind, is a life long process, fight and “struggle”! What I love about these books ist that they’re brutally honest! No need to glorify, romanticise or talk things down! Life is brutal! 
Yet these books have something so wonderful and beautiful about them! They seem fragile and I always get the need to protect everyone in the books…
I don’t know how to say it, but I wouldn’t be the version of myself that I am rn without these books! 
forever grateful <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Car accident, Mental illness, Death, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Grief, and Toxic friendship

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

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