Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

You'd Be Home Now by Kathleen Glasgow

117 reviews

dtk'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident and Addiction

n1cxz3's review against another edition

emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Addiction

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Cancer

victoria_elaine's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad tense fast-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

wth. I have NEVER read the author’s note or acknowledgements for a book, but I did for this one. This was so utterly heartbreaking and inspiring all at once, and tears were def present lol. I need to go recover now. This is such a deep and REAL story of addiction, heartache, and the lows of life. It’s not going to be fun or lighthearted, but it’s the cold hard truth to so many people’s lives and is SO eye opening. I’m shook 100/10 recommend 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Car accident, Bullying, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Alcoholism

maevebm's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

2.75

As the intended audience for this book were teenagers, I can forgive some of the writing and character development. I found this to be an easy-to-read, clear depiction of the opioid crisis and how it does not discriminate based on class, race, or gender. Emory’s role as an over-looked yet heavily depended upon peacemaker made for a lovable, albeit naive, protagonist. 
Overall, there was too much social commentary. Quite literally every social issue, save a handful, was mentioned. With this, many of the supporting characters who drove some minor plot points were unremarkable. They seemed to exist only to move the story along and not as part of the world the author created.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Car accident, and Drug use

Moderate: Bullying and Mental illness

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

brooke_spencer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Addiction, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, and Drug abuse

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

rose_patricia's review against another edition

emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

weirdassfanta's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.5

Amazing read. Kathleen has once again given me a great, but slightly sad read. Took me a good minute to process everything after I finished it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Grief, Bullying, and Car accident

Minor: Cancer

thiasgomez's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Death, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Grief, Car accident, Sexual content, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Bullying

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Rape, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Cancer, and Pedophilia

silleandthemoon's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Pain. Pain. Pain. Pain.

I’m just in pain. This book will leave you in pure agonizing pain, but it’s so worth it.

I was completely caught by this book. Kathleen Glasgow never fails to amaze me with her writing. I’ve been putting the book off for a very long time, since it’s a rough topic, and oh my was it a roller coaster of emotions!

I had to put down the book several times and just cry it out before I could pick up the book again and continue reading. It’s so heartbreaking and so real. 

Once I was done I just lied there for a good ten minutes, feeling almost empty. Oh how this book brought out my feelings in a way no book ever has. 

It’s such a real topic and a very real book that will make you cry, gasp and hope, honestly there might be some screaming of frustration too. But that’s how a book is supposed to be! 

Such an amazing book and story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Addiction, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Bullying and Car accident