You'd Be Home Now

You’d Be Home Now is a powerful and emotionally grounded novel that explores family, addiction, and the ripple effects of choices in a very human way. The story is heavy at times, but it’s written with care and intention rather than shock value. The characters feel realistic and flawed, and the emotional weight of the story builds naturally. It does a good job showing how addiction affects not just one person, but everyone around them, without turning anyone into a caricature. The perspective feels honest and reflective rather than preachy. Kathleen Glasgow’s writing style is easy to read but emotionally impactful. The pacing works well, and the story gives space for the characters to process what’s happening instead of rushing through major moments. While the subject matter is serious, it’s handled with empathy and balance. Overall, this is a compelling, well-written novel that stays with you after finishing. It’s not a light read, but it’s a meaningful one, especially for readers interested in character-driven stories that explore real-life struggles with depth and compassion.

An emotional book that deals with some heavy topics. Emory is in a horrible accident with another classmate, her brother and his friend. Her brother Joey is a heavy drug user and finds himself in rehab. The whole school blames Emory and the boys for the death of the classmate. Her brother ends up in rehab, she shattered her knee and will not be able to continue to dance and the friend who was driving was sent to juvie and lost his eye. The story unfolds with the aftermath of the accident and daily life.

Really good book

*Disclaimer: The pills in the picture are my Pantoprazole for gastritis. Lacy’s Tear Tier: 💧💧💧/5 Trigger Warnings: teen death, drug use, addiction, suicide Format: 🎧 I enjoyed this book a lot! I listened to the audio, and cried right along with our main character Emory. We see Emory go through a lot in this book. She is having to heal, physically, from the car wreck that caused so much devastation. Not only is Emory dealing with physical healing, she’s also, dealing with healing her mental health, as well. Plus, trying to keep her family together. It’s a lot for a teenager to have to worry about. I love the journey that Emory goes on throughout this book. She starts to really find out who she is, and who her real friends are, and I love that for our character. She deserves the small wins after everything she puts up with throughout this book. We have some great characters in this book, some shady characters, and some misunderstood characters. I loved the dimension given to each person. In books like this, there’s a lot of conflict, but at our final climactic moment, things do get resolved, and people learn and change. This is a tough story with a hopeful ending. This book gave me major ‘Euphoria’ vibes. It’s definitely a toned down version, but deals with a lot of the same issues. I would definitely recommend this book!

This was a good book, written well and definitely got you to feel the emotions that were weaved into it so beautifully. My only issue with it is that it seems to flatline a lot of the time and my interest is not always kept in the best ways. The main character faces disappointment after dissapointment and it isn’t until the last 100 pages that there is some variation in her happiness that makes me laugh with the book, feel hopeful, or feel true connection. The beginning is very depressing with so much crap happening that it’s hard to not feel bad after putting it down. Other than that it was a good read, it definitely spoke about the life of those who are addicted and surrounded by it accurately. Enjoyed, but not my favorite.

Let me just start with this: I started reading this book around noon today, and finished at 9pm. It’s been a few years since I actually sat down & read a book, I used to read a lot in my teenage years, and now I’m in my mid twenties - thinking this book may be a bit out of my age range. But it was still as enjoyable as I remembered it to be. Threw me back for a bit of teenage drama & that hopeless feeling you felt all too many times as a teenager - and still do, sometimes ‘til this day. Emory and her family is going through something that I can relate to heavily. The disappointment, the anger, the sadness. and the shame. I’ve felt it all. I lost one of my brothers to an OD a few years ago, and younger me felt a lot of different emotions about him, before I fully grasped what was going on. And reading more about substance abuse, I’d like to think helps me understand how maybe he felt at times when we didn’t understand. And it struck me at points in the book where I had to wipe away a few tears, especially towards the end of the book. You’re definitely in for an emotional ride reading this book, and if you’re having a specific mindset about people who struggle with any kind of substance abuse, maybe this book can help you change your mind, like it helped change Emory’s mom’s mindset in the book.

MY SUMMARY Addiction and the ripple effect it has on family, friends, communites, towns, this country; big towns, little towns, the wealthy, the poor; everyone everywhere. Focus on a brother and sister and their harships, growth, and the things they do, good and bad, to protect, defend, and try to save eachother. MY THOUGHTS A very genuine real-life feeling story. A story of a family; mainly a brother and sister, struggling with present-day issues. A teenage girl finding her voice amongst the "noise" of high school and her peers. It really kept me hooked in an atypical way, in that it wasn't overly dramatic or graphic. It didn't keep me hooked in a "thriller" genre sort of way, but a "this is a good story and I want to see it through" kind of way; a more emotional way at a deeper level.

I buy every book she writes and none ever disappoint. It has the perfect amount of romance, suspense, and drama. All of the characters were well developed. Good storyline and very realistic. I feel like every book she writes has so much research (and life experience) that it always feels real. 5/5!

It’s so good, I definitely recommend it

book is good, but quality of book is poor. book came unwrapped and is very dirty/stained. there are also creases on the cover page

I loved this book. It is really sad but it gives such a good insight on real life struggles.

just ok

best book ever holy