You'd Be Home Now: From the bestselling author of TikTok sensation Girl in Pieces Paperback – October 14, 2021

*Disclaimer: The pills in the picture are my Pantoprazole for gastritis.Lacy’s Tear Tier: 💧💧💧/5Trigger Warnings: teen death, drug use, addiction, suicideFormat: 🎧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!

As far as quality goes, the book was in perfect condition. There were no rips, tears, bends, or printing errors. The story itself is alright. I am glad I read it, but it's not amazing or shocking in any way. It's kind-of predictable and somewhat bland. I was left feeling unsatisfied at the end. Overall, it was a good book but it had nothing that really stood out to me.

easy to read and to keep open and it’s sturdy

this book is detailed and entertaining and will have your soul crushed after reading it but will make you wish you could read it all over again

I read this in one sitting! It’s a tearjerker at one point or another, if you know anyone struggling with addiction you’ll enjoy this book. It definitely hits home and resonates with me.

My brother is addicted to drugs, which is why I bought this book. It had great reviews. I was also my "brother's keeper," so to speak, so I related to the main character in that aspect. Especially how she felt alone and invisible a lot, like her problems were never as big as her brother's (that's literally my life). I am 32 years old and felt the book was a little too young for me. I did read that it's a YA novel but lots of older people also gave great reviews. I felt the main character was way too naive. Even at 16 years old, I never enabled my brother, lied, or stole for him. I felt the book as not nearly as dark and horrible as reality. I have been dealing with my brother's addiction now for 15 years with no end in sight. I just wish the book would have focused more on the actual addiction than all the other stuff going on.

MY SUMMARYAddiction 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 THOUGHTSA 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 would recommend all teens and young adults to read this book. It’s very eye opening and real. Substance abuse is very common in this age and something that needs to be talked about more.

Emory’s life has been laid out for her since she took her first breath. She is the youngest daughter of a lawyer and and a doctor, both parents who would seemingly like to continue with their easy life. Her sister Maddie is a gorgeous woman attending Brown, the golden child. Her brother Joey, is the problem child, addicted to drugs and struggling with sobriety. Which leaves Emory- the glass child. The quiet one. The good one. When Emory is in a tragic car accident, the lives of her and her brother, as well as two other students are changed forever.This is an unfortunately great perspective on the life of an addict. I say this because, we don’t actually get a POV of Joey, but we see how his addiction impacts those around him. We see how Emory molds herself to fit those around her and how that is ultimately her downfall. This really is a great narration of the teenage mind.As someone who knows a lot of people who have struggled with addiction, I found this book hard to read at first, because I empathized so much with Joey and Emory. I commended Emory for her self realization that she may be more like Joey then she thinks- which is a really hard thing to do. This book meant a lot to me, I think it’s going to be one of those books that sticks with me. I loved the ending, and the way it was neither a happy one or a sad one. I’m also really thankful the author didn’t try and turn it into a “romance saves all” or anything like that. I thought everything that happened was pretty realistic and felt really organic. It reminded me of my own experiences and made me cry multiple times.

Great thanks

Das ist ein spannendes Buch mit ernstem Thema. Wurde mir empfohlen und würde ich auch weiter empfehlen

I mean, this book was relatable. Even though I don't have a brother who is struggling with addiction, he was a survivor of suicide and i related way too accurately to Emory, being invisible, being the 'good one' because my parents already have my brother to deal with. But also, understanding my brother's pov.

I really enjoyed this, felt like I could resemble a lot of the scenes to real life issues I’ve experienced or faced during my own life. It’s just raw and real. Thank you