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You'd Be Home Now by Kathleen Glasgow Book Review
Title: You'd Be Home Now
Author: Kathleen Glasgow
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Release Date: September 28, 2021
Pages: 400
For all of Emory's life she's been told who she is. In town she's the rich one--the great-great-granddaughter of the mill's founder. At school she's hot Maddie Ward's younger sister. And at home, she's the good one, her stoner older brother Joey's babysitter. Everything was turned on its head, though, when she and Joey were in the car accident that killed Candy MontClaire. The car accident that revealed just how bad Joey's drug habit was.
Four months later, Emmy's junior year is starting, Joey is home from rehab, and the entire town of Mill Haven is still reeling from the accident. Everyone's telling Emmy who she is, but so much has changed, how can she be the same person? Or was she ever that person at all?
Mill Haven wants everyone to live one story, but Emmy's beginning to see that people are more than they appear. Her brother, who might not be cured, the popular guy who lives next door, and most of all, many ghostie addicts who haunt the edges of the town. People spend so much time telling her who she is--it might be time to decide for herself.
**Thank you so much to NetGalley and Random House Children's for sending me an Advanced Reader's Copy in exchange for an honest review!**
After a near-death experience in a car crash, Emmy's life is turned upside down. Her brother Joey's drug problem is exposed and Candy MontClaire is killed. Her knee is messed up and Joey is off to rehab.
It's finally peaceful now that my wild and troubled brother is gone. And I feel guilty about loving this peace.
To make matters worse, everyone at school seems to have an opinion on Emmy and her brother. Not only that but her one and only friend has been removed from her life by her mom. Now stuck "babysitting Joey" who is back from rehab, Emmy's social life has taken an even worse turn.
One day at a time" I say back and then in my head, over and over. One day at a time.
Star Review: ★★★☆☆ (3.5)
This book was heartbreaking. It was so frightening to read as Joey struggled through everything, but I also felt scared and the pain that Emmy felt, seeing her brother go through all of it.
It was raw and showed how real and dangerous drug addiction is. The author did not back away nor sugar-coating the results of using drugs and even though it was a little frightening to read about, it was necessary.
Overall, You'd Be Home Now was a story taking place in the broken world of the two siblings where it may or may not be fixed. We follow Emmy's journey of wanting everything to be normal as well as finding herself and self-healing.
About the Author
Kathleen Glasgow is the author of the New York Times bestselling novel Girl in Pieces, as well as How to Make Friends with the Dark and You’d Be Home Now. She lives and writes in Tucson, Arizona. To learn more about Kathleen and her writing, visit her website, kathleenglasgowbooks.com, or follow @kathglasgow on Twitter and @misskathleenglasgow on Instagram.
Title: You'd Be Home Now
Kathleen Glasgow is the author of the New York Times bestselling novel Girl in Pieces, as well as How to Make Friends with the Dark and You’d Be Home Now. She lives and writes in Tucson, Arizona. To learn more about Kathleen and her writing, visit her website, kathleenglasgowbooks.com, or follow @kathglasgow on Twitter and @misskathleenglasgow on Instagram.
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