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brimanning's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Vomit, Car accident, and Sexual harassment
sambatista's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, Grief, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
asspen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Drug use, Suicide, and Grief
mollybooks's review against another edition
- 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
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 💕
Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Medical content
Minor: Misogyny, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts
goldyyy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Mental illness
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, and Alcohol
lindseyhall44's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
4.0
“You’d be Home by Now,” follows Emory as her brother struggles with addiction and what it means to truly recover. It was an interesting choice to depict this struggle from the eyes of a loved one instead of the person dealing with addiction, but one I truly appreciated. From a different standpoint readers saw the impact of drugs on everyone around the user, shaping life as they know it.
The conversation surrounding this topic were handled well, and so were discussions on slut shaming and economic class.
There were some plot points which weren’t my favorite as well as social media and gen z comments which felt forced. It was hard for me to rate this unbiased, because How to Make Friends with the dark was such a staple in my own grieving process.
Overall, I would recommend (but please check trigger warnings before reading).
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, and Car accident
Moderate: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Abandonment
Minor: Chronic illness