Rating: 2.5
I think I would have liked this more if I read it when I was a teenager. I don't really care about the main characters. I know this is supposed to be really sad but the writing made me feel disconnected to the story and characters. And I think the author was trying too hard to add commentary on too many topics.

As sad as this book was with a serious subject matter such as substance abuse, I thought it was very well-written and the main character, Emory, had her own conflicts in addition to her brother struggling with his addiction. As a lover of YA novels, I love reading about the messiness of high school and the difficulty of figuring out your identity, while being simultaneously treated as a child and an adult.

I would have loved to see more of the re-kindling of Emory and Liza’s friendship, maybe some intermittent POV from Joey, and perhaps an epilogue! However, I’d truly recommend this! I have another Kathleen Glasgow book on my shelf (Girl in Pieces) that I need to get to soon!

This book was one that I ended up purchasing. It was impactful and had amazing mental illness representation! Definitely worth the read!

My heart 🥺 *look up triggers before reading*

Kathleen Glasgow does it again with a heart wrenching & beautifully written story about addition & family . ❤️

What I loved…
-The writing style! I read this in one day despite the heavy material.
-Characters were raw & real (Emmy & Joey I’m giving you a virtual hug right now)
-Family relationships were a roller coaster, heavy to read. Glasgow was able to write so thoughtfully about addiction & how it affects the whole family for YA readers in a sensitive way.

4 ⭐️ - go and read this right now!

Thank you NetGalley & the publisher for the ARC❤️

A gritty, moving picture of addiction and its effects on the people around us. A heavy read that's raw in nature and I suggest you read it in bits and genuinely savor the wonderfully written prose and plot. A read that will leave you broken into pieces but slowly will stitch you back together. Stunning.

I absolutely loved this book I spent the entire second half of the book crying, but it was still amazing. Told through the eyes of the sister of boy with a drug problem. There's all the trauma and drama of a high school girl who is struggling with her brother, her parents, her sister, and her own life.

I had heard that Kathleen Glasgow is one that will destroy your emotions in each book she writes, but I was not mentally prepared. What a beautifully written book. It was so heartbreaking at times that I'm glad I read it slowly and took breaks.

This is a book about addiction. It is not for the faint of heart. Please keep that in mind before you start reading it.

Joey struggles with addiction, he gets the help he needs and comes home to a semi supportive family -- okay, not really, but there's Emory at least. Then You'd Be Home Now becomes more on the recovering of an addiction and not the addiction itself. However, there is some relapsing.

Poor Emory. Poor Joey. Emory is the "good girl," the invisible child who gets overlooked because Joey has so many troubles and their parents are putting all their attention on him. Add to that, Emory is the one who covers for Joey when things happen and it's taking its toll on her. They each struggle with their own problems in getting the attention they desperately need.

This is a topic that I think is covered really well and in such a sensitive manner. Tread lightly, please, and bring the tissues.

At first, I wasn’t sure if the topic of the book would be for me…but the writing is so raw and real. It enveloped me in a way that surprised me, and it was amazing. Heartbreaking and hopeful all at once.

Haunting. Breathtaking. Raw. As always, Kathleen Glasgow leaves readers in awe of how she creates a story and builds emotion through characters. This is a stunning look at addiction that examines how it changes the people that struggle with it and their families. Highly recommended - be ready with a box of tissues.

I really, really don’t want this book to be as accurate and telling as it is. I really, really don’t want to have been able to replace names and faces and situations that I have known all too well lived out in the pages of this book. I really, really don’t want to be able to day thar Kathleen Glasgow nailed the multi-faceted opioid crisis in America today, but she did. She did it with empathy and frankness in equal measure. She managed to write a realistic account without creating a pedantic cautionary tale. Kudos.

I purchased this book for my high school library. My students have enjoyed it. and it has circulated well.

A story of a family coming to terms, in each their own way, with a son’s addiction, told from the POV of Emory, the younger sister dealing with her own “invisibility”, trying to be the perfect daughter to make up for the brother’s troubles, while also feeling responsible for tasking care of him. It shows the power of love and what someone will do to save the one who is drowning in their addiction. It also touched on the power of social media and how one small thing can blow up

You'd Be Home Now is an excellent retelling of Our Town and addresses a lot of small town issues. The topic of addiction is so underrepresented in YA fiction, when the majority of addicts begin using at such a young age. It's so important to represent what can happen when young people fall under the spell of drugs for whatever reason. Great storytelling as well. I fell in love with the characters and the town, even through all the drama.

This was an honest and thought-provoking book about addiction and it’s widespread impact on the one addicted, family, friends and the wider community. We meet a publicly “perfect” family which is actually quite dysfunctional with serious consequences for all involved. The narrator of the Book is Emory, the addict’s younger sister. Through her you feel the angst of teenage years and the accompanying emotions of insecurity and social pressures. Not only does Emory feel unseen by parents who are overwhelmed with their son’s problems, she feels responsible for being her brother’s “guardian”. The dialog in the book felt very authentic as did the situations in which Emory found herself.
This book would be a good cautionary tale for teens and could promote a lot of discussion. Highly recommended
Thanks to Netgalley, the author and publisher for a copy of this book

Thank you to NetGalley and Delacorte Press for letting me receive an ebook in exchange for an honest review.

So, I did enjoy this book but I think it’s getting harder for me to find a young adult book that I really enjoy. However, this book hit pretty close to home for me and for that I’m giving it a little bit of a higher rating. I appreciated that there was a focus on sibling relationships, specifically between a younger sister and older brother since I don’t see that dynamic in many young adult books. The focus on family and friendships instead of romance was really important which is something I think Kathleen Glasgow does in all her books so I will definitely pick up more from her in the future.

3.5/5

I will read anything Kathleen Glassglow writes and I will love it with all my heart. Just read this. I can guarantee you won’t be disappointed.

I have received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

You'd Be Home Now made me feel all sorts of emotions. Definitely wasn't expecting to end up in a puddle at all. Everything about Emory and Joey was beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time. Their unique bond completely drew me in and then everything else nearly broke my heart strings.

Addiction is no joke. You either know someone who has been through it or is currently dealing with it. Or maybe you know someone who knows someone. For me, I know lots of people who suffer with addiction. One person in particular is close to home and I don't really want to dive into it. Just know that one year was pretty dark and people were expecting the worst. Luckily, they are still thriving to this very day, and I hope they continue to do so.

So, it's definitely safe to say that this book is pretty freaking realistic. I would also tell you it's probably safer for you as a reader to keep a box of tissues nearby while reading this. Maybe some chocolate and a glass of wine as well. The emotions were felt and everything the characters went through was horrible to deal with. Emotionally that is.

Again, you will go through a never-ending roller coaster of feelings with this book guys. I can only warn you so much. Maybe there's a light at the end of the tunnel. Maybe there isn't. I don't want to spoil anything about the journey someone may or may not have to take. Just know that it's beautiful and hard to look away from.

In the end, I'm so happy that I dove into this over the weekend where I was secluded to my bedroom. Just so no one could see how puffy my face was from all the tears being shed. Definitely a beautiful book to read and I can't wait for the next book to make me cry or feel things.

A beautiful and heart-wrenching story of Emory and Joey and how their lives are impacted by addiction.

4.5 stars, I've read a lot of books about addiction, this was definitely one of the better ones. I liked that it was written not from the addicts point of view but from the sisters' as that isn't something I've read before. I can say from experience that Emmy's character was incredibly accurate (at least for me) as far as how it can feel being a sibling of someone struggling with addiction. Feeling invisible. Feeling like you have to be perfect all the time because you don't want to "rock the boat" anymore than it's already being rocked, Overall an excellent, very real, story that I'd recommend to anyone who likes to read, I can't say this is a book only certain readers would enjoy because there's definitely something for everyone in this story. Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for allowing me to read this arc in exchange for an honest review.

I didn't expect to be so moved by this book, but by the end of this story, I felt nothing but love and a sense of protectiveness towards Emory and Joey and a desperation for everything to turn a corner for them and those struggling in their community. This is a beautifully moving story, and one of the best YA reads I've had this year, bar none. Thank you to Kathleen Glasgow---you made me cry when I didn't even know I needed it.