I admit – I was a late comer to this story. I kept seeing it EVERYWHERE but no one was talking about the story inside (honestly the biggest flaw of bookstagram). I finally picked it up when a newly acquired library card had it immediately available and I said, sure, why not.

Little did I know how sucked in I would be. I could not stop listening to this book and I just went through about 200 different emotions the whole way through. My strongest memory of this book is how I FELT the entire way through. Books that make me emote are an auto-win for me.

Emergency Contact is a character-driven story. Interviews with the author will tell you that. In order for that to work, I need to be invested in their journey. There’s so much angst here, which I enjoyed. I feel like everyone needs one of Courtney Summers’ shirts after enjoying this book.

Unlike a lot of YA books, the author uses texts in a realistic way that actually improved the reading experience. Having (amazing) dual narrators really brought this to life. I would have loved to watch them record their parts.