Content levels
Trigger warnings
Positive tags
Protagonist archetypes
Synopsis
Overcome with guilt when he accidentally kills his best friend Mead, Peter, an alcoholic teenager, hides the body and embraces the fantasy that Mead still lives, even going so far as to impersonate him.
Is Calling Home appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
A dark psychological exploration of an alcoholic teen who accidentally kills his best friend and spirals into delusion, impersonating the deceased. Contains strong themes of death, addiction, mental breakdown, and intense psychological horror without graphic violence or sexual content.
What to know going in
This book has strong violence, no sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include alcohol abuse, addiction, death, death of a loved one, and accidental death (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens interested in dark psychological fiction will find this an intense character study of guilt and mental deterioration.