Just Get Home by: Bridget Foley

Disclosure: I receive a free copy of this book to facilitate this review. All opinions are my own.

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When I agreed to read this book I truly had no idea what I was in for when I opened the pages to read. 

Book Description

When a devastating earthquake--the Big One--hits Los Angeles, two strangers are brought together by an act of violence and must help each other survive the wrecked city.

Beegie is riding the bus when the quake hits. The teenager was heading back to her unhappy foster home, but then she’s thrown into a broken world. Roads crumble, storefronts shatter and people run wild.

Dessa, a single mom, is enjoying a rare night out when it strikes. Cell towers are down, so without even knowing if her three-year-old daughter is dead or alive, she races to get back across town.

As the danger escalates in the chaotic streets, Beegie and Dessa meet by a twist of fate. The two form a fragile partnership, relying on each other in ways they never thought possible, and learn who they really are when there’s only one goal: just get home

About Bridget Foley

Originally from Colorado, Bridget Foley attended NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and UCLA's School of Theater, Film & Television. She worked as an actor and screenwriter before becoming a novelist. She now lives a fiercely creative life with her family in Boise, Idaho.

My Thoughts

This book was emotionally charged. As a mother, I was in a state hoping Dessa finds her way home to her daughter and my heart broke for Beegie. 

Set in California after the big one hits these two women on a chance encounter team up to get home. Though danger lurks around every corner the women learn to focus and move forward. 

I was on the edge of my seat throughout this book. The author did not leave one emotion untouched from fear stemming from assault and natural disaster to the love of a mother for her daughter. I was an emotional wreck reading this book.

The author did a brilliant job capturing the emotions and relaying them through Beegie and Dessa. As a mother, I could not imagine having to go through what Dessa did to find her way home. Nor could I even have dreamed a child could suffer as Beegie did.

This book is worth a read but be prepared to take a huge rollercoaster ride through your emtions.