The Charlotte Observer “Hudgens has captured these characters and this milieu with heartbreaking veracity. The writing is splendid.”

Library Journal “A rollicking tale of love, death, drag racing, drug dealing, alcoholism, country music, and hanging out. ...(Drive Like Hell) will touch a nerve with many readers who have experienced dysfunctional families and survived to remember.”

Los Angeles Times “The twang and the heartbreak are real. Hank Williams would be proud, and deeply amused.”

Kirkus (starred review) “(Drive Like Hell) is so much fun that it's easy to forget how difficult it is to portray decent people acting like morons with an artfulness sufficient to transform it into boneheaded genius. ”