Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

If He Had Been with Me by Laura Nowlin

193 reviews

delaneylacerte4's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, and Car accident

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

itsmecalib_'s review against another edition

3.25

Did we pick up a book already in my TBR or did we pick up a new book because #booktok told me to? …book Tok told me to.

I get why If He Had Been with Me by Laura Nowlin was hyped up.

This book is coming of age meets romance meets YA…but made it raw…and low key a little bleak? That isn’t BAD but it’s definitely not an uplifting book or an easy read.

What I Like:
* What a ROLLER COASTER. Respect.
* It started slow but by half way through I had a hard time putting it down.
* The teenager feels are real.
* We love a long term book. It covers like 7th grade to a year after high school graduation.
* You know the end right from the beginning. (but like end minus 15 pages)

What I Don’t Like:
* You know the end right from the beginning.
* The teenager happenings are…extreme. It’s like a less explicit Euphoria. I know these things happen, yes, but it’s not the experience of the majority.
* It’s longer than it needed to be.

Would I reread? No. Will I read the sequel? Yes.

Is it a personal fave? No. Am I glad I read it? Sure.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Car accident

andwonderlandd's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

 Quite predictable and the characters couldn't make worse decisions. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

olivia_v's review against another edition

hopeful sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death and Suicidal thoughts

trisjt's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

calscozycorner's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

stephberk15's review

funny hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

onlyjessica's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Pregnancy

mbibi_baptista's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

The book starts with the end. So you know how it ends. The build up is what makes it good. You always want to know how it gets there. The reasons mentioned right at the beginning play an important role throughout the hole book.
Definitely a challenge to keep reading as you just won't want the ending to come.
I would definitely describe it as a Romeo and Juliet of modern days.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

urgirljaylabug's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Biphobia, Cursing, Drug use, Vomit, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol