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If He Had Been with Me by Laura Nowlin

135 reviews

sterreks's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

i related to autumn a bit too much

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jessicaharleee's review against another edition

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emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

I think the premise was great and I honestly don’t hate the tragic, bittersweet ending. But, I don’t think there was enough detail about Finny’s death, Autumn’s suicide attempt, or her pregnancy reveal.

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joseatta's review against another edition

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emotional sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

The characters feel like high schoolers, which is what you're probably gonna want from a book about high schoolers but still.

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camjammy13's review against another edition

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emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

It was a great books. It was a bit too much nothing. Like I didn’t like how the only sad part was at the end. It was good though.

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lauren_shilling's review against another edition

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emotional sad fast-paced

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

5.0

So everyone says this book makes them cry, but it didn't make me cry. It didn't break my heart, but it felt like it had carved my heart right out of my chest. I felt so empty after finishing it. I hurt so much, and left me feeling very numb. The entire book has a very melancholy tone, and you know what's going to happen from the first chapter. Even though I knew what was going to happen, I spent the entire book convincing myself that it wouldn't and trying to pretend like everything would be okay in the end. It hurt so badly, and I love Autumn and Finn so much. At first, I wasn't sure if I liked Autumn because she felt like a very classic "weird" girl character that the popular boy falls in love with (even though that isn't really the setup of the story at all), but I fell in love with her pretty quickly. Finn I fell in love with instantly. I loved him so much. This book was a messy story with messy characters, but even though they were so messy, they were so good. In the end, they were such good people, and they were always meant for each other, but things got so complicated so quickly and so easily. I don't really know what more to say except that I really adore these characters and this story, and it left me feeling so empty and sad that I cannot properly express it.

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kwanbokado's review against another edition

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reflective sad fast-paced

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

1.0

tried so haaaard to like this and hoped the last 20% would change my mind but the gears weren’t shifting sorry

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amelie_wat's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted relaxing sad medium-paced

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

3.75

🚨SPOILERS🚨

This book was a roller coaster - and oh boy, that ending…the lack of transition into such a big plot twist was bold and I personally did not enjoy it as much as other readers.

Overall, I generally liked the characters throughout the book. The story was compelling and the romance aspects were especially well written. I just wish it was a little shorter, I understand that a lot of the chapters were used to develop Autumn and Finn’s relationship - but at some points It just seemed unnecessary.

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mj_86's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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jnterhune's review against another edition

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emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Nice read, lower rating because felt it was a really long story line and some of it was kinda unnecessary and just fillers. Enjoyed enough to preorder the second. Thought about the ending for a couple of days, did not cry but still couldn’t get out of mind. Enjoyed

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earthybooks's review against another edition

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emotional sad medium-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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