Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

If He Had Been with Me by Laura Nowlin

320 reviews

hilary_h's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I heard SO MANY good things about this book on TikTok and when I realised that I actually own a copy, I immediately got to reading. I understand why pl give it 5 stars. It is absolutely heart wrenching towards the end. But the reason why I was on the verge of giving it a 4 stars was because it just wasn’t special to me. Yes a shed a tear or two and I’m probaly not qualified to be saying this criticism but I wasn’t the most unique book. I predicted the end from literally the very first page as I’m sure the majority of its readers did which is why it baffles me that it has a 5 star reputation. I guess you could say that the writting is very beautiful and yes. At times it is. But I just didn’t get that throughout the whole book, mostly just the end. When I read, I want the whole experience to be enticing and enjoyable instead of continuing to read so that I can get to the end that is apparently so sad (WHICH IT WAS DONT GET ME WRONG!). But anyway, I’m also very critical of books so I’m NOT not recommending this, because I’m sure you’ll thoroughly enjoy it like how all the people who recommend it to me did :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Suicide attempt

carebearmoseley's review against another edition

4.0

absolutely heartbreaking 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Suicide attempt, and Child death

cottagecorereads's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Medical content, Pregnancy, Self harm, Alcohol, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

pollys08's review against another edition

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? No

3.0

I loved this book, until the end. I was expecting to be crying my heart out but it felt rushed and anticlimactic. 90% of the book is 4* the ending is 2* at best

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Death

krystalframe's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Mental illness

Minor: Car accident

schessi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Car accident

sterreks's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Sexual content, Death, Alcohol, and Mental illness

rubberrosebooks's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book so much 🥹 The author did such a great job of creating characters who felt like real-life high school students. Their emotions, struggles, daily activities, and responses to conflict were both realistic and modern. Autumn was such a relatable character to me personally, and I just wanted to hug her 🥺

Communication is a key component of learning how to be a human in our society. The author does an incredible job showcasing the depth of emotion, maturity, and growth it takes for teens to communicate with their friends, family, and significant others. 

I loved everything about this book and am thankful to Booktok for the recommendation ❤️

P.s. If you're an empath like me, be prepared to cry 🙃

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, and Mental illness

Minor: Suicide attempt

jessicaharleee's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Death

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Pregnancy

isxelle's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Sexual content and Infidelity

Minor: Suicide attempt