Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

If He Had Been with Me by Laura Nowlin

190 reviews

libraryofsarah's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

 DEPRESSING.

“Can’t sad things be beautiful?”

Yes… but it still hurts. Booktok made me read this. 4 stars because it was well written but honestly I wish I had skipped this one. I should have known better. From chapter 1 I knew this book was going to hurt and it did. The whole thing was painful, in a beautifully written way. I want to scream into the void and eat a pint of ice cream now.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, and Pregnancy

readyforit'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

3.75 ⭐️ 0.5💧0.5 🌶️ (non-descriptive)
This was a reread for me before I read the sequel. I liked the audiobook and the narrator they chose, since she has a younger voice. It was less depressing to read this time around bc I knew the story.

OG review:
The style of writing is unique in that there’s not a lot of dialogue, but more like how a teenager would tell their diary what happened today. Takes you right back to hs🥲 a personally hard read because of this. -1 ⭐️ because it’s a sad beginning, first 2/3, and end, and bc of a trope I don’t like that popped up at the end. I would catch myself feeling hopeful for FMC and have to keep reminding myself she doesn’t get a HEA. Would reread, ready to get wrecked by the sequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Death

pregnancy trope thrown in at the end as a reason to keep living

x_sav's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Came back to give this a 5-star because I have not gotten over the ending days later. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

riahsreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

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Content Warnings

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

justlea's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death and Suicide attempt

12ahouseman's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

nerdybird2024's review against another edition

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

5.0

It’s so sad!!! I bawled for hours.

”Oh Autumn” killed me.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Sexual content and Pregnancy

lindsayvandamme's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

autumnada's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

This book is devastating. I finished this book the day that I started it. There is spice in this book that is not closed door but it adds to the story and is necessary.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

5 star read.

strangeweather98's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Abandonment

Minor: Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Toxic relationship, Grief, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail