Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

If He Had Been with Me by Laura Nowlin

64 reviews

rachelranelli's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

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

madicakes's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

Wasn’t a bad book. Great beginning and middle but ending sucked. It was super rushed and just horrible way to end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Suicide attempt

lbooks4's review against another edition

medium-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

1.5

Some characters are unlikable and the plot is irritating 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Minor: Self harm and Suicide attempt

pazb85's review against another edition

emotional sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt

shaleen64's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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? No

3.5

A slow burn romance that most readers will be able to relate to; loving someone but missing your opportunity to be with them. 

The book centres on Autumn and Finn through their schooling years, which gives a YA genre feel, but without the writing style to match. 

The book will have you laughing, longing and crying. It’s worth the read if you enjoy a romance.

*Spoiler*
I do feel the ending was rushed and had we of had more time getting to know Autumn and Finn within a romantic relationship together the ending would have had a greater emotional pull. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Death, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Car accident

sarahshock's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

This is one of the best books I've ever read. 10/10 recommended!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

laurenrestad's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

this book broke me. i loved it though. i’m going to need a epilogue on it, or even a version where finny lives. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

summersquash01's review against another edition

sad slow-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

5.0

So I adored the book. I loved it so much, i started crying in the end.

WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE FINNY 😭

Laura nowlin has a very basic style of writing, however i loved it. Just a small criticism: the plot was way too slow. In my opinion,

the breakup with Jamie should’ve been way earlier than in the last 150 pages or smth

to actually let the relationship between autumn and finny flourish. 
The beginning was interesting, but the middle was quite boring, the end took me by surprise tho. 
Overall, i loved the book, and i read the second one (if only i had told her) in a day or so. Absolutely adored it. Thank you for blessing me with this masterpiece. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child death, Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death, Death, Gore, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

venice_the_vampire's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

1.0

are you kidding me. i am never reading a straight person book again. what the fuck was this. why did i waste my time reading 400 pages for THAT. YOU CANT REPLACE THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE WITH A CHILD ARE YOU KIDDING ME YOU CANT REPLACE YOUR PARTNER PERIOD THIS IS SO INFURIATING 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Car accident, and Suicide attempt