Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

If He Had Been with Me by Laura Nowlin

64 reviews

maddielags's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

I can’t even describe this book. It has left me absolutely speechless.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

julynn14's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

3.5

It was a pretty easy read and I felt like I knew the characters pretty quickly. The ending hit me hard. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Abortion, and Classism

bee_gay'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

gduds98'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Mental illness

Moderate: Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

emnah10'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Personally this book wasn't my taste, it felt rushed in the end and overall very convenient. The ending wasn't good at all, I had a little more expectations. I liked the beginning of the book, because it explained very easily the feelings and relationships a young girl goes through, something a lot of us can relate to.

But the ending kinda ruined it all for me. I had higher expectations because of the way everyone had hyped it up and when that wasn't met. 

I still liked this book for the most part and this could probably be a good book for people who like endings like that. And when I say the ending disappointed me, I'm not talking about the fact that the thing everyone knew was going to happen did. But at how weak and defeated autumn was represented in the ending. It felt as if all her progress to becoming someone else had simply vanished. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

reemoony's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

4.5

im clawing at my hair and biting my pillow please read this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

allisonpaigex's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Suicide

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Sexual content and Toxic relationship

aralynn's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit

krosebooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book entirely. I love Autumn she is the perfect weirdo. I love Finny. I love them.  I love the realistic love story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

summerspence's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-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

3.0

Quick and enjoyable read, although I think I may have finally aged out of the "...but we didn't know we liked each other" miscommunication trope. Also, the plot is predominately moved along solely by foreshadowing for most of the book, so you will probably see the twists and turns coming from miles away.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt