Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

If He Had Been with Me by Laura Nowlin

568 reviews

5everafter's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? N/A

4.0

The book was an easy read; the chapters were short & straight to the point. I felt hopeful for the main characters & found myself really rooting for them. I enjoyed it (: 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Sexual content, Grief, and Suicide attempt

meghan1997's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Raw, nostalgic, heartfelt, and heartbreaking. I was completely enamoured and in love with this story and its characters.

I went into this with no prior knowledge of the book or its contents, and was instantly captured by the author's writing style. 

Reading this book for the first time (which came out when I was in high school) as an adult, had me deeply reflecting and looking back on my own coming of age years.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, and Car accident

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Sexual assault

kharleychar's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

3.5

This book starts out really slow but the ending is abrupt. It was a good friends to lovers storyline but the FMC is slightly insufferable. Definitely cried a little at the end.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt

mick_rt's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident

Moderate: Sexual content, Vomit, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual assault

jesstergaard's review against another edition

challenging 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Death

jayden_chancery's review against another edition

challenging dark funny sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

Wow I’m still kind of reeling so my rating may change a little once I’ve processed it but it was okay. It was good but I didn’t think it was life changing. The ending felt a little sudden but that seemed intentional. I didn’t love the characters or really the plot but I still must say that it was pretty good. It was also a super quick read. Some pretty heavy topics are covered so make sure to read the content warnings!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Drug use, and Alcohol

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Violence and Vomit

moonylovesstars's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective relaxing sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

Im not okay. I will never recover.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Toxic friendship, Child death, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Death, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Mental illness, Self harm, and Drug use

delaneylacerte4's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Bullying, and Death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Suicide attempt

kaerinae's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

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

4.25

I think it was long for a good reason. I hated the ending in a good and bad way. It just left me empty. But reminding me the time we have in earth is too short to not keep our loved ones close and let them know we love them.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Car accident

Minor: Self harm

not all endings are happy endings and that’s just life

andwonderlandd's review against another edition

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

 Quite predictable and the characters couldn't make worse decisions. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Mental illness