Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

If He Had Been with Me by Laura Nowlin

157 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

_b0ok_l0v3r's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

3.5

I WISH THERE WERENT TIARAS 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Grief, Bullying, Drug use, Cursing, Death, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Child death, Stalking, and Car accident

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

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

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

trisjt's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Death, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Minor: Self harm, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Eating disorder, Car accident, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Vomit

stephberk15's review against another edition

funny hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

weekdaygladers's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, Death, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Grief

urgirljaylabug's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Death, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol, Cursing, Biphobia, Vomit, Toxic friendship, and Drug use