Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

If He Had Been with Me by Laura Nowlin

160 reviews

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

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: Death, Emotional abuse, Car accident, and Alcohol

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

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

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

turkeys_tbr's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Abandonment

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death

pacccii's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

4.0

 I really enjoyed this book.

It was an easy and nice read, wasn't overfilled with unnecessary filler and the pacing was good. Giving a good and clear picture of what is happening in our main character's life, and her inner most feelings. It felt very true and real to how a teenager would feel. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

cxsmiccxtie'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Car accident, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

fkshg8465's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.75

After reading this one, I really wish I’d read it before If Only He had Told Me. As far as young adult novels go, I think they’d really connect to this material. I can see a lot of young people feeling some modicum of relief that they aren’t the only ones to (fill in the blank).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Infidelity, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

lindsaymc74'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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pregnancy

I had seen many tik toks about this book so I had high expectations. I kinda already had an idea of how it ended going into it. However I felt the last 50 ish pages of the book felt extremely rushed, whereas the rest of the book dragged on. It took me soooooo long to get through the first half of the book because of how slow it was. If the book’s pace was a lot faster, I probably would’ve given it 5 stars. Overall worth the read tho.

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

dtzypig's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Pregnancy

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

Minor: Eating disorder and Sexual assault