Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

If He Had Been with Me by Laura Nowlin

161 reviews

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

2.5

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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

mary_do_12's review against another edition

emotional 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

2.5

let me be honest, i read through four years of autumns life and i couldn’t have been more unaffected. it felt like in those four years, nothing at all happened.

but i was ready to sort of accept all that, when i was hit in the face with BOOM
CHEATING TROPE
(sort of)
BOOM
ACCIDENTAL PREGNANY
(two people! that are in high school!! from their first time!!!)
and i lost it.
you lost me.

the reader knowing the end from the start was supposed to be mysterious and cool, probably, but it didn’t feel like it.
where was the tension?
where was whatever was supposed to make this book interesting?

also, autumns suicide attempt was very uncomfortable for me, and that‘s simply because the whole book had a way of being shallow, and throwing something that serious in there right at the end felt very odd and almost romanticized.

could not conform to this book very much.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Vomit, and Alcohol

Minor: Miscarriage, Rape, and Sexual assault

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

brooklyndays's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Moderate: Eating disorder, Infidelity, and Vomit

Minor: Miscarriage

arieann24's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Car accident, and Alcohol

teamotzz's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-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

3.75

Such a slow start just for it to end so tragically. I wish I read this as a teenager instead of a young adult. I feel like it would’ve hit me harder.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Mental illness, and Alcohol

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

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

lesmagana's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.0

Not sure how or why people would physically cry over the ending, it was okay. It’s teenage love which is not what I had expected going into it. Not a big fan of the writing style, but it did keep me wanting to read more. The story dragged a bit though and was predictable (predictable doesn’t always mean bad). A younger audience would enjoy it more I believe. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm and Suicide attempt

Minor: Death, Car accident, and Alcohol

aaashtyn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional lighthearted reflective sad 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

4.0

What a chaotic ending!!! This was an enjoyable read that I’m sure many can relate to. The characters were sweet and captured those high school thoughts and feelings. There were times I thought there wasn’t much occurring in the plot, and it’s a pretty quick read. Overall great book and a good read if you want a plot twist!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicide, and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcohol