Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

If He Had Been with Me by Laura Nowlin

48 reviews

shoppy96's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Minor: Eating disorder

its_van_vulpen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Car accident, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Miscarriage and Sexual assault

elliefisher's review

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

This is just a really really good book and that’s all I can say 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Minor: Eating disorder

wonderfulmax90's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Death, Car accident, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Eating disorder and Miscarriage

kaylakennon's review

emotional sad slow-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

If you can play the long game then this book is for you. If you can't I'm with you. You might be reading this and thinking wow Kayla you just rated this book 4 stars flat and are saying you didn't enjoy it. Yes, yes I am rating a book I didn't enjoy 4 stars. Let me tell you why

First of all, if I had a dollar for every time Autumn mentions that Finn is a soccer player I would be a millionaire. Maybe that's an exaggeration but not really. She is constantly mentioning it. It got a little much. However, when I think about the things that I really love about my husband I realize how often I am talking about them. So while I hated it, it was realistic. I hated the fact that I related so much to that.

Another thing that is constantly happening throughout this book is Autumn being the victim. A lot of bad stuff happens to her. I get it. It's hard to get over the worst things in your life. I found myself thinking, "wow it gets so much worse than this how are you upset about this." But lets be real. I cry over the smallest things and constantly think that I am going through the worst of it. So again, this is realistic. 

I think the hardest part of this book for me personally was that I saw myself in it. It hurt. I didn't want to relate to a character that pointed out so many of the flaws we shared. I certainly hope I never relate to the love of my life dying. 

This book took about 370 pages to change my rating from a 2 star to a 4 star. Take that as you will.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Minor: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Infidelity, Eating disorder, and Car accident

karyan1's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Mental illness, and Sexual content

Moderate: Self harm, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Death, Eating disorder, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

Minor: Vomit and Bullying

eve32'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

It was kind of predictable most of the time and

I HATE the baby trope so I didn't like the end of this book

overall not bad but not the best. I think it is overrated.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Death

Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual content, Self harm, Death, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Abortion, Cursing, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Eating disorder, Rape, Abandonment, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Infidelity, and Vomit

ellie_gonzalez's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Sexual assault and Eating disorder

layla_reads2411's review

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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? Yes

5.0

I don’t know how to feel right now. Just omg this book! Then ending! I can’t just why did that have to happen. I’m not okay after that. This book was so good, and the characters are all very relatable and awesome. The writing is amazing and that ending was insane!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Bullying, Car accident, Death, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Vomit

Minor: Mental illness, Alcohol, Bullying, Cursing, Eating disorder, Grief, Miscarriage, Sexual content, and Vomit

reader1292938484's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Bullying, Car accident, and Child death

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Eating disorder, Car accident, Death, Grief, Pregnancy, and Suicide attempt