Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

If He Had Been with Me by Laura Nowlin

60 reviews

gilly0298's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-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

3.5

I thought the book drew out the high school experience well but it is a little slow to read about. The author does not minimize the mental health aspects which I enjoyed. The emotional  appeal was definitely the most poignant part of the book not character development or plot. 

Personally not a fan of the sudden ending. I do liked that we see Autumn's grief, suicide attempt, and experience after. However, the possibility of pregnancy left open ended seems like lazy writing to me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcohol, Mental illness, and Grief

Minor: Pregnancy, Infidelity, and Forced institutionalization

Divorce

nessa_loves_reading's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

5.0

The ending is so sad

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Infidelity

spatterson7's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Mental illness, Alcohol, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, and Vomit

reemoony's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.5

im clawing at my hair and biting my pillow please read this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Alcohol, and Car accident

kotashomelibrary'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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death, and Alcohol

Moderate: Self harm, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Car accident, Pregnancy, Infidelity, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Vomit

aralynn's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide attempt, and Car accident

Moderate: Car accident, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Alcohol, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Vomit

gabriella_'s review against another edition

sad slow-paced

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

2.5

this is the book that made everyone on tiktok cry? really?

it builds up for so long. Every page seems to build hype and foreshadowing for this looming Something and in the last 4 chapters everything falls apart. most of this book is so painfully slow-burn. and when they finally get together, most of it is about breaking up with sylvie anyway. finny also just straight up cheats on her.

I’m still gonna read the sequel because I need a bigger picture here

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual content, Alcohol, Death, Grief, Cursing, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Child death

zoemaeboonz's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity

claire_e_holc's review

dark emotional sad tense 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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Alcohol and Alcoholism

libbyyjo's review against another edition

emotional sad 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? It's complicated

1.0

Sorry this isn't super constructive but literally the worst ending I've ever had in a book, and not in a good way. 

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Content Warnings

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