Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

If He Had Been with Me by Laura Nowlin

60 reviews

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

destiny106'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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

Moderate: Suicide attempt

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

aflseniors09's review against another edition

4.0

my eyes are sweating

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Death, and Alcohol

alexandriaxoxo's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Mental illness, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Sexual content, Death, and Suicide attempt

bookedandbusy's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I liked this book. The other characters felt a little underdeveloped, but I still liked them, and I feel like the topic of mental health was handled well, and shown accurately. I’ll be reading the next book in October! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Car accident, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Self harm

jamiejanae_6's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Infidelity, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Car accident, Death, Grief, and Pregnancy

sizzlesteaks's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Death, and Car accident

Moderate: Infidelity and Abandonment

gellyreads's review against another edition

sad fast-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

3.0

I feel weird about this depiction of depression. I also hated the portrayal that losing her virginity had to hurt, when it doesn't (my least favorite trope). Also, too much teen pregnancy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Violence and Drug use