Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

If He Had Been with Me by Laura Nowlin

134 reviews

neliasbookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Self harm, Death, and Grief

mar_pookiebear's review against another edition

lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.5

I loved this book i just felt like the girl was stuck with jamie for too long like ew.

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Content Warnings

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

knotreally's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

HELP
THE END
OMG
HOW COULD YOU LEAVE US LIKE THAT!?!?!?!?!?!
My heart ACHES for Autumn and Finn
This book is the embodiment of seven by taylor swift
but sadder
the flashbacks were heart wrenching
oh, autumn
the end did not break me but my heart aches for what could've been, would've been, what should've been you

i found the friend group so annoying. i despise jamie with all my heart and soul. autumn was so stupid and shoulda taken initiative. i am proud of her for establishing boundaries with jamie though. autumn and finn are too cute, but my heart aches for them.

i devoured this book, i found myself reading for *fun* which i haven't done in years. the writing was easy to read, the story sucked me in and had me having some big feelings. good job laura nowlin

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Sexual assault

dreaaaaaaaaaaaaah's review against another edition

2.0

• What a rollercoaster of a book...wow
• I knew what happened before it happened but the author knew what she was doing distracting me like that
• I still managed a gasp at the end so...
• I wish their so called love story was better thought out. I spent more time being mad at Jamie than thinking Finny was the right one for her
• I really hate how authentic it was
• Very vague ending
• I like how complicated she is and how the ending doesn't resolve it because it in real life most people die being complicated
• To me, it wasn't really a love story
• The plot was so plotty and by that I mean no sense of direction at all but I think it was intentional
• I didn't like any of the characters. I sympathized with them but I liked none of them
• For some weird reason I think that 'plot twist ' was meant to keep us from regarding the book as a whole
• Didn't work for me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Minor: Sexual content

maddielags's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense slow-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

I can’t even describe this book. It has left me absolutely speechless.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Drug use, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity

rachelgambrell's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Bullying

lilianav24's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide attempt and Sexual content

lindseybarnett's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Cursing, Death, Self harm, Child death, Alcohol, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Minor: Sexual assault, Violence, Sexual violence, and Vomit

julynn14'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

3.5

It was a pretty easy read and I felt like I knew the characters pretty quickly. The ending hit me hard. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, Death, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Abortion, Bullying, Classism, and Cursing

megcat13's review

emotional lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Suicide attempt