Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

If He Had Been with Me by Laura Nowlin

136 reviews

spazzcats's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Mental illness, Death, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Sexual content

autumnwhite's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Vomit, and Car accident

pianoplayer279's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

This book is absolutely amazing and I was sobbing at the end. Age 14+

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Death, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

hilary_h's review

emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I heard SO MANY good things about this book on TikTok and when I realised that I actually own a copy, I immediately got to reading. I understand why pl give it 5 stars. It is absolutely heart wrenching towards the end. But the reason why I was on the verge of giving it a 4 stars was because it just wasn’t special to me. Yes a shed a tear or two and I’m probaly not qualified to be saying this criticism but I wasn’t the most unique book. I predicted the end from literally the very first page as I’m sure the majority of its readers did which is why it baffles me that it has a 5 star reputation. I guess you could say that the writting is very beautiful and yes. At times it is. But I just didn’t get that throughout the whole book, mostly just the end. When I read, I want the whole experience to be enticing and enjoyable instead of continuing to read so that I can get to the end that is apparently so sad (WHICH IT WAS DONT GET ME WRONG!). But anyway, I’m also very critical of books so I’m NOT not recommending this, because I’m sure you’ll thoroughly enjoy it like how all the people who recommend it to me did :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Suicide attempt

paezui's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

suey'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

4.0

It's a heartbreaking high school friends to enemies to lovers story. And I read most of it in one sitting.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

sterreks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-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

4.5

i related to autumn a bit too much 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Sexual content, Death, Alcohol, and Mental illness

isxelle's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Sexual content and Infidelity

Minor: Suicide attempt

ginger010's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Car accident, and Self harm

Minor: Alcohol and Addiction

camjammy13's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

It was a great books. It was a bit too much nothing. Like I didn’t like how the only sad part was at the end. It was good though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy and Suicide attempt

Minor: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Eating disorder, Self harm, Sexism, Vomit, and Mental illness