Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

If Only I Had Told Her by Laura Nowlin

28 reviews

kay_chan's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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

3.75

I cried and then I cried again. This was the perfect follow-up to If He Had Been With Me. 

I will eternally be dead inside if we never get to jump back into this world from their daughter's perspective. 💔

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

vrsmith0429's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Finnys POV I feel could have been longer
Jacks POV was very insightful 
Autumns POV felt needed but I wish we would have had learned the name of the baby

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Cancer, Grief, Death, and Suicide attempt

where_the_pages_bleed's review

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Suicide

lwiggett's review

dark emotional reflective sad fast-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? Yes

2.75

I wish I could rate the parts of the book separately… 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Car accident, Grief, Pregnancy, and Death

Moderate: Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Vomit, Abortion, Alcohol, and Drug abuse

avonleagal's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Death, and Car accident

heycloehere's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? No

5.0

Dear God barely made it through Jack's pov... This book is everything it had to be. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Car accident, Death, Pregnancy, Self harm, and Suicide

abbymcdaniel's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Death

Moderate: Terminal illness, Drug use, Grief, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

alis143's review

dark emotional sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Car accident, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

frogswimmer25's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Alcoholism and Adult/minor relationship

gracemcbee's review

emotional 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Mental illness, Car accident, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Suicide attempt