A review by tialyr
If He Had Been with Me by Laura Nowlin

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

3.5

Well, I hope you read the reviews because I did not and although the book wasn’t a sad book, the ending was incredibly heart wrenching. It was a slow and steady coming-of-age story from Autumn’s perspective, throughout high school watching her childhood best friend from afar, and living their separate lives. It really was a story of them finding their ways back to each other and how that culminated into a very sweet bit before the end.
I will say, Laura is an excellent writer and when I saw she had published a book from Finn’s perspective, I vowed not to read it because I cannot put myself through the heartbreak again!
I hope if you read this, you feel the nostalgia and wistfulness, and feel the ache of young love and heartbreak again for the sake of realizing the tenderness that also comes along with being a teenager.
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