ellie_girl2929 's review for:

If He Had Been with Me by Laura Nowlin

4.0

emotional lighthearted sad tense slow-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

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It is mainly slow but i couldn't put the book down. I was very invested around 60%*I knew in the beginning of the book that Finny was going to die. I didn’t think it be such an impact and make my jaw physically drop when I read the line saying he had died.* Finny grew as a person throughout this book and took care of Autumn when it seemed like he wasn’t. The book did flow but the ending kind of just stopped and wished it was better. *I honestly wish Finny didn’t die and we could see an epilogue of them but then title wouldn’t make sense.*

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Car accident, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Pregnancy