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A review by tdhaswell
If He Had Been with Me by Laura Nowlin
fast-paced
3.0
The ending is absolutely tragic, obviously, but SO rushed and predictable.
I had already guessed the cheating with Sasha as well as Autumn’s pregnancy.
The characters are very one-dimensional. The whole tiara thing is.. strange. The idea of ‘outcasts’ incompatible with ‘popular’ kids and Autumn’s storyline with Finny is very basic and cliche.
I think I would have really enjoyed this and found it much more authentic and relatable if I was much younger, perhaps Grade 7-9.
As I said, it is an average read with a deeply sad event slapped on at the end which doesn’t make it a great novel. However, I enjoyed it for what it was- simple, heartwarming found-family that tugs on your heart strings at the end.
The characters are very one-dimensional. The whole tiara thing is.. strange. The idea of ‘outcasts’ incompatible with ‘popular’ kids and Autumn’s storyline with Finny is very basic and cliche.
I think I would have really enjoyed this and found it much more authentic and relatable if I was much younger, perhaps Grade 7-9.
As I said, it is an average read with a deeply sad event slapped on at the end which doesn’t make it a great novel. However, I enjoyed it for what it was- simple, heartwarming found-family that tugs on your heart strings at the end.