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

emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

A YA book in the style of narration and about 95% of the book. A small part dealing with sex, teen pregnancy, death, depression, etc. Check trigger warnings!!

Autumn is so very matter of fact in her narration. A lot of contemplating how she feels and stating what is happening as simple facts. The audiobook narrator has quite a soothing voice, so in listening Autumn always seemed so calm and contemplative. All in all, a very sad story. Ending felt a bit abrupt. Poor, poor Finny 😢

I didn’t like how multiple couples have sex once and the girl gets pregnant. Once it happens, more discussion on this topic would have been great; addressing the topic of teen pregnancy, but we just keep moving on through the story. 

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