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Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez

357 reviews

adamari_'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Overall, I really enjoyed this book. It was sort of slow/medium paced depending on what you look at. There was moments I would get frustrated with the characters, but I would also look at what was going on from their perspectives. This is my second Abby Jimenez book and I have to say it’s probably my favorite atm. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Mental illness, and Medical content

Moderate: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Ableism, Vomit, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcohol and Cursing

kimveach's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

4.25

The two main characters' social anxiety and trust issues made the usual "misunderstanding" trope plausible and not silly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Infertility, Medical trauma, Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, Medical content, Terminal illness, and Grief

marissagero's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Abandonment, Chronic illness, Medical content, and Sexual content

Moderate: Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Vomit

Minor: Alcohol and Cursing

emilywemily6's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.5

This book was beautifully written, with tender moments and dynamic characters. I adore Jacob! I really appreciate the author’s efforts to write contemporary romances that aren’t tragic but still have emotional components and some trauma/personal growth required of the characters. Bri really bothered me though in the second half of the book because she was hyper fixating on one assumption she made and she disregarded everything else in front of her face. It made it harder to feel like she was still speaking Jacob’s language like she had earlier in the story. Overall, I loved this book, though parts of it ripped my heart out and I couldn’t get to the happy ending fast enough to recover emotionally.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Medical content, Sexual content, Grief, and Infidelity

Moderate: Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Miscarriage

lavloveslit's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

This was amazing. Loved the mentions of Alexis & Daniel, the representation of kidney disease, anxiety, and trauma. The sexual tension and creative plot made this an exceptional romance. The themes of family, mental health, and medical settings were some of my favorite. Every character but especially Briana and Jacob were so real, felt like I was in this book, living this book while reading it. The reason I'm giving 4 stars and not 5, is because of the extremely frustrating miscommunication trope. I do think that Jimenez did it well in this book and I think you're supposed to be frustrated, but still doesn't mean I like the trope. Also I did not love one aspect of the ending. But won't mention it for spoiler purposes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, and Medical content

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Miscarriage and Medical content

torikate7's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Infidelity, Medical content, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Sexual content and Cursing

Minor: Vomit

jaynovara's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Chronic illness, Infidelity, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Grief, Medical content, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Vomit

abbypeekreads's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Sexual content, Chronic illness, Medical content, and Miscarriage

ju_harue's review against another edition

challenging emotional lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Sou fã de romances, daqueles com muitos clichés, dos mais diversos tipos de tropes românticos, mas ainda assim, até 80% do livro, era um 4,5 estrelas. Achei que era muita discussão e desencontros que culminariam num final esperado e ponto. A escrita deste livro é mais refinada que o anterior, então achei que meia estrela mais era o justo. Porém, os 20% finais, incluindo a nota da autora, me fez entender porque as amigas gostaram tanto e exaltaram, panfletando incessantemente (amigas, nunca duvidei de vocês). Definitivamente a forma como a autora abordou tanto, foi de me deixar jogada. Apenas leiam (e vejam gatilhos no StoryGraph para assuntos sensíveis). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Medical content, Infidelity, Abandonment, Miscarriage, Abortion, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy

Minor: Vomit

deannamullican's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

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

4.75

"This year was going to be my villain origin story"

I love Briana's diabolical pettiness; pouring glitter all over the house of her soon-to-be ex-husband (the ceiling fan!). 

"My high road was currently under construction"

Jacob isn't the stereotypical male main character and I love him. I could relate to some of the ways he interacts with the world.  

They are both real and vulnerable and the alternating voices made this both of their stories. 

Abby Jimenez is a master. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity and Miscarriage