Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez

45 reviews

rayreyes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Dysphoria, Mental illness, Grief, Chronic illness, and Medical content

Minor: Terminal illness

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. 

---

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

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad tense 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

This book was incredibly touching. It has tropes that I typically don’t like, most notably the miscommunication trope, but I think it was well-done and I didn’t absolutely hate it. I loved the characters in this book. The FMC is strong, independent, and thoughtful (very relatable) and the MMC is introverted, kind, and adoring. I found myself feeling that the love story was somewhat relatable…there are so many nuggets of truth and wisdom buried in this book. The plot is silly — fake lovers — but it’s so cute you can’t help but smile. There are some heavy parts too that really felt sincere and made me cry. The spice level is low, but the storytelling makes up for it. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexism, Classism, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Pregnancy

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. 

---

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

---

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.

---

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

emkschneider's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Chronic illness, Pregnancy, Grief, Miscarriage, and Panic attacks/disorders

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

---

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

music_girl93's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad 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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Medical content, Cursing, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Chronic illness

ehoustonmyatt's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.0

This was very cute. This author writes anxiety and trauma pretty well where it’s relatable and understandable but not so overwhelming that the story can’t have a happy ending.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Grief, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Miscarriage

Does the dog die?

of course not, this is a rom com