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Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez

42 reviews

jenniferbbookdragon's review

emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Jimenez mixes romance and comedy with a deep dive into how parental and intimate partner emotional abuse can impact someone who appears to have it all. Throw in some sweet small town charm, serious class differences, and a bit of magic for a unique spin on common romance tropes. 
I appreciated the portrayal of a secondary character with mental illness who struggles while being a full member of his community and not being treated as a burden. 
*Cute alert: includes a baby goat in pajamas. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Grief, Stalking, and Pregnancy

violetheart34's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Infidelity, Car accident, Abandonment, and Alcohol

rewatchrereadrewind's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Medical content, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Chronic illness and Car accident

keelirae113's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Car accident, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

deyonce54's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse

Moderate: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Medical content

Minor: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Dementia, Car accident, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

lahars_little_library's review

emotional funny lighthearted 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Medical content, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Car accident, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

missbitiz's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Medical content and Gaslighting

Minor: Death, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

kris_tea516's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.5

Review: I feel like I'm being generous by giving this book a 3-star rating. The more I think about it the more I want to give it a 2.5. I didn’t hate this book, though. I hated many parts of it but it wasn’t a terrible story.  <<Update>> I did end up lowering the score to 2.5. Every time I think about this book, I think about how much I didn't like it, so that tells me that it really shouldn't have been as highly rated as I originally felt. 

Now, I want to clarify that I am not a fan of romance. If I have learned anything by reading so much this year it is I do NOT like romance. I don’t mind if some romance happens in a story as long as it isn’t enough to classify it as a “romance.” (There are a few exceptions to this but they are rare.) Having said that, this story is basically a Hallmark movie. It is very predictable but not awful. I can see why romance fans like this book...not my thing, but I can understand why some like it.

I also feel a little embarrassed to admit I read this. This book, in my opinion, is very explicit. I may be a prude but this was probably the most sexually explicit thing I have ever read. I called it “Hallmark porn” to someone. If she had written this book as a “closed-door” romance, it would probably have shortened it by 1/3. 

A lot of this book does deal with domestic abuse, both mental/verbal & physical. Jimenez does a good job dealing with it and includes resources at the end of the book for anyone who might need them.

I have lots of other opinions but I don’t want to accidentally spoil it for anyone who might be interested in it even after (or maybe because of) my review. LOL
 
Synopsis: Rich, city, lady physician meets super hot, country-boy mayor & carpenter who owns a B&B. Will this end up being more than just a fling? 
 
Content warnings: explicit sex, language, domestic abuse, emotional abuse, physical abuse, verbal abuse, alcohol use, mental health/depression, loss, grief, medical trauma, death of a child, birth, traumatic birth, home birth, birth detail, pregnancy

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

noellegrace8's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I read the second companion novel first (Yours Truly), which I adored because of the main characters. This was just as good - Jimenez absolutely knows how to write a legit love story. I liked that it was basically like a Hallmark movie (big city professional woman meets small town rough man) but completely turned on its head with inverted tropes, inappropriate ocurrences, unexpected fallout, and suprising sincerity.

Jimenez does a great job at keeping her romance humorous and enveloping while still maintaining a plot line with character development. Both of these companion novels are about love, but also other huge, important concepts. This one in particular focuses on abuse and its different types, obligation to family/ found family, generation gaps, identity, and purpose. It is lighthearted and tense mixed together, just like life. You feel frustration with Alexis sometimes because it feels obvious what she should choose, but Jimenez, in that way, portrays what it's like to live with the effects of abuse and control.

Fair warning that this book has a higher level of spice than Yours Truly; they are not comparable in that manner.

A couple things that bugged me were how many times people "blinked at one another" and "sucked air through their teeth." I'm surprised an editor didn't point out the overuse of those descriptors. Also, I love The Princess Bride, but somehow I found the use of quotes from it a little cheesy. I don't think it's an actual or valid piece of criticism on my part haha, but I guess it just came off as incongruent to me. Lastly, I'm not a huge fan of the "acts of God/magic" thing. Random things happen in the book that have no explanation other than divine intervention. They're never explained, and it's a bit cheesy.

I don't factor audiobook performance into the star rating of the book itself, but I give both Julia Whelan and Zachary Webber 5⭐️'s.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Excrement, Abortion, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

hannah_the_bookworm's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Blood, Medical content, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail