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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
funny
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
It’s was good, I think was a bit too sad towards the end for me. Everything else was funny tho
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
sad
emotional
funny
sad
fast-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
Jesus. I don’t think I was prepared for this book. I have read and loved two other books by Jimenez (in the Part of Your World trilogy) and decided that I’d like to read from the beginning with her debut trilogy. I knew there would be emotions, but I was expecting a much lighter romance. It was light… until it wasn’t. Then it was just beautiful. I spent the last 40 pages or so basically ugly crying over every chapter.
The one part I really didn’t care for was the objectifying talk amongst the guys at the firehouse. It was shot down more than once, though, and mostly instigated by the asshole friend, Shawn. I guess there’s one in every group.
Trigger warning and somewhat of a spoiler here (although I tried to keep it vague) as well as more details below that are definitely a spoiler —>Short version: motor vehicle accident with a detailed account of the first response and hospital stay.
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The MMC’s best friend gets hit by a car while on a motorcycle. MMC is first on scene and is obviously traumatized by the friend’s condition. The hospital stay (medically induced coma) goes on for a while, resulting in the friend suffering a stroke and becoming brain dead. This might not trigger everyone, but I recently lost my mother to a very similar type of accident and hospital experience. It took me by surprise and I was a hot mess reading it, but I still loved the whole book!
The one part I really didn’t care for was the objectifying talk amongst the guys at the firehouse. It was shot down more than once, though, and mostly instigated by the asshole friend, Shawn. I guess there’s one in every group.
Trigger warning and somewhat of a spoiler here (although I tried to keep it vague) as well as more details below that are definitely a spoiler —>
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Infertility, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing
Audiobook
Thought I was getting a light-heated read, but I was hit with emotion, especially in the second half. (I teared up multiple times.) I was happy to see a book address fertility issues well since it's such a common issue.
Spoiler
I did take 1 star off for the surprise pregnancy at the end. I felt like it undermined the message that she was still a valuable person, even if she couldn't have kids.
Thought I was getting a light-heated read, but I was hit with emotion, especially in the second half. (I teared up multiple times.) I was happy to see a book address fertility issues well since it's such a common issue.
Spoiler
I did take 1 star off for the surprise pregnancy at the end. I felt like it undermined the message that she was still a valuable person, even if she couldn't have kids.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
tense
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
emotional
Abby Jimenez did it again. I loved this book. I loved the story and the characters. Every one of her books makes me cry, laugh, and feel deeply connected to the characters. I definitely cried my eyes out during this book! I loved the audiobook of this as well! I highly recommend. This book touches on topics like grief, infertility, and loss.
Geez, some of these reviews on this book are HARSH af... I wonder if they even read the author note that clearly stated this was basically based on true events... Every story is different, and I absolutely loved this one. From start to finish, I ate it up. The characters were complex and flawed, the relationships weren't black and white, this felt realistic and authentic. There are SO many real life stories out there of women struggling with infertility and some of them are able to have those miracles and some aren't - thats real. And that fucking devastating "thing" that happened in the last half, ugh omg such a tear jerker.
I audibly laughed, I had to dry my eyes at times, the banter was adorable, the MMC was lovable, and the FMC was stubborn and head strong, but relatable - well done Abby. I cannot wait to see what you do with Sloans story.
I audibly laughed, I had to dry my eyes at times, the banter was adorable, the MMC was lovable, and the FMC was stubborn and head strong, but relatable - well done Abby. I cannot wait to see what you do with Sloans story.
Ég er eitthvað hard to please akkúrat núna, haltu mér - slepptu mér hjá Kristen fór ekki nógu vel í mig og síðan fannst mér örlög Brandon leiðileg og óþörf.