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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
inspiring
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
I’m ready to read every single book by Abby. My heart is full after this one. ❤️❤️
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.