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The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez

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laheath's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

Disclaimer: Yes, I'm still reading this series out of order. Although Kristen's and Sloan's stories continue from book #1, enough was explained that I easily understood what was going on, but I hear book #1 will still be gut-wrenching when I get to it.

I enjoyed the humor and how the friendship developed between Sloan and Jason. As it turns into romance, it's easy to believe that Jason is the perfect man because his character is so well-written as caring and protective. He is constantly thinking of Sloan's needs before his own, although his music career is quickly taking off. Once again, the author tackled some sensitive subjects appropriately, keeping the story real. Of course, there are some obstacles and conflicts along the way, but the ending tied everything together neatly which I liked. This was just one of those fun, romantic stories that was great to escape into. Great author's note, too.

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abbypeekreads's review

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emotional funny medium-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

3.75

After reading and not falling in love with The Friend Zone, I was a bit hesitant to pick this book up. I loved Sloan as a character and wanted to hear more of her story, but I was a bit put off after the previous book. But I'm happy I decided to pick it up despite my worries!

Let me just start by talking about Jason. I'm not kidding when I say he's one of my favorite male leads I've ever seen in a book. I did not expect to like him as much as I did, but it's hard not to love him with the way he acted with and towards Sloan. He was sweet, caring, protective, and I loved how straight-forward he was with his intentions.

Their journey was also not what I had been expecting, but in a great way. I didn't really have many expectations to begin with, but I truly had so much fun following along with their relationship. They had their ups and downs, but it was a beautiful journey from start to finish of two people falling hard and fast for each other and navigating difficult life circumstances together.

That said, the writing wasn't my favorite. Some of it felt really cheesy, and again there was a lot of telling rather than showing. And I do wish we could've seen more of Sloan processing her grief. I understand that time has passed since the accident, and the point of this story was for Sloan to move past it and start living again, but I wanted to hear more about why she was starting to feel okay again and how she was working through things.

Even so, I would still recommend this book! This love story was so sweet and fun to read. I'm looking forward to reading more from Jimenez soon.

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hayleyw's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

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courtneyfalling's review

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emotional funny hopeful fast-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? It's complicated

3.5

Well... it was definitely better than The Friend Zone (https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/90f78ed5-d681-4e16-be7f-d4b650bff02d). I liked Sloane a lot as a strong-willed, creative, determined-against-all-odds MC. This book also explores grief and unexpected young widowhood pretty well, all things considered. I had mixed feelings a lot of the way through about Lola's presentation and stereotype (misogyny!), but I think this ultimately ends in a good place without simplifying how either Lola or Jason experienced it. There's one random crappy homophobic conversation for like, no reason? Which I think stuck with me because it highlights a lot of my vague issues with sexuality, sex, and gender in these books. To a lesser extent than The Friend Zone but still to a noticeable extent, Jimenez simply cannot figure out how to really write fairly balanced, feminist cishet relationships in the way I think she thinks she is.

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jackiepreston's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted reflective medium-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? No

2.75

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midnightbelles's review

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emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.0

I started this book with pretty low expectations but I was hooked from the first chapter. The story revolves around Sloan who’s fiancé died two years ago and Jason who is a famous musician. Jason’s lost dog jumps into the roof of her car and she spends two weeks trying to contact Jason to pick him up with no luck. Once she and Jason do get in contact they quickly begin to fall for each other.

I do agree that this is a fairytale romance (as in, this would never happen in real life), but I enjoyed it despite that. I liked seeing the growth Sloan had, their cheesy moments together, and I also really loved Kristen and Josh’s relationship with Sloan. The book is really fast paced in my opinion He bought an engagement ring after only knowing her for a month
and I felt like some of their relationship issues we’re stupid if I’m being honest (They definitely could’ve been solved quicker if they just stopped and thought things through). But overall this was a really cute and quick read and I would definitely read it again.

P.s. LISTEN TO THE SONGS WHILE YOU READ!!! It literally adds so much to the story and some of the songs fit so well. It makes the reading experience so much better :)

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roebschter's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful 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

5.0

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sadielsullivan's review

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emotional funny lighthearted reflective 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

4.25

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angelaf's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

Sloan is still grieving the death of her fiancée when a stray dog leads her to rock star Jaxon Waters. They connect instantly, but Sloan doesn’t know if she can adjust to life with a rock star just when she is feeling like herself again. Read if you enjoy: The Friend Zone, contemporary romance, growing through grief, dogs

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bandteesandbooks's review

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emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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