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The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez

29 reviews

rachel_taylor97's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol and Grief

kristiesbooknook's review

emotional inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death

Minor: Addiction and Alcohol

laurensalisbury's review

1.0

The internalized misogyny in the Jimenez books I've read have officially put me off any of her stuff now. The fact that she cannot write any side female characters that aren't referred to as "crazy" or "bitches" is too much to be forced to slog through. The Lola character and the way every other character talks about her made me cringe at first and then just finally pissed me off. The fact that she was compared to Lohan who we know now was exploited just makes it even more clear that Jimenez has some stuff to work through when it comes to women.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Alcohol

thaliareads's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful sad tense 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

5.0

I really appreciated that this book didn't make Sloan and Jason's budding relationship easy. They were coming from very different situations, points in life, and circumstances. It was nice to see their bond grow and develop as they faced different milestones in their relationship - and I think it was appropriate to see that it wasn't always easy and required a lot of compromise on both sides. Overall this book was full of lots of entertaining twists and turns. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Abandonment, Drug use, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Death, Car accident, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Infidelity

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Stalking, Violence, and Animal cruelty

Sloan's fiancé had died prior to the book in a motorcycle accident. Drug and alcohol use and abuse related to a side character that fell victim to the entertainment industry. Some minor animal neglect leading to Sloan finding Tucker at the start of the novel.

bedtimesandbooks's review

emotional hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Sexual content, Pregnancy, Infidelity, and Stalking

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

cady_sass's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad 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

5.0

Will Abby Jimenez ever write a book that doesn’t make me cry like a baby? All signs point to no! 

Side note: you do not have to read the friend zone in order to enjoy this, it reads fine as a stand alone. HOWEVER the love and appreciation for Sloane is amplified x100000 if you do. 
Side note 2: it really, really bothers me that they chose to name him “Jackson Waters” when there’s already a band by that name, it did mess me up at the beginning but I cannot detract a star for it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Vomit, Gaslighting, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Medical content, and Mental illness

eligru's review

challenging emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Sexual content

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Car accident, Drug abuse, Self harm, and Vomit

btwnprintedpgs's review

emotional hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Self harm

Minor: Infidelity, Vomit, and Animal death

baileyjanetee's review

emotional hopeful slow-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Car accident, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Addiction, Alcohol, Death, and Grief

wordinessa's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? No

4.5

I'm really growing to love Abby Jimenez. Sloan and Jason are both lovable characters, doing their best to love one another through extraordinary circumstances. Sloan's grief feels natural and not forced, especially considering that this book takes place two years after her fiance's death. While Jason's facing the dramatic consequences of fame, he himself is down-to-earth and loveable and it makes their relationship relatable despite the circumstances. And Tucker! Tucker, of course, can do no wrong. Plus, I'm a sucker for a book that comes with its own playlist. I personally recommend skipping "The Friend Zone" itself and starting with this one right here. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Stalking, Drug abuse, Alcohol, and Vomit

Minor: Pregnancy