Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez

9 reviews

mels_reading_log's review

emotional funny hopeful sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Once again, Abby Jimenez has written a book that I couldn’t put down. I’m in love with the characters of this book, especially Stuntman Mike, and their lives that are not Hallmark-perfect. As someone who had terrible periods and had a hysterectomy when I was 30, I can feel Kristen’s pain and how hard it is to go through such a thing. But having a partner who loves you unconditionally and can help you get through those insecurities is imperative. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Pregnancy, Car accident, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Medical content, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Blood, Chronic illness, Grief, Infertility, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Miscarriage and Panic attacks/disorders

kcdebi's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, and Infertility

amateur_bookworm's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.25

Genre: Contemporary romance, fiction 

My summary: Josh is a firefighter and fresh off of a break-up. He relocates from South Dakota to California to work with his best friend, Brandon. Brandon and his girlfriend, Sloan, are getting married soon and Josh finds himself thrown together with Kristen, Sloan’s best friend and her maid of honor, in his best man duties. Kristen has a long-term boyfriend who has been deployed, putting Josh solidly in the friend zone. As Kristen and Josh become friends and circumstances change, the attraction becomes undeniable between them but not without plenty of obstacles in their way of finding a happily ever after together. 

My thoughts: This book felt like such a journey. Sitting here and reflecting on the plot, it seems that the early events of the book happened a lifetime ago. Equal parts hopeful and heartbreaking, it wades into some heavy topics while also weaving together a love story. I enjoyed the witty banter, and I appreciated the realistic life events and the handling of some touchy subjects as main plot points. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Cursing, Death, Grief, Infertility, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Alcohol and Panic attacks/disorders

bee_wuud's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

I was in tears for the last 1/3 of this book. So much so, that it was hard to actually read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infertility, and Grief

Moderate: Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, and Emotional abuse

fxygchn's review

emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Car accident, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Body horror, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, and Injury/Injury detail

annahamburger's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad 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

5.0

This book deals with heavy topics and I highly recommend checking the content warnings. 

That being said I do feel the topics of infertility, mental illness, toxic parent child relationships, death, and grief were dealt with and presented gracefully, yet raw. 

Infertility is discussed frequently and in detail with a variety of emotions and projected outcomes in this story. 

I really enjoyed this book, and the writing was visceral and raw. Kristen was layered and real. 

I wish Josh had had more layers to him, as his POV helped flesh out Kristen more than himself. 

A thing I could have gone without was Josh's inner thoughts regarding Kristen as "not like other girls" and "cool and probably dated a college guy in high school".

I wish we could have spent more time in the "after" portion of the couples lives. I am hopeful to get glimpses of it in the sequels. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Infertility, Grief, Mental illness, Medical content, and Death

Moderate: Cursing, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Blood, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Gun violence, Alcohol, and Medical content

thecuriousbean's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Infertility, Medical content, Death, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual content, and Mental illness

Minor: Classism

emily_clay's review

challenging emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted relaxing sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Car accident, Alcohol, Cancer, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cursing

100_pages_hr's review against another edition

emotional funny slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I normally cannot tolerate audiobooks (I read super fast so 9.5 hours to listen to a book I could read in less than a third the time is really hard for me), but I've been wanting to try one with both male and female narrators and I loved this book so after trying the sample i decided to give it a shot.

I'm so glad I did. These 2 narrators were fantastic and fit Josh and Kristen perfectly.

It is hard to say if I would have loved it as much the first time through. A lot of my enjoyment was hearing what is already read come to life in their voices.

I would definitely try audiobooks narrated by either of these 2 again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Grief, Infertility, Medical trauma, and Sexual content

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Miscarriage