Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez

76 reviews

ckreads28's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

There were a few things that drove me crazy such as the miscommunication trope and I wish Kristen didn't string along her first boyfriend. I know she was trying to find her happiness with the cards she was dealt, but it doesn't mean you stop using your voice.

However I did love her friendship with Sloan and I loved Josh's friendship with Sloan's fiancee. The found family feeling of the firehouse in general.

The character arcs and growth did take a bit to get there but it when they did, I was proud of them. 

The author's note did raise my rating because I feel you deserve to know you are not alone in your diagnoses or journey.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Violence, and Car accident

breelong4happilyeverafter23's review

emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.25

Loved the MMC. The FMC got on my nerves sooooo much! I needed her to allow the other person in the “relationship” to make an informed decision instead of making it for them. If it hadn’t been for that, I would have rated this higher. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content, Car accident, Infertility, and Medical trauma

Minor: Pregnancy

100_pages_hr's review against another edition

emotional inspiring lighthearted sad fast-paced

5.0

This is my original review from when I first read the paperpack:

This book started out light and funny and cute. Then it got deep. I couldn't put it down. Then I finished it and it made me moody and sad because lots of it hit way too close to home. Had I known some of the triggers would I have avoided reading it? Maybe. But maybe not. Sometimes we need to read the hard books. Sometimes we need to read the books that make us cry.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, Death, Infertility, Medical trauma, Blood, Medical content, and Cursing

hannah_brynne05's review

challenging emotional 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 don’t know how i didn’t cry reading  this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Infertility, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Death, and Car accident

macchiatojen's review against another edition

emotional funny sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Death, and Grief

laurenkimoto's review

emotional funny sad fast-paced

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

3.25

I was vibing with this book for the first half but the last third nope 

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Content Warnings

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

slugwifereads's review

DNFed at 27%. 

✨she’s not like other girls, she’s worse ✨ 

I could see where the story was going with a miracle pregnancy angle, and I really disliked that with her infertility storyline. I also couldn’t hear one more time how she was “not like other girls” - it made it feel like it was written by a 17-year old boy. I enjoyed her other series but this one isn’t for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility

Moderate: Medical trauma, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Misogyny

heathab's review against another edition

challenging sad medium-paced

3.0

This broke my heart and didn’t really give the HEA that I needed as expecting from a romance book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, and Medical trauma

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

lhamilton2835's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

Another home run by Abby Jimenez. I am reading the books in this series totally out of order but it has not interfered with my enjoyment of them. I love how her characters face challenges in life and overcome them and even though there is a happily ever after there is still some unresolved challenges just like in real life. She is quickly becoming an author that I would prebuy a book coming out and know that I will enjoy it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Medical trauma, and Infertility