Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez

82 reviews

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

mkewart's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted sad 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death, Mental illness, Grief, Infertility, and Chronic illness

beckybeth's review

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.0

I’ve read two books by this author-the first (part of your world) I wasn’t a fan of, and the second (yours truly) I adored. This read trite and often misogynistic- like the stereotypical male writing a romance.  For example:
“She was like a unicorn. A mythical creature. An honest, no-drama woman who didn’t bullshit and drank beer and cussed and didn’t care about what people thought of her. She was a unicorn, tucked in the body of an attractive woman with a great ass.”

And their romance turned my stomach seeing as she’s IN A RELATIONSHIP!! With a deported solider.The justifications for it? Just Gross. 

And then the tragedy hit. It was unnecessary and awful and did not need to be done. I guess solely to create a sequel? Absolutely Disgusting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Car accident, and Infertility

Moderate: Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Infidelity

huntea's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

3.75

PLEASE be careful - I was not prepared for a trauma that happened in the book and it really affected me. I have not been triggered by descriptions of car accidents before, but this one definitely got me. Otherwise, I enjoyed the book but definitely loved her later novels more. 

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Content Warnings

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

meschright's review

emotional funny reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Infertility, Death, and Medical trauma