Reviews

Life's Too Short by Abby Jimenez

sesanzone's review

emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

Eh, the first two books in the series were far better. 

ashleys_endless_tbrlist's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

This book was a whole other level than the others and a whole lot more heart breaking - on top of the grief and heart ache in the first two novels. 

Have tissues handy and be ready to cry. 

Vanessa’s view on life is beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time. She is a strong independent woman. But she is also stubborn. Adrian is a control freak who suffers from panic attacks, anxiety, and struggles to truly open up and trust others. Until Vanessa. Together they learn to lean on one another and stop trying to be the fixers of a situation. 

Discussions of Mental Health, ALS, Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Addiction, Foster Care, Adoption, Love at first sight, travel, holding on to hope, are all a part of their story. 

I hope for a novella someday to see where they may ultimately end up. 

Such a beautiful story and I can’t remember the last time I cried so much reading a romance book. 

Read this series! 🫶🫶🫶

taylormichele's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted 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

4.75

Omg I was OBSESSED with this book. Adrian, Vanessa, and baby Grace were absolutely adorable. Their meet cute has been one of my absolute favorites of all time. I loved the mental health rep as well as the ALS rep. Seeing Vanessa and Adrian become friends and an adorable little family unit including the geriatric chihuahua was actually hysterical. Watching Vanessa plan out her bucket list and essentially her death was very eye opening. But i absolutely LOVED Adrian and how he started to open up to Vanessa’s way of life and her bright personality. And helped her with the goals she had for her family. You could see in the little things he did how he was always there for her and baby grace. I actually understood the 3A breakup and wasn’t upset at all that it happened. It made complete sense and made the ending soooooo much sweeter. Speaking of the ending I’m obviously not going to spoil it HOWEVER……The beach scene at the end will live rent free in my brain for years to come. 

FAVORITE QUOTES:

“Sometimes I feel like I’m spinning. Like I’m in a tornado and I can’t ever stop moving and the only time I feel still is when I’m with you.”

“You are the flood, Vanessa. You pour into me, washing away everything that I used to think mattered and then filling me up to the top until I’m drowned in nothing but you.”

“You’re my soul mate. I’ll find you in the next life. Like I found you in this one.”

cherilynn's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

5.0

jen_palk_reads's review

5.0

Gosh! This book had me laughing out loud and crying! Such a great love story!

lj99's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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? It's complicated

4.75

I cried. Abby Jimenez ALWAYS pulls on my heartstrings and I can’t help but get so emotionally attached. She just makes you feel so much for these characters and I can’t help but fall in love with them. The only reason this isn’t a true five star read is because it is so incredibly unrealistic I can’t even begin to explain this is the definition of a man written by a women and they truly don’t exist like this in real like I’m sorry BUT if this is the only touch of love I get for the rest of my life I’m glad it’s in books like this

agallivan's review

4.5

Main character takes in her newborn niece while her sister is living with a substance use disorder. Their family has a hereditary ALS gene, so she’ll likely die young. Falls in love with the neighbor. Really liked it

mariasell12's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

asass's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring 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

4.0

22meghan's review

emotional

4.0