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btwnprintedpgs's review against another edition
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Alcohol
Moderate: Bullying, Self harm, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Infidelity, and Vomit
kenrosecar's review against another edition
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? Yes
5.0
I don’t know what it is about this book-maybe I just haven’t read a cheesy love story in a while-but I couldn’t put it down! I loved the storyline of the dog bringing them together and tying them together throughout the story. I feel like I also have a new perspective about the crazy lives of celebrities. It was a little bit of an emotional roller coaster there at the end. My heart felt the depth of the love they had for each other when they were together and the heart-wrenching heartbreak they experienced when they were apart. Shamelessly, tears were cried at the end. One of my favorite reads!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing and Self harm
a_sprinkling_of_books's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
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? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Mental illness
Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Stalking
caseybottiger's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Self harm
savvyrosereads'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
4.0
Rating: 4/5 stars
The Happy Ever After Playlist features a young woman (also a character in The Friend Zone—redacting her name here so as not to spoil that one!) learning to move on from a traumatic life event and falling in love with a famous musician (and his adorable dog).
I had mixed feelings about The Friend Zone, but everyone told me the sequels were better and BOY were they right! I devoured the first half of this book, which was adorable perfection—Jason instantly became one of my top leading men ever, and the FMC’s journey was so raw and real but also touching and inspiring.
If the book had ended around the mid-way point it would probably have been a five star read for me. As it was, I thought the back half felt a bit contrived and repetitive, and really doubled down on the miscommunication trope (which I rarely enjoy). It also really emphasized the insta-love aspect of the plot, which made it all feel a bit too cheesy and unrealistic.
That said, the ending, while over-the-top, was ADORABLE, and my feelings about this book lean WAY more to positive than negative! So many reviews I’ve read and people I’ve spoken to say Abby Jimenez is a writer where each book is a little bit better than the one before, and if that’s the case, I cannot WAIT to read the third book in this trilogy.
Recommended to anyone, but especially if you like: music/playlists in books; cute dog characters; cheesy cinematic endings
CW: Grief; stalking/threats; drug abuse/use; self-harm
The Happy Ever After Playlist features a young woman (also a character in The Friend Zone—redacting her name here so as not to spoil that one!) learning to move on from a traumatic life event and falling in love with a famous musician (and his adorable dog).
I had mixed feelings about The Friend Zone, but everyone told me the sequels were better and BOY were they right! I devoured the first half of this book, which was adorable perfection—Jason instantly became one of my top leading men ever, and the FMC’s journey was so raw and real but also touching and inspiring.
If the book had ended around the mid-way point it would probably have been a five star read for me. As it was, I thought the back half felt a bit contrived and repetitive, and really doubled down on the miscommunication trope (which I rarely enjoy). It also really emphasized the insta-love aspect of the plot, which made it all feel a bit too cheesy and unrealistic.
That said, the ending, while over-the-top, was ADORABLE, and my feelings about this book lean WAY more to positive than negative! So many reviews I’ve read and people I’ve spoken to say Abby Jimenez is a writer where each book is a little bit better than the one before, and if that’s the case, I cannot WAIT to read the third book in this trilogy.
Recommended to anyone, but especially if you like: music/playlists in books; cute dog characters; cheesy cinematic endings
CW: Grief; stalking/threats; drug abuse/use; self-harm
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Self harm, and Stalking
annahamburger's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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
4.75
Another poignant story! This one balances the light the and heavy that comes with life. A hopeful story that unfolds about our FMC finding love after loss.
In this book we get to see Sloan's character be fleshed out as well as meet Jason. Kristen continues to be a central character and I was happy to see her and peak into her life after her "happily ever after". Josh unfortunately sort of faded to a side character, I was hoping to get to know him better from the outside since their book really focused on Kristen.
I enjoyed Sloan and Jason's character development and complicated and nuanced reactions to real relationship barriers (not everyone is a rockstar but jobs have been known to transfer people or require travel).
This book got emotional reactions out of me such as- smiling, laughing, and crying.
In this book we get to see Sloan's character be fleshed out as well as meet Jason. Kristen continues to be a central character and I was happy to see her and peak into her life after her "happily ever after". Josh unfortunately sort of faded to a side character, I was hoping to get to know him better from the outside since their book really focused on Kristen.
I enjoyed Sloan and Jason's character development and complicated and nuanced reactions to real relationship barriers (not everyone is a rockstar but jobs have been known to transfer people or require travel).
This book got emotional reactions out of me such as- smiling, laughing, and crying.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, Grief, and Abandonment
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Alcohol
Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
monmon517'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Death, Self harm, and Car accident
katerdate's review against another edition
emotional
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
3.5
I have mixed feelings about this. I think it was overall very good, the characters are fun and have good chemistry. Some of their actions/thought processes weren’t very believable. Also the whole playlist thing had nothing to do with the book. I thought that was dumb. Also I wish that not every loose end was tied up so nicely.
Also they seemed very co-dependant and there were thin attempts to make the relationship seem healthier.
Also they seemed very co-dependant and there were thin attempts to make the relationship seem healthier.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Sexual content
Minor: Drug abuse and Self harm
kaylahcc's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
relaxing
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? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Self harm, Grief, and Car accident
abbypeekreads's review against another edition
emotional
funny
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
3.75
After reading and not falling in love with The Friend Zone, I was a bit hesitant to pick this book up. I loved Sloan as a character and wanted to hear more of her story, but I was a bit put off after the previous book. But I'm happy I decided to pick it up despite my worries!
Let me just start by talking about Jason. I'm not kidding when I say he's one of my favorite male leads I've ever seen in a book. I did not expect to like him as much as I did, but it's hard not to love him with the way he acted with and towards Sloan. He was sweet, caring, protective, and I loved how straight-forward he was with his intentions.
Their journey was also not what I had been expecting, but in a great way. I didn't really have many expectations to begin with, but I truly had so much fun following along with their relationship. They had their ups and downs, but it was a beautiful journey from start to finish of two people falling hard and fast for each other and navigating difficult life circumstances together.
That said, the writing wasn't my favorite. Some of it felt really cheesy, and again there was a lot of telling rather than showing. And I do wish we could've seen more of Sloan processing her grief. I understand that time has passed since the accident, and the point of this story was for Sloan to move past it and start living again, but I wanted to hear more about why she was starting to feel okay again and how she was working through things.
Even so, I would still recommend this book! This love story was so sweet and fun to read. I'm looking forward to reading more from Jimenez soon.
Let me just start by talking about Jason. I'm not kidding when I say he's one of my favorite male leads I've ever seen in a book. I did not expect to like him as much as I did, but it's hard not to love him with the way he acted with and towards Sloan. He was sweet, caring, protective, and I loved how straight-forward he was with his intentions.
Their journey was also not what I had been expecting, but in a great way. I didn't really have many expectations to begin with, but I truly had so much fun following along with their relationship. They had their ups and downs, but it was a beautiful journey from start to finish of two people falling hard and fast for each other and navigating difficult life circumstances together.
That said, the writing wasn't my favorite. Some of it felt really cheesy, and again there was a lot of telling rather than showing. And I do wish we could've seen more of Sloan processing her grief. I understand that time has passed since the accident, and the point of this story was for Sloan to move past it and start living again, but I wanted to hear more about why she was starting to feel okay again and how she was working through things.
Even so, I would still recommend this book! This love story was so sweet and fun to read. I'm looking forward to reading more from Jimenez soon.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Self harm, Sexual content, and Grief