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Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez

40 reviews

noellegrace8's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

A great romance read! The two main characters have serious chemistry and make one another better people. The writing is fantastic; their relationship comes to life on the page. And Jimenez really gets you to laugh with some of the depictions of scenes and characters' actions. She writes chronic anxiety well, what with the characters' constant mentioning of it and efforts to overcome issues in that area of their relationship. Plus, there are many quotable lessons learned within the course of the book, which I appreciated. I also felt interested by the big family that the main male love interest has, because larger families are kind of rare and I am 1 of 9.

I knocked off .25 for just a couple reasons. The first is that there is some contemporary language & concepts usage that is already not aging well. They're not offensive phrases or anything, but they're going to be considered cringey or dated after they stop being popular in a couple years. (Ex., using "epic" in drama talk)

I also think

Briana's pregnancy toward the end

is random and used a little too obviously as a plot device to create just another conflict for the new lovers, especially since

Alexis and Kelly both are also pregnant.

It seems as if the author is sort of saying that a relationship is actually at its most complete status, and most thrilling, when the couple

gets pregnant,

and I simply disagree with that blanket statement. Seeing the ex could have been a big enough issue on its own without that extra piece of backstory thrown in, especially one that is incredibly traumatic and therefore needed a building up throughout the novel if included at all.

And then, I'm also a bit mad that his ex-girlfriend and the younger brother

didn't get more of what they deserved for their backstabbing behavior,

even though Jacob

got over it easily enough in the end and said he hadn't necessarily ever actually loved her.

There are just some boundaries you don't cross, and they each could have chosen other people. And the family seemingly wanting to be okay with it was odd.

I don't factor audiobook performance into my star reviews, but I give both Kyla Garcia and Zachary Webber 5/5 easily. They are unique, not annoying, and did plenty of inflection without overdoing it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Medical content, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Minor: Cultural appropriation, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Death, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Addiction, Classism, Sexism, Eating disorder, and Blood

The content warnings are given at the beginning of the book, actually. General things to know are: a main character has anxiety, both main characters work at a medical facility and have come out of toxic relationships.

runbeck'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Abandonment

marioosa517's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Cursing, Infidelity, and Abandonment

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Blood, Alcohol, Vomit, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, and Grief

stefanireedmeyer's review

emotional funny hopeful fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, and Miscarriage

underscoresyd's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Misogyny, Infertility, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

nicoleeec's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Chronic illness, and Mental illness

Minor: Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, and Miscarriage

katiespec's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

Super cute, this is the second book by the author I’ve listened to and I enjoy them a lot. I like that it’s the male character that deals with mental health issues as often it’s the female characters that get anxiety and depression, but it’s a pleasant difference when both main characters deal with mental health struggles in different ways. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Chronic illness

Minor: Miscarriage and Suicidal thoughts

fleur____'s review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Alcohol, Infidelity, Medical content, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy

pianokeys's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Cursing, Death, Miscarriage, Medical content, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

jaelynna's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

Yours Truly was incredibly enjoyable to read! The characters were hilarious, and I loved their dynamic. Jacob was so perfect that his fictional nature was obvious, but it didn't bother me. Their banter and back-and-forth were funny and cute, and their support for each other was heartfelt. Like Jessica said, Jacob is a wonderful man.

Regarding what I didn't like:

• After a certain point, it felt like the characters kept misunderstanding each other, which could have been resolved with a simple conversation. It became tiresome, but I understand both had some form of trauma.

Here's what I'm not sure about:

• The unplanned pregnancy. I didn't expect the story to take this route given the short amount of time the characters knew each other. The mom was right; with two doctors, how did this happen?
• References to TikTok and current lingo really date the book. Every time a current reference came up, it threw me off and took me out of the story. It almost felt like the book had product placements for TikTok.

Overall, I really liked this book! It touched on heavy topics, while also giving you scenes to swoon and belly laugh at. It’s a great one to read with friends. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Miscarriage and Suicidal thoughts