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noellegrace8's review against another edition
- 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
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
And then, I'm also a bit mad that his ex-girlfriend and the younger brother
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.
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.marioosa517's review against another edition
- 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
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
juanat77's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Cursing, Grief, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Blood, Sexual content, Chronic illness, Vomit, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Medical content, and Pregnancy
callie_castle's review against another edition
- 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
2.75
I am well aware that trauma changes the brain. I’m a person who has faced their own trauma in life -but everything Brianna did in the last third is completely inexcusable. She was beyond cruel and quite frankly how Jacob handled the way she treated him has me worried for his wellbeing.
I’m so disappointed that this book ruined everything it had built and destroyed its own story. A single book should not manage to jump the shark like this.
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Infertility, Medical content, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Cursing, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Classism, Infertility, Infidelity, Medical trauma, and Blood
Minor: Vomit and Injury/Injury detail
readwithria's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Briana and Jacob are so perfect for each other. Their chemistry is off the charts, and they have such a deep understanding of each other’s needs and how best to support the other. I loved reading about their love so much.
Fake dating and forced proximity will always be some of my favorite tropes. Having so much time on the page spent with both characters together is exactly what I want in a romance!
The therapy rep, anxiety rep, strong family bonds, and deep friendships supported the rest of this book so well! Jacob and Bri’s families are so excellently written, as are the rest of the secondary characters. Abby Jimenez did such a great job of developing all of the characters in this book, and I love how they all fit together.
The one thing that bothered me was how little they communicated for so long, especially Briana. Having Jacob’s anxiety monologue running made perfect sense, but there were so many times when Bri was so close to getting actually useful information if she just voiced the question she had in her head.
I will definitely be reading more by Abby Jimenez. 4.5 stars.
Graphic: Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness
Moderate: Cursing, Chronic illness, Vomit, Pregnancy, Blood, Infidelity, and Sexual content
Minor: Alcohol, Medical trauma, and Miscarriage
reads2cope's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Infidelity, Medical content, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Gaslighting
kfmcf's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I liked "Part of Your World". I didn't love it, but I still thought it was sweet and enjoyable. This one *irked* me. For a few reasons:
1) there are slow burns and then there are books that just need a bit of editing to trim the fat. This was the latter. Was it egregious? No. But it was a bit of a slog.
2) Jacob's anxiety was pretty unbelievable. I suffer from pretty terrible anxiety, specially social anxiety and have had my own journey of working through it. Everyone is unique so I don't expect monolithic occurrences, but my issue really lies in the fact that we knew nothing about Jacob OUTSIDE of his anxiety. That was it. And it felt like Briana liked him because she could mold him to what she needed.
3) I remember having a little bit of a problem with Jimenez's writing in POYW (in the first series so much) but I thought she had grown as a writer. This prose felt really immature and also didn't feel natural for people under 40 to use as dialogue. Does anyone under 40 use "u" and "r" while texting?
4) This book was ableist. The dog's name is Lieutenant Dan as an homage to "Forrest Gump". Cute. However, when acknowledging this reference, he is just referred to as "the amputee from Forrest Gump." ??! Excuse me?! There are so many less offensive ways to saw who the character is - Gary Sinise's character, the man who loses his leg in the Vietnam War, Forrest's shipmate. Just...insensitive. And outside of Briana's family the diversity of the characters feels very shoehorned in and ingenuine. Can we stop just referring to characters as Asian? It's an entire continent with a plethora of countries and cultures.
5) This one is a spoiler.
6) We get it. You own Nadia Cakes. 5 mentions is too many mentions. And even beyond that it was a lot of brand name and pop culture dropping, jeepers.
7) This is one of the most atrocious examples of miscommunication I have ever encountered. Tbh I am a miscommunication apologist BUT i do think that miscommunication has what i consider two paths it can go down: missed communication and withheld communication. Missed communication is par for the course for relationships. It's crossed wires, mistakes, saying the wrong things. Withheld communication is when you DON'T TALK TO EACH OTHER AND FESTER OVER INCORRECT INFORMATION. Briana is a 35-year-old woman. This felt like high school nonsense. It was so so much of the book. It was the ENTIRETY of act 2.
I truly believe there was a solid and lovely idea here that just got muddled by mishandled tropes and overexaggeration. This is the 2nd strike for this author for me (looking at you "The Friend Zone") and I'll give her a 3rd, but oof...begrudgingly. And only because I liked two of her other books.
Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Abandonment, and Medical content
Moderate: Sexual content, Cursing, Suicide, Ableism, Death, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Blood, Infertility, Suicide attempt, Vomit, and Miscarriage
jacquibear's review
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Pregnancy, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Medical content and Sexual content
Minor: Blood, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Vomit
stephmcoakley's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Miscarriage, Vomit, Abandonment, Blood, Chronic illness, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Pregnancy
roget's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Medical content, Mental illness, Infidelity, and Abandonment
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Blood, and Miscarriage