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Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez

4 reviews

btwnprintedpgs's review

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hopeful lighthearted reflective tense fast-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

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cady_sass's review

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challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

Abby Jimenez has me in a CHOKEHOLD and I’m not mad about at all. Fake dating, forced proximity, mental & physical health issue representation. What else can a girl ask for? 
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midnightbelles's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

I think plot wise I enjoyed this a little more than the happily ever after playlist(my favorite of Jimenez’s books) just because this felt a smidge more realistic (it’s still a whirlwind romance but they had a little more depth to them imo).

 I do think that this was a little longer than it needed to be and I got frustrated once I hit their 85th relationship speed bump.
Once the wedding hit it should’ve been the epilogue and then the end. I do think seeing him fight for her was interesting and a good plot point but I feel like it should’ve been introduced earlier on. It kinda just popped up right as they hit their peak romance plot. Also about 75% of the book was miscommunication and that trope frustrates me so much!! Combined with his Anxiey I wanted to smack some sense into them both   But that just made the ending a little bit more satisfying I guess.
Overall though this was a sweet and slightly emotional read. 
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kendra_reads's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

Part of your World altered my brain chemistry when I read it back in July of 2022. It was everything I wanted in a romance book and scratched an itch in the back of my brain that I didn't even know was there. After meeting Bri as a side character in that book and seeing little glimpses about her life I was ecstatic to learn that she would be getting her own love story and it didn't disappoint! Bri was as funny and charismatic as she was in POYW and I loved being in the side of her head. She is a character that is impossible not to love.

Then there is Jacob. Jacob, Jacob, Jacob. As someone who also struggles with social anxiety and is a major introvert, his character hit a little too close to home throughout the book. At times it was like holding up a mirror to my inner thoughts and putting it on display for the entire world to see. His social anxiety was handled with such care. I am in awe. Like Daniel from POYW Jacob is the ultimate cinnamon roll hero (an introverted cinnamon roll obviously). He and Bri are so well matched for each other. I could FEEL their love. I didn't expect for this to be a slow-burn romance given how POYW played out but this slow burn was BURNING!! Watching Jacob and Bri evolve from strangers to friends to lovers was beautiful. They took the time to learn each other and SHOW UP for each other time and time again!!! Don't even get me started on the letters!!!! I was tearing up reading a few of them.

Other things I loved:
- The dialogue!! The banter between Bri and Jacob was everything!! I even love the conversations between Bri and his family members. Very funny and heartfelt and real!

- Jacob and Bri's immediate family!! Benny broke my heart and put it back together. I was so happy for him come the end of this book. Jacob's grandfather was HILARIOUS and I love his mom!!



I do wish that plot was a little more ironed out.
They played up the chief of emergency medicine position at the beginning and then that was dropped and never really talked about again until the epilogue. Secondly, Levi's character really came out of nowhere and felt random. Since his relationship with Bri caused Jacob much anxiety I wish he would've been introduced earlier in the book or we saw the moment of them meeting up to get drinks with Levi and his new gf. I also wish that this book contained a bit more of the magic that made POYW so special but I'm happy for the little bit we got of them in Wakan and seeing that the universe also wanted Bri and Jacob together as much as it wanted Daniel and Alexis together.


Overall I LOVED LOVED LOVED this book! I highlighted so many things. In one chapter alone I had over 30 highlights!!! Abby Jimenez was writing like her rent, gas, and electric was due!! I have grown very attached to this little universe she has created and can't wait to see what she does next! 
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