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Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez

235 reviews

booklvrkat's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad 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

5.0

“And just so you know, there is no greater show of love than someone bringing you food without being told.” 
 
Dr. Briana’s world is spiraling, her divorce is finalizing, her brother is in kidney failure waiting for a donor, and she’s got to fight a new doctor for the promotion she wants. She’s almost ready to throw her hands up in the air and give up when the most gorgeous man in the world walks into her world at the hospital. Little did she know that this was the doctor that all the nurses on the ward are miserable about. Dr. Jacob Maddox has social anxiety, and the woman that just broke his phone is beautiful, how can he ask her “out loud” to fix it and not fall into a complete and utter mess in her presence. 
 
“Jacob made me feel safe. He was like a living lullaby. A softly spoken word. The smell of coffee and toast in the morning or a cozy fleece blanket. The rain pattering on the roof on a day where you don’t have to go anywhere or do anything.” 
 
Dr. Jacob Maddox is absolutely my new book boyfriend, don’t tell my husband. I was finishing this story in traffic this morning *cackling*. Don’t get me wrong, there are plenty of huge emotional moments in this book, but I loved the laugh out loud moments, most of them came from the letters these two started writing to each other. The support that they gave to one another, without the other realizing it, just made my heart thump. Completely and utterly in love with this author’s writing. 
 
CW/TW: Divorce, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Cheating, Organ donation 
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savannahsshelf's review

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  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Don’t even know what to say that was just so amazing 
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vanessagrausam's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted 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

4.5

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ivi_reads_books's review against another edition

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emotional funny 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

I liked how the main characters slowly fell in love with it each other the way it could have happened in real life. And Abby Jimenez knows how to write situational humor. This book made me laugh out loud a few times.

The one thing I didn't enjoy was the part about organ donation. It felt forced to me. 
Why complicate the relationship of the main characters by him wanting to donate a kidney to her brother anonymously? And you guessed it, everyone finds out
. In the author's note explains why this topic is near and dear to her heart, which I understand.

I would definitely recommend it to anyone who likes romance novels that are on the more realistic side and who like a slow burn
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noellegrace8's review against another edition

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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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bluebelle_reads's review against another edition

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emotional funny 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

4.5

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runbeck's review against another edition

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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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charlotte_marchand's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted relaxing 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? Yes

3.5

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readandfindout's review against another edition

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emotional medium-paced

4.25

Style/writing: 4.5 stars
Themes: 4.5 stars
Characters: 5 stars
Plot: 3.5 stars
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aepompu's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful 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

Absolutely loved this book. Could not put it down. The MMC was top tier book boyfriend material. The romance was swoony and mature and believable. Real people with real problems falling in love. I ate this up. 

🌶️/5
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