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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
smilagros'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Medical content, Vomit, and Grief
tigerkind's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Abandonment
Moderate: Vomit, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Terminal illness
Minor: Medical content and Violence
juanat77's review against another edition
- 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
jenniferbbookdragon'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? Yes
5.0
I will definitely be seeking out other books by Abby Jimenez.
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Infidelity, Alcohol, Medical content, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Vomit
fleur____'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Alcohol, Infidelity, Medical content, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy
dblue236'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
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment
Minor: Alcohol, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Medical content
liciaaaaa'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Pregnancy, Chronic illness, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Alcohol, Grief, Cursing, Infidelity, Abandonment, and Sexual content
Minor: Death and Vomit
meeklovestoread'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
Things I love:
- Jacob Maddox!!!!!😍 Oh my gosh! I love him! I love him! I love him! He's literally the standard and the ultimate book boyfriend! I can't even count the amount of times I was smiled and cried over the things that he did for Briana in this book. Ugh, it makes me teary-eyed just thinking about it. He's the embodiment of comfort. He feels like home! I hope everyone finds themselves a Jacob!🥰
- Briana Ortiz! I love her too! Her spunk, her attitude, her charisma, her just overall care for her loved ones!
- Jacob x Briana!❤️ The chemistry was off the charts. Every scene they had, they delivered! The inside jokes, the letters, their little phrases to each other, etc. I loved how attentive BOTH characters are to each other's needs. Usually, it's always the man going out of his way to shower the girl so it's nice to see that both characters go out of their way to go above and beyond for one another. It was really nice to see! I love how Briana always went out of her way to defend Jacob even when he isn't around and I love how Jacob always prioritizes Briana's feelings and I love how they promise not to be "harmless" to one another.
This may be an unpopular opinion, but I think the third act conflict made sense. I love seeing Briana's reluctance to commit to Jacob because it honestly makes sense considering what she went through. I've never related to a situation more than when Briana broke down because she couldn't believe that Jacob could love her unconditionally and with good intentions. When going through the trauma that Briana went through you internalize not trusting your heart and ergo the decisions you make with it. And in turn, it may cause you to sabotage the one good thing you have in fear that it won't be true.😔 Reading those scenes made me realize just how traumatic my own experiences are and how feelings like this shouldn't go unmanaged because they really do leave a lasting imprint on you whether you notice it or not. I really admired how Jacob legit goes out of his way day in and day out to make sure Briana never has to question his love for her. I hope someone will do that for me one day!😟💕
- the anxiety representation; Now, I don't have anxiety, however, in stressful situations, I do tend to get very anxious so, although I couldn't relate to everything that Jacob was going through, I did relate to a lot of things that he said and thought about and it just felt so great to be seen! 🤧😢Becuase I check the routes of places before I drive too as well as parking. I like to check the menus before I order too (not due to anxiety though). And I tend to overthink every bad interaction I have too! Just soo many other things. The representation in this book was sooo good!
I liked how towards the end they're not pinning the two girls (Amy and Briana) against each other.
Things I didn't like:
- the miscommunication (but I hear that's common in all of Abby Jimenez's books so I guess I'll have to deal with it)
I thought it was sooo weird how the book was encouraging the siblings of Briana and Jacob to get together and that they actually did. That's so weird. They're literally brother and sister-in-law. lt contributed nothing to the story. We could've done without it. It was one of the few reasons why this book wasn't a five-star for me. That redundant addition to the story was so weird and literally did nothing for the story. Gave me the ick!😖🤮
Spice Rating: 🌶️.5/5
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Cursing, Abandonment, Cancer, and Medical content
Minor: Gaslighting, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Misogyny
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