Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Life's Too Short by Abby Jimenez

76 reviews

magnoliophyta's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Terminal illness, and Addiction

Moderate: Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Death of parent and Car accident

karolinaz's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death of parent, Addiction, Abandonment, Mental illness, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Ableism, Car accident, Sexual content, Medical content, Addiction, Drug abuse, Stalking, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

monmon517's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness, Addiction, and Mental illness

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

kaylahcc's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness

Moderate: Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Mental illness

Minor: Death of parent

rebelbooks101's review against another edition

emotional informative lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I want to say it’s been a while since I’ve loved a book but that’s mainly because i haven’t read a lot this year. This was wonderful and made me both happy and sad at the same time. It can be heavy at times so if you want something light and fluffy I wouldn’t recommend it however it does have a lot of sweet moments despite the heavy times. I’m still in between a 4.5 and a 5 star but I really enjoyed this book. I loved the characters and their relationship was adorable. I found them relateable and the conflict made sense. Can’t say I loved how it was resolved but at the same time I don’t think I would’ve liked it the other way either. I’ve definitely held off on reading from this author before though she has been on my radar but I will definitely be checking out her other books soon!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Mental illness

mai_day's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness and Chronic illness

Moderate: Addiction and Mental illness

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

anovelglimpse's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted relaxing sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I loved the narration on this audiobook. So good. I also loved this story. It was sweet, fun, emotional, sad at times, cute. So many different things. The epilogue was almost too good to be true based on the ALS worries that were woven throughout the story.

CW: ALS, drug addiction, mental illness 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

laheath'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

For a genre I don't read very often, this was hard to put down and I'll definitely be reading more from this author. I've heard this Friend Zone series can be read as stand-alone novels, so I'm hoping that's right. I thoroughly enjoyed the story of Adrian and Vanessa. Some reviewers have mentioned that it's too syrupy sweet for them, but I felt there was enough real life in this to balance both characters often reflecting on their feelings. They're both successful in their careers, and dealing with dysfunctional families, while Vanessa may be facing a diagnosis of ALS. Their relationship has its hurdles, somewhat predictably, but that and the side characters all make for a great, emotional story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug abuse, and Mental illness

Minor: Alcohol, Death of parent, Car accident, Dementia, Sexual content, and Panic attacks/disorders

this_momma_is_booked's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Wow. I was blown away by how much I loved this book. I have really enjoyed Abby Jimenez's other books, but this one really topped them. Abby was really able to create characters that we could connect with. She did something that is really difficult to do for many writers - create a completely believable conflict in which neither character is wrong in their position. I could see the merit to both Vanessa and Adrian's stance on what Vanessa should do regarding her life's path. I could genuinely understand why Vanessa would keep Adrian in the dark just as I could understand Adrian's feeling of betrayal. Abby created a beautiful story that is a romance, of course, but - at its core - a vehicle to show us that life really is too short to get hung up on the little things. 

This is one of the few books I can think of where it would have ended just as beautifully if it didn't have a happily ever after. Sure, it wouldn't be considered a romance technically at that point, but it would still be a beautiful story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Abandonment, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Addiction and Mental illness

Minor: Car accident

kellydarla's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Medical content, Terminal illness, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Excrement, Grief, and Addiction

Minor: Pregnancy and Vomit