Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Life's Too Short by Abby Jimenez

70 reviews

goodboibeefs's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Terminal illness

Minor: Abandonment, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Car accident, Medical content, and Pregnancy

maggieroon's review against another edition

emotional funny sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

The last 1/3 of this book was ROUGH (emotionally). I stopped believing there would be a HEA and it was making me sad. But I kept repeating HEA HEA HEA and it came though only at the very end. 

Jimenez is a new author to me and so far she’s got a real knack for smart dialogue and fun MC. 

It is rare that a romance is a heart clutching tear jerker for me (and I’m fine with that! It’s a lot!). But this one was and it’s good to know that my heart is still capable of spasming in pain because of a book. ❤️‍🩹

I will note that this is a pretty tame romance s@x-wise. Almost a closed door romance, which is usually not my thing. But my tears were so distracting I didn’t even notice until the book was over (I’ve read 2 Jimenez books so far and both have been witty and funny but the s@x has been kind of bland).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Grief, and Death

annaforthebooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent

hrtgrimes's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Abandonment, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Mental illness

xomandymoo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted reflective slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Medical trauma, Drug use, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Chronic illness, Car accident, Addiction, Medical content, and Gun violence

booknerdxo88's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Addiction, Car accident, Grief, Terminal illness, Mental illness, Drug use, and Abandonment

danniandcolour's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.75

I really liked this book and found myself tearing up at times. I think it was nice that we don’t find out right away what illness/disease the main character is worried about. 

I loved the two main characters and getting to watch the relationship go from friends, to best friends, to taking a chance and being a couple. Those are the types of relationships I like to see. They have so much chemistry and I loved how they helped each other work through their family issues/ emotional trauma from family issues. 

I like the message of not waiting or being a “one day” type of person. But I think there was too much going on to focus on the main topic, like the hoarding, the baby, and drug addiction, etc. 


overall there was just something missing for me.  I’m back and forth on rating. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Death, Chronic illness, and Addiction

Minor: Death of parent and Car accident

offtheraels's review against another edition

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Abandonment, Chronic illness, and Mental illness

Moderate: Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Drug abuse, and Death

atamano's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Terminal illness

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Addiction, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Medical content

Minor: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Excrement

cady_sass's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-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

5.0

I am SUING for emotional damage. You will be hearing from my lawyer, Abby. 
Also, marry me? Just kidding. Unless? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Ableism, Car accident, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Medical content, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Addiction, and Panic attacks/disorders