Reviews with content warning for Abandonment - A Lot Like Adiós

If you like the following:

- friends with benefits (not me but it worked here)
- second/third chance romance
- best friends who are estranged
- New York/Bronx setting
- mostly Latinx cast
- fake dating

Add this to your TBR!!

(And I gotta read book 1 now)

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zombiezami's review against another edition

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emotional funny

4.0

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martamae77's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

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kshertz's review

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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

4.25

I think this was a sweet more mature romance. I liked it better than the first one. They are childhood sweethearts and that gets me every time. The only trope in here I can’t with is the: oh woah is me I'm huge and have to get magnum condoms life is so hard. But besides this, lighthearted, fun, interesting, and worth the read!

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thewildmageslibrary's review

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emotional funny lighthearted

4.0

I enjoyed this immensely! Will Ava be getting a book? <3

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siob___'s review

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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caseythereader's review

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emotional funny lighthearted 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? No

3.75

- Time for a QUEER SCREAMING review! A LOT LIKE ADIOS has two bisexual leads! Second chance romance! Friends to lovers! Workplace romance! Even a dash of fake dating! It's just so lovely.
- I loved the way Gabe and Michelle just fell right back in with each other. Both their deep friendship and their attraction to each other felt so real. Plus the sci-fi fanfic they were writing as teens was just so cute.
- I love a romance where the leads are gentle with each other as they try to figure things out. Gimme that over enemies to lovers any day.
- As one last minor note, I was a big fan of how openly and casually both Gabe and Michelle spoke about not wanting to have kids, and maybe not even ever get married. Love to see a romance with an HEA epilogue where the woman isn't six months pregnant.

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100_pages_hr's review against another edition

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reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

This second installment about the primas was just as well written, but definitely had a different vibe. This one had fan fiction interspersed with the story and while I know some people loved it, I had trouble connecting.

In spite of many communication issues with basically every character in the book I really did like Gabe. He was far from perfect and had lost himself a little, but at his core he really cared about people and I especially loved how eager he was to help prop with his Physical Therapy.

I have to admit I was a little thrown at how easy this second chance romance came together. I wanted more dialogue between Mich and Gabe. They didn't do much talking.

Another part of the story that felt a little incomplete to me was their sexual orientation. Both admit to being bisexual, but in my opinion it felt like it was thrown in to be inclusive but there was no need for it as it didn't fit with the story line or serve a purpose. I was just a little confused how that added to the story. If that was a part you loved then I'm glad it worked for you.

I still loved the glimpses into the culture of their families and the Spanish throughout the book but I felt like this one lacked substance.

I received an advanced copy of this book through NetGalley. This is my honest review.

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