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Graphic: Terminal illness, Grief
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Terminal illness, Dementia, Grief
Moderate: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse
The plot follows Samantha and Xavier as they navigate a long-distance relationship. Samantha does marketing for a mustard company, and Xavier is an extremely hard working vet who runs his own clinic. Samantha is witty, loves animals just as much as Xavier, and fantastic at creating hilarious marketing campaigns. Xavier is serious, intelligent, focused so much on his work that he has very little time for anything else.
Their story reflects the challenges of falling in love and doing long-distance, and deals with issues of
The way that Abby Jimenez writes about dementia is very insightful, accurate, and emotional, particularly if you have experienced a loved one suffering from it personally. As the book develops, we journey with Samantha and her family as they try to get a better understanding of dementia and the challenges it brings, not only to the person suffering but to the people caring for them. I have never read a romance novel where this is focused on in such depth and written so well. You will need your tissues handy!
The love between Xavier and Samantha is unconditional and beautiful, and I loved that although Jimenez alludes to spicy scenes (which I did appreciate!), she doesn’t make that the focus of their relationship. Xavier comes out of himself the more that he is around Samantha, and throughout the book Xavier becomes a rock for Samantha and her family too.
Not to mention the writing is HILARIOUS, and there are things that happen to them that are hilarious as well - but I’ll not spoil that for you.
I admit that I judged this book by its cover and believed that I wouldn’t get anything deeper than a lighthearted romance read. But I was so wrong, and I’m so glad I was! This will definitely not be my last Abby Jimenez read, and it definitely shouldn’t be yours either.
Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Dementia, Grief
Graphic: Animal cruelty
Moderate: Animal death, Death of parent
Graphic: Sexual content, Dementia
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent
Minor: Alcoholism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, Excrement, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Dementia
Moderate: Child abuse, Grief, Death of parent
Minor: Animal death
For a romance, this is INTENSE.
Sidebar, the rounding up is 100% for Hank— I love him, I love his story
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Dementia, Death of parent
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Terminal illness, Dementia, Grief
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Gaslighting
Minor: Animal death, Mental illness, Medical content
Graphic: Cursing, Dementia, Grief
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Medical content, Gaslighting, Alcohol