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challenging
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I love Abby Jimenez and I think she did a great job tackling the deeply sad, complicated, and sensitive topic of caring for a loved one with dementia. However this wasn’t my favorite of hers as far as writing goes. While it’s usually refreshing and fun to read modern fiction that uses more modern language this felt very over the top, and that’s coming from a late 90’s Gen Zer. It contained so much modern slang and pop culture references that it took me out of the book at a few points. I think that tackling the very real heartbreak of circumstances getting in the way of love, long distance relationships, and balancing your love life with work/finances/family needs was important to bring to the romance genre but if the book were more like 500 pages it could have given more time for the relationship to develop further on paper. This was very sad, which I knew it would be, and the resolution at the end felt a bit rushed. I’d re-read many of her books, and while I’m glad I read this I wouldn’t pick it up again.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Dementia
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse
emotional
lighthearted
fast-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:
No
i literally could not put this down. abby jimenez just knows how to write such captivating, emotional romance stories. i know some people had issues with the pop culture references in this, but imo there weren’t enough to discredit the whole book because of them. that’s just something i can easily look past if the rest of the story is written how this was. plus i absolutely loveddd xavier and am proud to share a last name with him 🙌
“there is nothing more beautiful than being a witness to someone's life. to know them inside and out and be with them through everything, share the same memories. memories are everything. i want that."
“it’s weird knowing what's going to be in your end-of-life montage, as it's happening. but i already knew when my life flashed before my eyes, the best parts of it were going to be about her.”
"i’d like to look back on my life and remember every single thing. but if i don't, i hope i remember that it was a love story. and that the love story was about you."
“there is nothing more beautiful than being a witness to someone's life. to know them inside and out and be with them through everything, share the same memories. memories are everything. i want that."
“it’s weird knowing what's going to be in your end-of-life montage, as it's happening. but i already knew when my life flashed before my eyes, the best parts of it were going to be about her.”
"i’d like to look back on my life and remember every single thing. but if i don't, i hope i remember that it was a love story. and that the love story was about you."
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Dementia, Grief
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Medical content
Minor: Animal death, Infidelity, Alcohol
This just wasnt it for me.
After a couple of "we can't be togethers" and "didn't talk for months", it all felt dumb.
I don't want them to be together if they each have to sacrifice what they have in order to make it happen.
Her other recent book - Just for the Summer - feels like a different author.
After a couple of "we can't be togethers" and "didn't talk for months", it all felt dumb.
I don't want them to be together if they each have to sacrifice what they have in order to make it happen.
Her other recent book - Just for the Summer - feels like a different author.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content
Minor: Animal death
emotional
inspiring
sad
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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Dementia
emotional
funny
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Dementia
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
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:
Complicated
My personal favorite of all Abby's books. A beautiful look into the world of memory care for a loved one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Terminal illness, Abandonment
Moderate: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Physical abuse
Minor: Cursing
challenging
emotional
funny
lighthearted
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Gaslighting
emotional
funny
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Xavier was so sweet and caring, definitely the best book boyfriend I've read. Definitely had some really funny moments along with really sad ones. Loved the ending.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Dementia
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
don’t read this book if dementia effects your family it will make you cry while making brownies on a wednesday.
i wanted this to be rated higher, but i dont think insta love books are for me. my mans was head over heels for samantha from the first page of the book and that just doesn’t feel believable to me.
however (!!!!!!) the effort that both of them put in to the long distance relationship (which, let’s be real that was the entire relationship) was very believable that they were in love i guess.
samantha was so confident in her job, and maybe that’s just because we never really went too deep into her position, but her reaction to being fired told me enough that i knew sister was shonked
hank was really a sleeper guardian angel to xavier
things i didn’t like: the constant bringing up of come on eileen….didnt care for that at all. but ms. jimenez has a habit of constantly mentioning the one token thing from how the main couple met throughout the story, and i think she could do with 75% less of the mentions. maybe 3 times max.
i wanted this to be rated higher, but i dont think insta love books are for me. my mans was head over heels for samantha from the first page of the book and that just doesn’t feel believable to me.
however (!!!!!!) the effort that both of them put in to the long distance relationship (which, let’s be real that was the entire relationship) was very believable that they were in love i guess.
samantha was so confident in her job, and maybe that’s just because we never really went too deep into her position, but her reaction to being fired told me enough that i knew sister was shonked
hank was really a sleeper guardian angel to xavier
things i didn’t like: the constant bringing up of come on eileen….didnt care for that at all. but ms. jimenez has a habit of constantly mentioning the one token thing from how the main couple met throughout the story, and i think she could do with 75% less of the mentions. maybe 3 times max.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Infidelity, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent
emotional
funny
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:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Dementia
Minor: Animal death, Child abuse