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emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Abandonment
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
slow-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
Well, I hold my hands up, the BookTok girlies were right when they said this was a great romance book!
This is the first romance book I’ve ever read, being a solid thriller/mystery/crime/historical/literary fiction reader and I was bracing myself for another overhyped TikTok recommendation. I’m happy to admit I was pleasantly described at just how much I enjoyed reading this book.
Whilst it’s not a page turner in the sense of page turners in thrillers for example, it definitely has a gripping plot that will have you feeling all of the feels. I like that there were a couple of different strands of storyline, each of which captured my interested and towards the end especially had me shocked with surprise.
Overall a great, easy romance read, especially if you’re going on holiday/vacation or even if you need a palette cleanse!
This is the first romance book I’ve ever read, being a solid thriller/mystery/crime/historical/literary fiction reader and I was bracing myself for another overhyped TikTok recommendation. I’m happy to admit I was pleasantly described at just how much I enjoyed reading this book.
Whilst it’s not a page turner in the sense of page turners in thrillers for example, it definitely has a gripping plot that will have you feeling all of the feels. I like that there were a couple of different strands of storyline, each of which captured my interested and towards the end especially had me shocked with surprise.
Overall a great, easy romance read, especially if you’re going on holiday/vacation or even if you need a palette cleanse!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness, Abandonment
emotional
hopeful
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Abandonment
Minor: Car accident
emotional
hopeful
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was my first Abby Jimenez book. This was very delightful to listen too. It's nice hearing the Q&A at the end to highlight why there were certain character choices. Will be reading more from her for sure.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Abandonment
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent
Minor: Vomit, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury
adventurous
emotional
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I wanna say 5 stars no notes, but obviously I have notes🤣 I can’t remember the last time I enjoyed a romance book this much- maybe a year ago? I have to say I went in a bit hesitant because it was summer themed, but I honestly didn’t mind that at all. I loved the author’s writing, how fast-paced this was, how funny it was, and I just felt like the characters were written so beautifully. The plot was so entertaining. I didn’t want the book to end and I want there to be a sequel, but I don’t think there will be because it’s an interconnected standalone series, but I have no idea tbh. I was just shook how much I liked it and that I read a 400 page book in less than a week, that’s rare for me lol. AND I am not usually a fan of romance books that are that long, and the fact that I loved this and didn’t want it to end, says a lot about how good this was💓
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Abandonment
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-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:
Complicated
Loved the love story. I thought i read this when I first started it. I feel like it's similar to something else I read but can't place it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness
emotional
funny
sad
This broke my heart in a good way. First romance novel to make me cry. Would have been 5 stars except one random verb was way overused, which I found very distracting (not sure how that made it past edits?). Otherwise a perfect story with graceful depictions of post-trauma and mental health issues. I think audio is better than print for this series given the emotional tones.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Abandonment
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
emotional
funny
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
This was sooo sweet I enjoyed it so much. A really authentic and heartfelt exploration of how past trauma affects and leaks into all aspects of your life, including relationships. I expected it to be super predictable but it surprised me - eventually what I expected to happen DID happen, but I liked the ride we took to get there. I also typically don't like the instalove trope but I thought it was done a lot better here than it usually is. Emma and Justin's love story felt realistic and I loved watching it develop.
The writing in this was so fun and lighthearted but also serious when it needed to be, and I really enjoyed the main characters and their dynamic. Justin was so sweet and I had to laugh when they literally voiced that he was the epitome of "if he wanted to, he would" because that's exactly what I was thinking the whole time. Both the leads having mommy traummy hit kinda hard at times 👁️ I do think literally every character needs badly to go to therapy but it seems like we got there in the end. My only critique is it seemed like we crammed a lot in the last thirdish of the book and it made the pacing feel a bit off, but I really like how everything wrapped up so I don't mind it too much. Looking forward to reading the rest of the books in this universe!
The writing in this was so fun and lighthearted but also serious when it needed to be, and I really enjoyed the main characters and their dynamic. Justin was so sweet and I had to laugh when they literally voiced that he was the epitome of "if he wanted to, he would" because that's exactly what I was thinking the whole time. Both the leads having mommy traummy hit kinda hard at times 👁️ I do think literally every character needs badly to go to therapy but it seems like we got there in the end. My only critique is it seemed like we crammed a lot in the last thirdish of the book and it made the pacing feel a bit off, but I really like how everything wrapped up so I don't mind it too much. Looking forward to reading the rest of the books in this universe!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Abandonment
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent
Minor: Fire/Fire injury