Take a photo of a barcode or cover
It honestly ended up becoming a new favorite. I was pleasantly surprised with how deeply into it I got. It centers around two characters, Emma and Justin, who see themselves as "cursed" because everyone who dates them seem to find their soulmate except them. I do think them meeting up and such felt a little too fast for my personal liking, it's a very sweet journey of the two of them as things change and they end up having feelings for the other. But they both have their own baggage that they deal with throughout the story, and the way the trauma is handled from both is so well done. I read in the Aknowledgements that Abby spoke with some licensed doctors, and I truly respect that about her (if I remember correctly, there was also a trigger warning at the beginning. Good on you, Abby). The exploration of trauma and how it is handled is relatable, sad, and feels so real. While I can't say I've been through what these characters have faced, I still really felt for them. This book made me tear up quite a few times. I waited many months to read this, and it was genuinely worth it, because hot damn I had so many feels.
I look forward to other books Abby Jimenez has written, and I'm glad it helped me figure out what I really like out of romance. Sweet companionship mixed in with angst (and very little to no sex) xD
Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Abandonment
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent
Minor: Vomit, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury
Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Medical content
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Vomit, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Grief, Car accident, Alcohol
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Vomit, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol
Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship
Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Abandonment
Minor: Grief, Car accident
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol
Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Abandonment
Minor: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol
Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Abandonment
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent
Minor: Vomit, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury
Graphic: Mental illness, Abandonment
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Grief, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Xenophobia, Vomit, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Classism
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment