A review by danilebron
Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez

emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

this was a quick read and overall not bad. i don’t usually read doctor/medical world books so this was an interesting peak at that life + the struggles of people with kidney disease and social anxiety. the letter writing aspect was cute, honestly wish they were able to sustain it for longer but i get why they moved to texting and stuff lol.
honestly, what took this book down a notch for me was the unplanned pregnancy like i see why it happened because it lead to the more direct confrontation of briana’s trauma but like i wish there was a different plot device for this. in general im also not a fan of the whirlwind/super fast relationships but it didn’t necessarily bother me, it was more so the pregnancy thing. maybe if they had actually dated for a little longer but it was still in the months range of their relationship i would’ve liked it more?? part of what i think it is is that as a read i felt taken out of things a little when the pregnancy was thrown in and everyone was just like you love him so like yay it’s okay don’t be scared. like not one person seemed hesitant which seemed unrealistic lol
 
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