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Yours Truly
by Abby Jimenez
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This love story started out really beautifully. I loved Jacob and Brianna‘s connection to each other. I love how they interacted with each other and I love how Jacob’s was kind of woven throughout the story. The word harmless is so romantic to me now.
up until the 60% mark I truly thought this would be a five star read. Then the second half came. The first thing I did after finishing this book was try and see if the author had any siblings because it really didn’t seem like they did or they understood sibling dynamics properly (I couldn’t find anything so I don’t know one way or the other) but I was very dissatisfied with how the sibling relationships were described in the story.
I also cannot understand why the bad guy was Amy and not Jeremiah. They’re both equally as culpable in this relationship and the way everything was tied up was really weird to me and took me out of the story fully. Sibling relationships are something that I find very important to me specifically and this story failed in that department .
The third act conflict was kind of insane to me. I’m not fully opposed to the plot I just came out of left field and seemed like something that was written just to meet a specific page count. If they hadn’t already just had kind of a breakdown and a reconciliation maybe 10 pages before it might’ve been OK but it kind of ruined the whole vibe of the story for me
Overall the beginning half of this story is the only reason it has 2.5 rounded up to 3 stars but im so disappointed.
spoiler!
The family and Bri welcoming Amy into the family was so weird for me like half the book wasn’t about how Amy broke up with and mistreated Jacob because he had anxiety. If you love someone, why are you friendly with someone who is awful to them.
up until the 60% mark I truly thought this would be a five star read. Then the second half came. The first thing I did after finishing this book was try and see if the author had any siblings because it really didn’t seem like they did or they understood sibling dynamics properly (I couldn’t find anything so I don’t know one way or the other) but I was very dissatisfied with how the sibling relationships were described in the story.
I also cannot understand why the bad guy was Amy and not Jeremiah. They’re both equally as culpable in this relationship and the way everything was tied up was really weird to me and took me out of the story fully. Sibling relationships are something that I find very important to me specifically and this story failed in that department .
The third act conflict was kind of insane to me. I’m not fully opposed to the plot I just came out of left field and seemed like something that was written just to meet a specific page count. If they hadn’t already just had kind of a breakdown and a reconciliation maybe 10 pages before it might’ve been OK but it kind of ruined the whole vibe of the story for me
Overall the beginning half of this story is the only reason it has 2.5 rounded up to 3 stars but im so disappointed.
spoiler!
The family and Bri welcoming Amy into the family was so weird for me like half the book wasn’t about how Amy broke up with and mistreated Jacob because he had anxiety. If you love someone, why are you friendly with someone who is awful to them.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Grief
Moderate: Miscarriage