A review by bookphile
Life's Too Short by Abby Jimenez

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I've been wanting to read lighthearted sweet romances for awhile now due to the mental funk I'd been in, and finally bought a few, including this one so that I could go on sprint reading them. Chose this one mostly based on the good reviews.

While I enjoyed this novel, it was sweet and romantic, it wasn't exactly fun or lighthearted. It deals with a lot of mental health issues and hereditary terminal illness. In my opinion it was handled well and with care, but it was a heavy read at times.

I enjoyed the romance as well, but it got a little too sacharine for me by the middle and entirely too much by the end. It went from being a cutesy next door romance to being all about soul mates and fate and not being able to live without the other -- when one partner has ASL.

So while it was good, it wasn't entirely what I was in a mood for which I'm afraid soured by reading a bit.



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