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

4.0

Life’s Too Short is the final book in Abby Jimenez’s The Friend Zone trilogy, but it’s not largely connected to the first two books. Adrian is briefly introduced in The Happy Ever After Playlist but he doesn’t have a huge profile. There’s a bit of a cameo in Life’s Too Short by the characters from the first two books, but it could definitely be read as a stand alone. This one also takes place in Minnesota as opposed to California. 

All of Abby Jimenez’s books have a serious and/or medical component and this one is no exception. We don’t find out for a while what the medical problem actually is but we know it’s probably something pretty severe. Add to this, Vanessa’s family, which she is holding onto by a thread – taking care of her younger sister’s baby, worrying about her brother (I ended up liking Brent by the end), helping her dad get his life organized. Vanessa is so many things to so many people and it’s just really nice to see how Adrian supports not only her, but her family, and the deep friendship that develops first and foremost between them. The ending was so good. I figured out part of what would obviously be involved in the grand gesture but it was great to see it play out. 

I love the message in this book about not living your worst moments twice – the first time being in anticipation. I think it’s really hard to actually do that but I appreciated Vanessa’s positive spirit and outlook. I loved that she helps Adrian with some of his own challenges by helping him look at things in a different way. 

I wish there was more about Vanessa’s travel blog and how she makes money from it, but I guess it make sense that since Adrian doesn’t know much about it, neither does the reader. 

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