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The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez
2.5
I like her writing, but the storyline here didn't work like her newer books.
Annie Bot by Sierra Greer
dark
4.0
I did not think I was going to enjoy this story told from a perspective but it was oddly addictive and disturbing at the same time.
Doug is divorced and his ex-wife Gwen has called him controlling - so what does Doug do? He gets an AI sex bot he can control.
Misogyny is just the foreword here. Annie bot can’t seem to get anything right even though she’s trained and designed by Doug himself. Doug’s anger and resentment over the smallest details are terrifying. And it makes it even more so when Annie bot does everything she can to placate him to no avail.
Being autodidactic she starts learning about human behavior and as her consciousness grows she starts seeing Doug’s toxic masculinity differently.
It’s a short and gross read with the most timely topic.
Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez
slow-paced
3.5
I accidentally read “Just for the summer” before I read this and it spoiled some main plot points.
It was still a good read, but it was hard to get really invested when I already know how it would end.
Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
Emma and Justin are both cursed, every time they date someone and break up - their ex goes on to find the love of their life. If they date each other, will the curse break?
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.25
Emma and Justin are both cursed, every time they date someone and break up - their ex goes on to find the love of their life. If they date each other, will the curse break?
This is my first Abby Jimenez book, but it will not be my last! I was instantly invested in Emma and Justins journey to break their curses and then we get thrown into the deep end with family drama based on a lot of mental health issues. This took me by surprise and made the lighthearted story suddenly very serious. But I loved it and I related so much to both Justin and Emma for different reasons.
Someone said this book was the third in a trilogy, but on goodreads this is a standalone. Here’s the truth: Part of your world and Yours truly are a duology - this book is a standalone in the same universe, but if you haven’t read the other two, you will get some spoilers in this one and a few things might lack context!
(I went straight on to read part of your world and I quickly realized that I knew exactly how it was all going to end, bummer…)
If im going to critique anything, it’s that I felt that her bff Maggie was too much of a side character without her own storyline. She only gives and shows up when it’s convenient to the story and doesn’t seem to have much of a life if she’s not helping out our MC. That’s pretty lame for an important side character like Maggie.
But Just for the summer is a fantastic book, I cried at the end, well past my bedtime. I only wish I had read them in the right order.
"𝙐𝙣𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙪𝙢𝙖 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙠. 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙡𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙛𝙛 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚, 𝙨𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙙, 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙗𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧, 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧, 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙧. 𝙄𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙨. 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙣 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙤𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙧𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙤 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙨. 𝘽𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙗𝙖𝙙 𝙗𝙚𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙧, 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜. 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣. 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡."