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Życie jest zbyt krótkie by Abby Jimenez

63 reviews

cozyteareads's review against another edition

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

5.0

I’ve been in a bit of a reading slump for around a month or so now and this book was so good that I read the last hundred pages or so in a single sitting. I had such a good time reading it, and it made me tear up a little at the end. There was always a thread of hope and joy through the entire story that made it so comforting to read. I adored it

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bookwormingh's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Abby Jimenez is simply one of my favourite authors. Her books are absolute perfection.
Ugh I’m experiencing all the feels after reading this

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ang3lina_'s review against another edition

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

5.0


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daniellesharp's review against another edition

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5.0

closed door

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qgg's review against another edition

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medium-paced

3.75

Vanessa is famous on YouTube for travel vlogging and raising money for ALS, because she most likely has it, and will probably die soon. She’s suddenly homebound and taking care of her newborn niece. Adrian is a rockstar workaholic criminal defense lawyer, and why won’t that baby stop crying next door? 

I think I’m starting to understand Abby Jimenez as a writer. The male main character is unrealistic in the same way that all MMC’s are: completely dedicated to their lady, totally invested in the relationship and willing to apologize and make drastic changes to fix a relationship problem after 2 days apart. This is what (nearly) all women read romance novels for. 

However, her female main characters are more unrealistic. Vanessa has zero women friends. She has one younger sister who is absent for most of the book. Her younger brother is occasionally present but rarely supportive. She has a male friend who supports her rarely but is long distance. What is that mess? I have so few friends and I have a ton more support than Vanessa has. Yet she’s is almost endlessly cheerful with the rare brief sob? Not possible. Not with that diagnosis, no therapist and no support. The math is not mathing. 

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goodboibeefs's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective

2.75


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annaforthebooks's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0


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addythebookbat's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.75


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hannahda's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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annabananadel's review against another edition

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emotional funny inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

“Like my life was a stuffy room, and you’re the breeze that came in when the window opened.”

First of all, why have I never read the synopsis of a book? I asked my cousin to pick a book I should read next amongst all other books in my TBR pile and she picked this one. Covered it up in a plastic, grabbed tabs, highlighters and pens, and put it in my book bag so I could easily grab everything later on during my flight to Fukuoka, Japan. Little did I know that I was in for a ride (and not just because of the turbulence on that plane ride lol). Second of all, I brought so many swoon-worthy and romance related tabs when in fact, I should have brought loads of quotes and sad tabs! I barely passed a third of the book and I was already out of it. Vanessa really do be out there being wise and giving so many quotable lines ugh. Good thing Japan is full of tabs I could buy for emergencies! Third and last of all, I loved it so much. My first Abby Jimenez book and I was not disappointed. I had to download an ebook so I could read them throughout the train rides or anywhere else since I can’t just sit down and read-underline-highlight a book. I had to transfer all those from my phone to my physical copy. I just can’t not read it. I had to know what will happened between Vanessa and Adrian. So thank you, Abby. I’ll definitely be recommending this book to my friends. 

Enough about my experience though but more of about my thoughts about this book:
As I’ve said, I love this book not just because of the swoon-worthy (kilig) scenes but also because of it’s life lesson. Given the fact that Vanessa has an illness, she had to look NOT at the sun but basically look ay what’s in front of her - life. Life’s too short so go enjoy it. I’ve been looking too much into the future and too afraid of failing that I never enjoyed the present as much as I could have wanted to. I love how Vanessa had been the balance Adrian needed although it had been the same the other way around. Vanessa needed an Adrian (or maybe Jesus’ abs). That’s what’s so great about this couple, they compliment one another. I love how even though it’s a slow burn and my impatient ass can’t wait for them to be together, I enjoyed it thoroughly. I was smiling through it all out (with a little bit of sadness here and there). My relatives even noticed how big I was smiling because they’re just so cute! They’re the perfect pairing. An easy 5 🌟 even before the ending. I hope I could be like Vanessa. I aspire to be her when life hits me with a big problem such as hers (but hopefully not since I’m too scared). This book is a gem and the fact that the book community isn’t boasting about this is such a bummer. 


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