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Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez

7 reviews

fkshg8465's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Rarely do I read a series backwards, but here I am. And I’m so glad the second and third books had nothing to do with each other. I hate it when I miss the connections from the prior books. So I’m a little confused about what makes these a series.

Anyway, I liked this enough. The writing was pretty good. The characters were likable enough - kind of - Jacob’s good heart was a little too hard to believe. What I disliked was the hackneyed trope of a pretend relationship. To say anything more would to open this up to spoilers, so I’ll only say that it’s one of my least favorite because they are so predictable.

The pace of the romance was off for me. These two were essentially rebounding, and I find it harder to believe that Jacob would donate an organ for Briana rather than just because he’s an organ donor. (Only people getting my organ donations are my immediate family, maybe my best friend, and possibly an anonymous recipient, but not ever someone I’ve only known for a few months.)

Last thing I’ll say is that the relationships in the book were a little too The Bold and The Beautiful for my comfort - no bloodlines mingled, but I found them questionably appropriate.

I am looking forward to reading the book that kicked off the series. Only nine more weeks before I get to the top of the line.

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sarahmilan's review against another edition

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emotional funny 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? Yes

4.5

This book sort of falls into the trap of the big plot stuff being things that you’re yelling at the main characters “oh my box just TALK to each other about these things!!!” (even through letters, since that was set up early on), but overall this is yet another great read from Abby Jimenez. I thought both of the main characters were interesting and fleshed out, and I thought they had great chemistry. I wish we got to see more of the hospital/work setting, but that’s a minor thing.

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meeklovestoread's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I should've never waited so long to read this book. Like I knew I was going to like it, but I didn't expect to LOVE it as much as I did. This book dragged so many emotions out of me. I laughed out loud so many times, I cried, I smiled, I was sad, I was frustrated, etc. I enjoy sooooo many things about this book. This is the first Abby Jimenez book I've ever read and it most definitely wont be my last.

Things I love:

Jacob Maddox!!!!!😍 Oh my gosh! I love him! I love him! I love him! He's literally the standard and the ultimate book boyfriend! I can't even count the amount of times I was smiled and cried over the things that he did for Briana in this book. Ugh, it makes me teary-eyed just thinking about it. He's the embodiment of comfort. He feels like home! I hope everyone finds themselves a Jacob!🥰

Briana Ortiz! I love her too! Her spunk, her attitude, her charisma, her just overall care for her loved ones!

Jacob x Briana!❤️ The chemistry was off the charts. Every scene they had, they delivered! The inside jokes, the letters, their little phrases to each other, etc. I loved how attentive BOTH characters are to each other's needs. Usually, it's always the man going out of his way to shower the girl so it's nice to see that both characters go out of their way to go above and beyond for one another. It was really nice to see! I love how Briana always went out of her way to defend Jacob even when he isn't around and I love how Jacob always prioritizes Briana's feelings and I love how they promise not to be "harmless" to one another.
This may be an unpopular opinion, but I think the third act conflict made sense. I love seeing Briana's reluctance to commit to Jacob because it honestly makes sense considering what she went through. I've never related to a situation more than when Briana broke down because she couldn't believe that Jacob could love her unconditionally and with good intentions. When going through the trauma that Briana went through you internalize not trusting your heart and ergo the decisions you make with it. And in turn, it may cause you to sabotage the one good thing you have in fear that it won't be true.😔 Reading those scenes made me realize just how traumatic my own experiences are and how feelings like this shouldn't go unmanaged because they really do leave a lasting imprint on you whether you notice it or not. I really admired how Jacob legit goes out of his way day in and day out to make sure Briana never has to question his love for her. I hope someone will do that for me one day!😟💕

the anxiety representation; Now, I don't have anxiety, however, in stressful situations, I do tend to get very anxious so, although I couldn't relate to everything that Jacob was going through, I did relate to a lot of things that he said and thought about and it just felt so great to be seen! 🤧😢Becuase I check the routes of places before I drive too as well as parking. I like to check the menus before I order too (not due to anxiety though). And I tend to overthink every bad interaction I have too! Just soo many other things. The representation in this book was sooo good!

I liked how towards the end they're not pinning the two girls (Amy and Briana) against each other.

Things I didn't like:

the miscommunication (but I hear that's common in all of Abby Jimenez's books so I guess I'll have to deal with it)
I thought it was sooo weird how the book was encouraging the siblings of Briana and Jacob to get together and that they actually did. That's so weird. They're literally brother and sister-in-law. lt contributed nothing to the story. We could've done without it. It was one of the few reasons why this book wasn't a five-star for me. That redundant addition to the story was so weird and literally did nothing for the story. Gave me the ick!😖🤮

Spice Rating: 🌶️.5/5

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samchase112's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted reflective fast-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? Yes

4.0

I enjoyed this more than I expected! There was a lot going on, and the heaviness often threatened to bring the book down, but it was handled so well and made for such interesting, well-rounded characters, that I couldn't complain all that much. The last-act breakup (and a certain revelation), unfortunately, are what really got me frustrated. Although I don't think I'll pick up Abby Jimenez again — unless it's really, really well-reviewed like this one was — I think I'm happy with this being my only romance from her.

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anais201717's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

It's a good romance book with a lot of talk about metal health and I love that !
The characters are also older than what you would usually see (like they are in their thirties which is cool). You should know though it talks about miscarriage at some point.
But if you are okay with that I have loved this relationship !

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jgsnr's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I loved it. I discovered a new great author of romance! Really liked Bri and Jacob's relationship, the way they communicated with each other and how the lowered their guard progressively. Well written

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mxcoyote's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

4.0

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