Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez

55 reviews

readalongwithyasmin's review against another edition

funny hopeful reflective sad fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

Quick read that includes mental health issues. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

motherofpearly's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.0

I didn’t realize this was part of a series, but it read as a stand alone. This book was funny and sweet with just the right amount of spice for me. I appreciated the main character having anxiety since I’ve never read a romance like that. The way the author describes Jacob’s inner thoughts really made me feel like I understood what he was going through. I loved the slow burn between him and Briana, but I felt like the relationship was one sided. Jacob was constantly doing little things for her and making large sacrifices even when it brought him risk or extreme anxiety. While she accepted his anxiety most of the time, she mainly just tried to force him to be more outgoing at social gatherings. I understand she had issues to work through, but at the end,

she acted so selfishly while he was about to go into surgery to give her brother his kidney. He didn’t need that added stress from her when she should have been supporting him

. I loved her throughout the whole book until the end, so that made me sad. Also could have done without

the accidental pregnancy. Didn’t make sense since they were both doctors.

Other than that, I loved every moment and wanted to read the rest of the books in the series

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment

Minor: Sexism, Medical content, and Medical trauma

mcmuffins's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Miscarriage and Pregnancy

kimveach's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.25

The two main characters' social anxiety and trust issues made the usual "misunderstanding" trope plausible and not silly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

oksypanda's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective tense 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? Yes

3.5

3.5 stars ✨

I gotta say I loved Just for the Summer a lot more than this one. This one didn't keep my interest as much and I did get annoyed about the non communication issue! I liked it enough to give it a decent rating but I just wished they spoke about their feelings sooner and didn't assume the things they did. Aside from that, it's a good story! I do recommend checking for trigger warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Sexual content, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

music_girl93's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

ehoustonmyatt's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.0

This was very cute. This author writes anxiety and trauma pretty well where it’s relatable and understandable but not so overwhelming that the story can’t have a happy ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

Minor: Miscarriage

Does the dog die?

of course not, this is a rom com

daenerystargaryen's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Eating disorder, Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicide, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

noellegrace8's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad tense fast-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

5.0

A great romance read! The two main characters have serious chemistry and make one another better people. The writing is fantastic; their relationship comes to life on the page. And Jimenez really gets you to laugh with some of the depictions of scenes and characters' actions. She writes chronic anxiety well, what with the characters' constant mentioning of it and efforts to overcome issues in that area of their relationship. Plus, there are many quotable lessons learned within the course of the book, which I appreciated. I also felt interested by the big family that the main male love interest has, because larger families are kind of rare and I am 1 of 9.

I do think Briana's pregnancy toward the end is random and used a little too obviously as a plot device to create just another conflict for the new lovers, especially since Alexis and Kelly both are also pregnant. It seems as if the author is sort of saying that a relationship is actually at its most complete status, and most thrilling, when the couple gets pregnant, and I simply disagree with that blanket statement. Seeing the ex could have been a big enough issue on its own without that extra piece of backstory thrown in, especially one that is incredibly traumatic and therefore needed a building up throughout the novel if included at all. However, I can't bring myself to dock half a star for the ending alone, simply Jimenez's depiction of anxiety and writing of their relationship is beautiful. I understand this is a subjective rather than objective star rating. I just love Jacob and Briana too much.

I'm also a bit mad that his ex-girlfriend and the younger BROTHER didn't get more of what they deserved for their backstabbing behavior, even though Jacob got over it easily enough in the end and said he hadn't necessarily ever actually loved her. There are just some boundaries you don't cross, and they each could have chosen other people. And the family seemingly wanting to be okay with it was odd. But it's still great writing, because it's reality. This is how people are, and sometimes the best revenge and happiness really is just to move on with someone better.

I don't factor audiobook performance into my star reviews, but I give both Kyla Garcia and Zachary Webber 5/5 easily. They are unique, not annoying, and did plenty of inflection without overdoing it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Death, Eating disorder, Infertility, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Medical trauma, Cultural appropriation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

The content warnings are given at the beginning of the book, actually. General things to know are: a main character has anxiety, both main characters work at a medical facility and have come out of toxic relationships.

cinnamxnstick's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

4.0

Very cute! I didn’t love this as much as I loved Part of Your World - but I think that’s because the miscommunication was heavvyyyy in this book! 
I’m starting to love the way that Abby Jimenez writes all of the characters and gives them such solid backstories and motivation. I really enjoyed the dual POV in this to get Jacob’s insight throughout - as someone with anxiety I really appreciated the way this was such a core part of him without defining him! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Medical trauma

Moderate: Miscarriage and Panic attacks/disorders