Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez

4 reviews

jax10124's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

Chronic illness rep
Bad assgirl boss fmc
Golden retriever mmc
The dog was my fave character 
Major miscommunication trope that was mildly irritation to frustrating… without it half the book wouldn’t t have happened though so…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Infertility, Mental illness, Medical content, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Miscarriage and Vomit

abidavisf's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.5

I feel seen. I had no idea going into this book that it would represent fertility struggles, lack of self worth, or the fear of opening your heart to someone, particularly when you feel that you are lacking the thing they really want. I understand Kristen so deeply. Her fears are my fears. Her plans for her health are continuously considered in my brain. Thank you, Abby Jimenez, for seeing me.

The Friend Zone is remarkably unique in its warmth & comfort that is paired with gut-wrenching pain. We all know and love Abby Jimenez for the way she can make us laugh and cry in a matter of seconds, and The Friend Zone is a gentle wade into the tragedy that would come in books further down the line. As a debut novel, it establishes Abby Jimenez’s writing style perfectly: you’re going to feel warm and fuzzy, and you’re also going to sob so hard you can’t breathe, and you’ll love every second of it.

Sloane and Brandon’s love story was so beautiful, and I wish they could have had their own book.

Knowing that Sloane’s book is next, that she finds love after unimaginable tragedy, is both humbling and haunting. I am fascinated by the idea of having multiple soulmates, and I’m ready to have my heart ripped out with The Happy Ever After Playlist while also completely terrified. I know this one’s going to hurt.

I’d love to know more about Josh’s family further down the line, how he was raised, what made him decide he wanted NINE children. From the sounds of it, it was a happy childhood so maybe there wasn’t much to go into, but it would have been nice to meet some of his relatives all the same, maybe even Celeste.

Kristen’s decisions so accurately reflect my own, and this book was truly cathartic to read. The acknowledgments and Abby’s note were too. Your life and worth do not end because of infertility, and that’s an important message that I need to believe for myself. I’m working on it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Infertility, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Car accident

Minor: Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

mbattiest's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Infertility, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

riella_reads's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol