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Life's Too Short by Abby Jimenez

88 reviews

whitneyonline's review against another edition

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relaxing fast-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

3.5

not bad at all, just not very memorable
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marisabenn's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.75

Another one knocked outta the park by Abby Jimenez đź’•

This could have been a 5 star read, but a miscommunication trope will always be a deduction from me. 

I LOVED how this wasn't necessarily insta-love. We saw two strangers become friends before lovers, and that's everything to me. 

I actually learned a lot about ALS from this book. It definitely made me think about how I live each day and see the world. And I got some laughs out of it!
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whoiscelena's review against another edition

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

2.0

Honestly disappointed in this book. The first spicy scene in the book was just so cringey. Also Adrian could’ve spent more time watching Vanessa’s videos to find out about her ALS possibility. Like I thought he knew already and when he found out for real I was surprised too. He’s a dumb boy. Idk he was likable in the previous book but I didn’t like him in this. And for the book to end with her not having ALS? Like I guess happy ever after but also ??? Just annoyed with this book. The first one in the series was the best and my favorite tbh
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edhyndman's review

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emotional 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

3.5

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aren18's review against another edition

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

4.0

Rating: 4 
Based on the previous books in this series, I knew going in that there probably would be some heavy topics, but this felt like so many heavy topics all at once. Regardless, I loved their story. To me the ending didn’t really live up to the hype of the first 80%. I also wanted more epilogue. I feel like Grace wasn’t in it enough in the end, and the happy ending wasn’t long enough I wanted more!
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lizziealex's review against another edition

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3.75

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sariereads's review against another edition

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

4.0

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sarahnewg's review

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emotional hopeful inspiring 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

3.5

I’m not going to lie, I was having a hard time getting super invested in this one (I say as if I didn’t listen to it in a day). The miscommunication… or really tons of assuming the other character was aware of incredibly important details was a little exhausting. But Jimenez knows how to emotionally destroy you in the last two hours??? And how to write an emotionally mature man?? Did end in tears. 
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readwithria's review

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emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.5

Life's Too Short is such a beautiful story! The resilience, and the care, and the love is so great! I'd highly recommend it.

Vanessa and Adrien are so cute together! Adrien is the biggest simp in the world, and he pines for our girl so hard! We love to see it. Abby Jimenez writes the best men, and no one will change my mind.

I only have one tiny little complaint, but it's a bit of a spoiler to I'll keep it to myself. Let's just say that you should read this book if you love
- strangers to enemies to lovers
- forced proximity
- he falls harder
- single parent (aunt)
- emotional romances

Abby Jimenez never misses. 4.5 stars.

As always with Abby Jimenez books, please check the content warnings and take care of your mental health.
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zalikawashere's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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