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Life's Too Short by Abby Jimenez

93 reviews

clairebartholomew549's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

I bawled through this book. It might have been because I was on a plane (I read once that we're more likely to cry on planes - something about feeling detached from our normal lives and feeling kind of private and thoughtful) and because I was on the tail end of my period (lol that I treat Goodreads like my diary, oops), but every Abby book hits me hard. Abby always handles delicate subject matter with such deftness and compassion, and the way characters handle grief and dread and fear always feels grounded in reality and complicated in the way it would actually play out in life. I was initially wary of the way the characters were talking about pregnancy and addiction, but as usual Abby came through with her trademark empathy and introspection and made me feel so deeply for everyone involved. This book really got to me with its depictions of how families can always heal and figure out how to be there for each other, no matter how bad it's been for years and generations, and of how no day is guaranteed. I was obsessed with both Vanessa and Adrian and was really rooting for both of them, and the ending truly gave me chills. This was one of my favorites of Abby's for sure. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Death of parent

whitneyonline's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent

fieldofsummer's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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

5.0

If you already love her books you’ll love this one, if you don’t love her books but love uplifting stories with witty characters, a friends to lovers romance with independent character growth  and a touch of family struggles written as if the author as personally lived through these struggles, this book of for you. Vanessa is a strong woman who knows her limits and faults and Adrian is a man who knows he needs to work on things and has some of the best written boundaries and respect for women I’ve ever seen in a book. And if your worried about the fostering element like I was, just take the leap you won’t regret it. 
But, as always with her books she covers real life issues so please check the content warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Gun violence, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent

Minor: Car accident

suzelarson's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent

bookwitch's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense 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

4.5

My first Abby Jimenez book.

I liked the slow burn, but got a little annoyed with the stereotypical 'miscommunication' trope that kept them apart. It would have been better if they were just trying to resist that whole time, rather than resisting because they thought to themselves that the other person "could not possibly interested." That being said, I did like the conflict for the most part

and I liked that they spent a significant amount of time apart before re-kindling. It made it feel just a little bit different than your typical romance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent

Minor: Death, Car accident, and Abandonment

readwithsuzanna's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Terminal illness

Moderate: Addiction and Panic attacks/disorders

aren18's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Mental illness, and Abandonment

Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Car accident, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Vomit

smudgeandbee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, and Medical content

Minor: Gun violence, Stalking, and Car accident

madelinexpfit's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

I started this book and wasn’t really able to get into it initially. I came to this book because of my love for Just For The Summer. And while the fundamentals were similar, I didn’t love it just as much. 

Thankfully I was able to get into the book after a few chapters! The books was really good and inspiring to live your best life because you never know how many days you truly have left. 

Abby Jimenez writes lines that sound like Taylor Swift lyrics and it’s really beautiful. 

There were definitely turns in this book and I found myself considering how they come up with these twists, if they just draw from a hat sometimes. But the story was very good and cohesive. 

I was in love in love with the characters but they were enjoyable. And I related more to the male character and the emotions he was going through. Both characters had some listening problems but I think they worked out in the end. 

Grace was one of my favorite characters and she was so sweet. 

At the end, there is a sort of update about all of their lives for a few months. And I think it was good that Jimenez stayed realistic and didn’t make it seem all happy, but on the right track with a few flaws (Spoiler: Ex. Annabel relapsing but getting help immediately)

This book is cute and it wouldn’t be my top recommendation but I would still recommend it as a fast paced romance if you’re facing some baby fever! Abby Jimenez hasn’t failed me yet! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Grief, and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, and Death of parent

gellysam's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted slow-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent