Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez

7 reviews

rewatchrereadrewind's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Medical content, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Chronic illness and Car accident

katrinalamothe's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Violence, and Medical content

Minor: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Grief

noellegrace8's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I read the second companion novel first (Yours Truly), which I adored because of the main characters. This was just as good - Jimenez absolutely knows how to write a legit love story. I liked that it was basically like a Hallmark movie (big city professional woman meets small town rough man) but completely turned on its head with inverted tropes, inappropriate ocurrences, unexpected fallout, and suprising sincerity.

Jimenez does a great job at keeping her romance humorous and enveloping while still maintaining a plot line with character development. Both of these companion novels are about love, but also other huge, important concepts. This one in particular focuses on abuse and its different types, obligation to family/ found family, generation gaps, identity, and purpose. It is lighthearted and tense mixed together, just like life. You feel frustration with Alexis sometimes because it feels obvious what she should choose, but Jimenez, in that way, portrays what it's like to live with the effects of abuse and control.

Fair warning that this book has a higher level of spice than Yours Truly; they are not comparable in that manner.

A couple things that bugged me were how many times people "blinked at one another" and "sucked air through their teeth." I'm surprised an editor didn't point out the overuse of those descriptors. Also, I love The Princess Bride, but somehow I found the use of quotes from it a little cheesy. I don't think it's an actual or valid piece of criticism on my part haha, but I guess it just came off as incongruent to me. Lastly, I'm not a huge fan of the "acts of God/magic" thing. Random things happen in the book that have no explanation other than divine intervention. They're never explained, and it's a bit cheesy.

I don't factor audiobook performance into the star rating of the book itself, but I give both Julia Whelan and Zachary Webber 5⭐️'s.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Excrement, Abortion, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

lindseybarnett's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death, Chronic illness, and Cursing

atamano's review

emotional 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Classism

Moderate: Body shaming, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Infidelity, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

cellia'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Chronic illness

muqs786's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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? Yes

4.0

OMG...Daniel Grant!!!! i think he is so underrated.
Last 4 -5 books were kinda mid. So i was scared that this will be another Not So Amazing read. But damn..i was so happy to be wrong.
This book was little of everything..it was emotional, funny, lovely, romantic, sad, hopeful, lil magical,etc
In my opinion the abuse and depression representation was done well.At some point I relate so hard to Alexis. Forcing yourself to be something which you are not for someone else....worst feeling and face of life. So i understand how hard and suffocating it can be.
Alexis character development was amazing.
I just wish Daniel would have respected himself a little more.Eventhough I like how he was so in love with Alexis, i wish he would have given more worth to himself..but that's okay Alexis made up in the end.
Alexis and Daniel...they were amazing together I really like how they communicate especially Daniel...
Final thoughts..this book is worth giving your time....

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Chronic illness and Mental illness

Minor: Child death