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Życie jest zbyt krótkie by Abby Jimenez

126 reviews

erinmassey23's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, and Pregnancy

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

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 against another edition

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

tina_lou_'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

3.5

A sweet and poignant novel my pinky complaint is with the “big reveal” at the end. I feel like it cheapened the whole story a little

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Terminal illness

catherineatspam's review against another edition

emotional funny sad tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Alcoholism, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Dementia

whoiscelena's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Abandonment

edhyndman's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Sexual content

theotterside's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse and Terminal illness

sariereads's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Terminal illness, and Grief

Minor: Sexual content