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A review by avidreaderandgeekgirl
Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-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
2.0
I wanted to love this book, but it felt like it slogged along. It's also not nearly as light-hearted as I'd hoped it's quite dark at times, especially for a regular contemporary romance.
I wanted to scream at Alexis throughout the book that she was making things harder than they needed to be for herself. Her parents were toxic AF. I can kind of see why she thought she had to stay, but I wish her friend had been honest with her and snapped her out of it earlier.
The book was much longer than I felt it needed to be. I get that the author wanted to tackle different kinds of domestic violence, but I think that one storyline with it and a more minor mention or two would have been enough. The whole book was steeped in toxic relationships and abusive dynamics, excluding the romance between Daniel and Alexis, and their relationships with some of their friends.
Overall, just too dark and depressing for me, and I had hoped for more of a romantic comedy, this was kind of that but with so much darkness included too.
Narrators' Rating: 3.25 stars
Overall, they did a good job, but the tone that Zachary Webber used for Alexis was quite irritating.
I wanted to scream at Alexis throughout the book that she was making things harder than they needed to be for herself. Her parents were toxic AF. I can kind of see why she thought she had to stay, but I wish her friend had been honest with her and snapped her out of it earlier.
The book was much longer than I felt it needed to be. I get that the author wanted to tackle different kinds of domestic violence, but I think that one storyline with it and a more minor mention or two would have been enough. The whole book was steeped in toxic relationships and abusive dynamics, excluding the romance between Daniel and Alexis, and their relationships with some of their friends.
Overall, just too dark and depressing for me, and I had hoped for more of a romantic comedy, this was kind of that but with so much darkness included too.
Narrators' Rating: 3.25 stars
Overall, they did a good job, but the tone that Zachary Webber used for Alexis was quite irritating.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Classism
Moderate: Body shaming, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Pregnancy