Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez

22 reviews

amypt46's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse

Moderate: Medical trauma, Child death, and Death

lmayfieldx's review against another edition

funny inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

“𝐢 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐜 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞’𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧, 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐢 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞”

🌶️: 2

🐐 first person

🐐 dual pov

🐐 contemporary

🐐 age gap

🐐 one night stand

🐐 pop culture references

🐐 rescue dog & a goat 🫶🏽

🐐 b&b

🐐 small town guy

🐐 big city girl

🐐 carpenter

🐐 er doctor

alexis montgomery is an er doctor and has big shoes to fill, as her family so kindly continues to remind her. daniel grant is a carpenter that is trying to save his family’s legacy, despite his mother’s interference

alexis meets daniel when her car breaks down. he helps her to get on her way (and then some 🤭) and she just can’t stop thinking about him. he’s different than the other people in her life - in a good way - and makes life seem not so stressful & he feels the same about her

alexis just worries, because she knows her family & friends won’t feel the same. but her and daniel find peace in each other, a newfound peace like no other. they just have to decide if it’s worth fighting for

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i looooved this book so much. this was my first abby jimenez book & i cannot wait to continue reading this series and other books by her! 🤩

i loved the sense of comfort and security that alexis and daniel provided for each other. despite not growing up the same way, they didn’t let that impact how they treated people or each other. the way that they longed for each other’s love ugh 🤌🏽

and the way that daniel stood up for alexis & supported her against her ex?? swooooon 😍

this book had me in a chokehold. i finished it in less than 24 hours. if you haven’t read this book yet, run now 

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there also were a few connections to the little mermaid (despite the title, i’m unsure if this was intended ended or not haha) 

✨ alexis has red hair

✨ alexis’ dad disapproves of her choices bc it’s not what he had planned for her. this is similar to king triton having concerns for ariel’s choices, although his concerns were for safety & not of how her choices would impact their family’s image/legacy

✨ the roles are kinda reversed compared to the little mermaid. alexis & her family are rich and well off, meanwhile in the little mermaid, prince eric & his family were royalty & well off

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Bullying, Medical content, Classism, and Medical trauma

Minor: Car accident

carlynnnnne's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.5

Loved this story and the charm that Abby Jimenez brings to the page! Daniel is such a lovable character and I can’t help but think the people of Wakan live how we should all be living! Their community is inspiring. Also love that most of the romance is fade to black. 

My only dislike is how the “magic” was done. Since the book was set in reality, I think the magic should have been more natural feeling.

The storms could definitely come, but the scene where the sky was blue and cloudless and there was a sudden torrential downpour?? Not sold lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, and Sexual content

kimveach's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.25

I've finally realized what makes a romance a good book for me.  It's when the book deals with issues outside the quest for the "right guy." This book does that by dealing with the protagonist's lifetime of emotional abuse, her recovery from it, and ultimately figuring out what she wants her life to look like.  
Throw in a touch of magic and plenty of humor, and I'm a fan.  And I learned how a male should properly take a picture of a "special" area in a laugh-out-loud scene!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Body shaming, Pregnancy, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Grief, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Blood, Classism, Domestic abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Infidelity, Cursing, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Sexual content

swell_gal's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma

Moderate: Classism, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse

swagboat69's review

emotional funny informative reflective sad medium-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

4.0

really very good. 

very predictable (to the point where everytime she was like "what should i do" i was like.... girl we all know what you'll do lmao (and i was RIGHT hah) and quite heavy on the abuse from all sides (i really wasn't expecting so much abuse??? idk if it's insensitive to say that it could've been toned down a little.... but it really could've)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Bullying, Medical trauma, Domestic abuse, Medical content, and Infidelity

maximauve's review

lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Classism, and Medical content

Minor: Drug abuse, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Stalking

goodboibeefs's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective

• 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Medical content, Emotional abuse, and Alcohol

Minor: Car accident

caitlineliza's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexism, Infidelity, Body shaming, Child abuse, and Classism

Minor: Self harm, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

ittywitty's review

funny lighthearted 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? No

3.75

3.75🌟/ 5 

Main takeaway? “Grace costs you nothing.”

I read “Yours Truly” first so I had high expectations of “Part of Your World.” It reads like a Hallmark rom-com and includes various Disney Easter eggs. I enjoy the duality of Abby’s stories, she really goes deep into the worlds of her characters that you can’t help but root for them. Alexis is sophisticated and intelligent, yet in two emotionally abusive and controlling relationships. Daniel is the mayor of a small-town who’s never traveled beyond his tiny village. Both have their respective legacies to uphold and neither fit into each other’s world. Can they make it work?

If you’re a fan of The Princess Bride or the show Hart of Dixie, you will appreciate this book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Domestic abuse, and Mental illness