Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Life's Too Short by Abby Jimenez

8 reviews

juanat77's review

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Death, Grief, Addiction, Car accident, Chronic illness, Cursing, Excrement, Medical content, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Death of parent, Infidelity, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

cozyteareads's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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? It's complicated

5.0

I’ve been in a bit of a reading slump for around a month or so now and this book was so good that I read the last hundred pages or so in a single sitting. I had such a good time reading it, and it made me tear up a little at the end. There was always a thread of hope and joy through the entire story that made it so comforting to read. I adored it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent and Addiction

Minor: Car accident, Chronic illness, Infidelity, and Abandonment

zalouis's review

emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Abandonment, Addiction, Cursing, Death, Grief, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, and Infidelity

Minor: Dementia and Alcohol

rebeccap'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Cursing

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Death of parent

laheath's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

For a genre I don't read very often, this was hard to put down and I'll definitely be reading more from this author. I've heard this Friend Zone series can be read as stand-alone novels, so I'm hoping that's right. I thoroughly enjoyed the story of Adrian and Vanessa. Some reviewers have mentioned that it's too syrupy sweet for them, but I felt there was enough real life in this to balance both characters often reflecting on their feelings. They're both successful in their careers, and dealing with dysfunctional families, while Vanessa may be facing a diagnosis of ALS. Their relationship has its hurdles, somewhat predictably, but that and the side characters all make for a great, emotional story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug abuse, and Mental illness

Minor: Alcohol, Death of parent, Car accident, Dementia, Sexual content, and Panic attacks/disorders

mypatronusisajedi's review

emotional inspiring sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Cursing, Death of parent, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Sexual content

midnightbelles's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad fast-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

I really enjoyed this. I love a good found family (ish) trope and I especially loved getting to see Them fall in love and really compliment each other as a couple. Since I finally finished all 3 books in the series I will have to say that this one is better than the first in my opinion but nothing tops the happy ever after playlist. This book was really lighthearted and overall a quick and fluffy read.  Just reading about them interacting and falling in love was enough for me. 

Synopsis: Vanessa, a famous YouTuber who travels to live her best life before she dies due to ALS, meets her neighbor one night at 3am when he tries to convince her to get her baby to shut up. Seeing the terrible state she’s in because of the baby, he offers to help and they quickly fall for each other but hold back from dating. For him it’s because she doesn’t date and for her it’s because she doesn’t believe she’ll live long enough. 

This book deals with a lot of heavy topics with her sisters drug addiction and other family issues but it’s handled well and is dispersed in with the fluff and romantic/happier moments. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Mental illness, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Medical content and Car accident

100_pages_hr's review

emotional lighthearted reflective sad 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

4.0

This series has been amazing and I really loved this book.

I'm not real big on social media so I'll admit to being a little nervous at first reading about a YouTuber, but the more I learned about Vanessa the more I loved her platform. I really love books that bring awareness to conditions and Jimenez is one of the best at this.

I loved baby whisperer Adrian! At times he came across a little too good to be true, but then Jimenez would throw something in to humanize him. 

For me this was a fast read, but it was a slow burn romance for sure. The build up was pretty intense and I loved it. 

It was also fun to revisit old friends. After reading this I have a very strong urge to re-read the first two and then this one again.

I love how Jimenez builds her characters. I especially love how the Kirsten and Vanessa have NO filter. It makes for a super fun story!

I hope to see many more books from Jimenez in the future!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug abuse, Torture, and Drug use

Moderate: Dementia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, Infidelity, Medical content, and Mental illness