Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

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

amateur_bookworm's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Genre: Contemporary romance, fiction

My summary: Vanessa is a popular travel YouTuber and has found herself unexpectedly thrust into motherhood when she has to step in and take  her half-sister’s newborn daughter, Grace. When Grace’s wailing brings Vanessa’s next door neighbor over—at 4am—Adrian and Vanessa are immediately drawn to each other. Adrian, a successful criminal defense attorney, soon finds himself spending less time at the office because he wants to be with Vanessa and Grace. But Vanessa’s days are numbered, as an aggressive genetic disorder has killed every female in her family before the age of 30. Adrian and Vanessa soon find that love is hard, especially with a clock ticking. 

My thoughts: This one was a little tough to get through. Actually, almost this entire series was tough to get through. This book was funny, as in, I actually laughed a real laugh several times. Vanessa’s personality sparkled on the page and I enjoyed the unfolding of them falling in love with each other. But, it was also heartbreaking and a downer. I wasn’t even a third of the way through the book yet, and was absolutely terrified that Abby Jimenez was going to thoroughly wreck me before it was over. I didn’t shed as many tears as I thought I might, but it was sad at times. I appreciate this series and Abby taking on some tough real-life themes in the first and third book that I thought she handled well. But I also read as an escape and this sure did not leave me with warm and fuzzy feelings. I think this is a great series, but I caution that it is not as light-hearted as I expected a witty romance series to be. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Terminal illness, Drug abuse, Death, Medical content, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual content and Death of parent

Minor: Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy

goodboibeefs's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Terminal illness

Minor: Abandonment, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Car accident, Medical content, and Pregnancy

kaydeedickins's review

emotional sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness

Minor: Car accident

kellydarla's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Medical content, Terminal illness, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Excrement, Grief, and Addiction

Minor: Pregnancy and Vomit

wellreadmegs's review

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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

5.0

This book was so good! I can't stop thinking about it. 

I repeat I love it when romance books tackle deep subjects while also falling for someone. It feels realistic and messy and truthful. I came into this book not knowing anything about the plot and never reading an Abby Jimenez book - but I will now be going back to read the others because wow I loved this one! 

Vanessa is such a cool character and I loved her relationship with Adrian. Adrian also sounds so perfect in so many ways I still don't believe men like this exist! The end of the book had me guessing what was going to happen until the very end which I appreciated. It was just such a lovely, hopeful read about living your life to the fullest every day which after the past two years we've experienced I want more life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness

Moderate: Abandonment, Car accident, Pregnancy, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Death of parent

hayleyw's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Abandonment, Death of parent, Death, Car accident, Drug abuse, Drug use, Terminal illness, and Mental illness

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

miasreads's review

challenging emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-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

3.5

YES YES YES OMG I LOVED THIS BOOK 
ANYTHING ABBY JIMENEZ IS MY FAVORITE 

yeah i used to think that…. not anymore. she glorifies thing too much for me to enjoy them anymore

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Death of parent, Mental illness, and Pregnancy