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Yours Truly
by Abby Jimenez
Read Completed 4/19/23 | 4.5 stars
I finally read my first Abby Jimenez book with PART OF YOUR WORLD just a couple days ago and knew I had to instantly get to YOURS TRULY. I didn't love this one *as much* as I loved PART OF YOUR WORLD but it was still truly flawless. My love just wasn't as strong because I felt like POYW was a bit more romcom and YT had a bit more of that serious side. While both did have amazingly strong serious bits, real life situations, and emotional moments, I liked the lightness of POYW just a bit more.
But enough about comparing them! Let's talk about this book. I thoroughly enjoyed reading Briana's story. I loved her as Alexis' best friend and I'm so happy to see her find happiness in this book as well. Abby Jimenez just does an amazing job at making her characters real people. They have flaws, but it's not overly done and there are reasons that they have a hard time letting someone else in. Briana had some really intense things from her marriage that closed her off to any potential romantic interests where she had to really give in to it. I laughed! I cried! I melted! It was so wonderful seeing her personal growth AND the reason for it.
Jacob also gets his own story of growth as well, but I liked that his journey wasn't about "curing" his anxiety or making it wash away, because that wouldn't be realistic. He finds comfort in Briana and she's the kind of person who goes out of her way to help him and understand him. It was beautiful watching these two characters work together! And he's just the biggest cinnamon roll ever.
The beginning of the book started off so fun and cute with the usual romcom banter. I felt like things got a bit more serious a bit quicker and stayed there for a while. There were still plenty of moments that made me smile, melt, and laugh but I didn't get *quite* as into it as POYW. But ugh, the ending was just magical. If I had been at home alone, I would straight out sobbed but I was at work so I had to hold it in.
The family and friends are also wonderful. Everyone's so delightfully quirky and some of it is a tad over the top but some of it is just... family being family in the goofiest way. I loved seeing more of Alexis & Daniel, we get to see supportive families, and Briana & Jacob are able to find happiness and themselves after bad relationships.
I have zero complaints and I absolutely loved this book too. I hope we get to see more of this friend series because I'd love to see this keep going!
I finally read my first Abby Jimenez book with PART OF YOUR WORLD just a couple days ago and knew I had to instantly get to YOURS TRULY. I didn't love this one *as much* as I loved PART OF YOUR WORLD but it was still truly flawless. My love just wasn't as strong because I felt like POYW was a bit more romcom and YT had a bit more of that serious side. While both did have amazingly strong serious bits, real life situations, and emotional moments, I liked the lightness of POYW just a bit more.
But enough about comparing them! Let's talk about this book. I thoroughly enjoyed reading Briana's story. I loved her as Alexis' best friend and I'm so happy to see her find happiness in this book as well. Abby Jimenez just does an amazing job at making her characters real people. They have flaws, but it's not overly done and there are reasons that they have a hard time letting someone else in. Briana had some really intense things from her marriage that closed her off to any potential romantic interests where she had to really give in to it. I laughed! I cried! I melted! It was so wonderful seeing her personal growth AND the reason for it.
Jacob also gets his own story of growth as well, but I liked that his journey wasn't about "curing" his anxiety or making it wash away, because that wouldn't be realistic. He finds comfort in Briana and she's the kind of person who goes out of her way to help him and understand him. It was beautiful watching these two characters work together! And he's just the biggest cinnamon roll ever.
The beginning of the book started off so fun and cute with the usual romcom banter. I felt like things got a bit more serious a bit quicker and stayed there for a while. There were still plenty of moments that made me smile, melt, and laugh but I didn't get *quite* as into it as POYW. But ugh, the ending was just magical. If I had been at home alone, I would straight out sobbed but I was at work so I had to hold it in.
The family and friends are also wonderful. Everyone's so delightfully quirky and some of it is a tad over the top but some of it is just... family being family in the goofiest way. I loved seeing more of Alexis & Daniel, we get to see supportive families, and Briana & Jacob are able to find happiness and themselves after bad relationships.
I have zero complaints and I absolutely loved this book too. I hope we get to see more of this friend series because I'd love to see this keep going!