OKAY LOOK, if you’re considering Abby Jimenez and this is the first book you’re picking up? Don’t let it be!! Hear me out though:

EVERY OTHER ABBY JIMENEZ BOOK HAS BEEN A 5 star [⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️] READ FOR ME❗️(with the exception of The Happily Ever After Playlist for reasons you can read in my review, and even that was 4 stars). This book just was not it. I almost DNF-ed at several different points-hence the rating. The main characters reasons for staying away from each other/the central conflict started to feel so repetitive…to the point that this less-than-400-page book started to feel like a never-ending 600-pager. Also, we get it🙄Kristen is the elusive Cool Girl(TM) from the Gone Girl monologue 💀I would’ve loved for everyone to stop bringing it up every few pages. 

Her writing really salvaged the book and the sweet, poignant, and impactful moments that were present throughout the book pushed this into 3 star territory—the last ~10% of this book including the scene I won’t mention bc spoilers? Can’t lie, I cried. But still, I wouldn’t recommend this being your introduction to Abby Jimenez’s writing. 

The Part of Your World universe is right there! This was Abby’s first release (so I suppose it was good for what it was), but it wasn’t until I got to the 3rd book in this series (Life’s Too Short) that I saw the writing style and content that kindled so many reader’s adoration of her as an author. The Part of Your World Series that came after was ✨sensational✨and that’s where I recommend starting.