A review by romancewithem
Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez

emotional funny 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

I’m not sure what Abby puts in her books but I’m always obsessed from the very start. I love that I’m laughing from the first chapter. 

The miscommunication slash lack of communication trope normally is not my cup of tea, it features pretty prominently here, however I loved it. The angst and the build up to ‘omg somethings finally happening’ was so good. I didn’t want to put this book down and wanted to keep reading until they finally knew that each other was on the same page. 

I love that we got to go back to Wakan and that the town played its magic to force Briana and Jacob together 

I didn’t vibe with the third act conflict purely because I was loving that they were together and happy and didn't want any more pain, however, the resolution I was screaming at !!!!! I wanted it to happen and it did and it was so good!!!!

- co-workers who get off on the wrong foot so one apologise by writing letters to the other and now pass letters back and forth which is the favourite part of their day
- ‘I lied to my family that I have a girlfriend and now my sister just saw us having lunch together in a storage closet so now we have to fake date’
- mutual pining and thinking the other doesn't love them when they clearly do
- some small town magic leading to ‘theres only one twin sized bed’
- ‘oh shit i told your family that were living together so i actually need to move in now’
- ‘i have anxiety and am introverted but you make the world go quiet’ x ‘i have traumatic trust issues with men but you make me forget all about them’

Theres lots of different topics tackled in this book and i really like how Abby wrote about them and dealt with them in a way which was very real