Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez

Did you love What is Love? by Jen Comfort? Check out this book next! Originally posted in May of 2023.

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CW: Discussions of pregnancy loss, divorce, gaslighting, severe illness, depression, and anxiety. This is all covered, and more, in the Author’s Note at the beginning of the book. I listened to this book on audio and this is what I remember from that section, apologies for anything missed.

This is a perfect book! It’s absolutely, hands down, 100% perfect! And contemporary romance is far from my favorite genre! It’s technically book 2 in the Part of Your World series, book 1 is on my nightstand waiting for me to read it, but you can easily read it as a stand-alone novel.

From the Publisher:

Dr. Briana Ortiz’s life is seriously flatlining. Her divorce is just about finalized, her brother’s running out of time to find a kidney donor, and that promotion she wants? Oh, that’s probably going to the new man-doctor who’s already registering eighty-friggin’-seven on Briana’s “pain in my ass” scale. But just when all systems are set to hate, Dr. Jacob Maddox completely flips the game . . . by sending Briana a letter.

And it’s a really good letter. Like the kind that proves that Jacob isn’t actually Satan. Worse, he might be this fantastically funny and subversively likeable guy who’s terrible at first impressions. Because suddenly he and Bri are exchanging letters, sharing lunch dates in her “sob closet,” and discussing the merits of freakishly tiny horses. But when Jacob decides to give Briana the best gift imaginable—a kidney for her brother—she wonders just how she can resist this quietly sexy new doctor . . . especially when he calls in a favor she can’t refuse.

This book is sweet, hilarious, cringey in a good way, and incredibly romantic. After making a horrible first impression at his new job, Jacob and Bri exchange funny, snarky, and sometimes ridiculous letters to each other for weeks. Through those letters, and lunches in a supply closet, the two fall head over heels for each other, but they are both such dumbies that they let all of their, very valid, past experiences and insecurities get in the way and instead of jumping into bed, they start a beautiful and supportive friendship. Jacob has severe social anxiety and Bri immeadiately gets him. She understands what he needs to feel comfortable and secure when going to new places and meeting new people. Bri does all of this without making a big deal about it. She just does it. I found it so sweet.

Their banter is sharp, witty, and highly entertaining. Bri loves to ask ridiculously specific questions and you could feel how much fun the two were having. All of the supporting characters are fabulous and there are some real #friendshipgoals going on.

I listened to the audiobook version and the narrators, Kyla Garcia and Zachary Webber, gave a fabulous performance. If it’s available to you, I highly recommend it.

I truly loved this book. If you would like to add it your shelf, you can click on the cover at the top or here for ordering information. I listened to it through my Library’s Axis360 app so if you’re a Library user, put that hold in now. I had to wait a few weeks for it to become available.

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Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez

Available now

CW: Discussions of pregnancy loss, divorce, gaslighting, severe illness, depression, and anxiety. This is all covered, and more, in the Author’s Note at the beginning of the book. I listened to this book on audio and this is what I remember from that section, apologies for anything missed.

This is a perfect book! It’s absolutely, hands down, 100% perfect! And contemporary romance is far from my favorite genre! It’s technically book 2 in the Part of Your World series, book 1 is on my nightstand waiting for me to read it, but you can easily read it as a stand-alone novel.

From the Publisher:

Dr. Briana Ortiz’s life is seriously flatlining. Her divorce is just about finalized, her brother’s running out of time to find a kidney donor, and that promotion she wants? Oh, that’s probably going to the new man-doctor who’s already registering eighty-friggin’-seven on Briana’s “pain in my ass” scale. But just when all systems are set to hate, Dr. Jacob Maddox completely flips the game . . . by sending Briana a letter.

And it’s a really good letter. Like the kind that proves that Jacob isn’t actually Satan. Worse, he might be this fantastically funny and subversively likeable guy who’s terrible at first impressions. Because suddenly he and Bri are exchanging letters, sharing lunch dates in her “sob closet,” and discussing the merits of freakishly tiny horses. But when Jacob decides to give Briana the best gift imaginable—a kidney for her brother—she wonders just how she can resist this quietly sexy new doctor . . . especially when he calls in a favor she can’t refuse.

This book is sweet, hilarious, cringey in a good way, and incredibly romantic. After making a horrible first impression at his new job, Jacob and Bri exchange funny, snarky, and sometimes ridiculous letters to each other for weeks. Through those letters, and lunches in a supply closet, the two fall head over heels for each other, but they are both such dumbies that they let all of their, very valid, past experiences and insecurities get in the way and instead of jumping into bed, they start a beautiful and supportive friendship. Jacob has severe social anxiety and Bri immeadiately gets him. She understands what he needs to feel comfortable and secure when going to new places and meeting new people. Bri does all of this without making a big deal about it. She just does it. I found it so sweet.

Their banter is sharp, witty, and highly entertaining. Bri loves to ask ridiculously specific questions and you could feel how much fun the two were having. All of the supporting characters are fabulous and there are some real #friendshipgoals going on.

I listened to the audiobook version and the narrators, Kyla Garcia and Zachary Webber, gave a fabulous performance. If it’s available to you, I highly recommend it.

I truly loved this book. If you would like to add it your shelf, you can click on the cover at the top or here for ordering information. I listened to it through my Library’s Axis360 app so if you’re a Library user, put that hold in now. I had to wait a few weeks for it to become available.

This post may contain affiliate links, including Amazon Associate links, and I may earn from qualifying purchases.