Perfection.

A huge thank you to NetGalley , Forever Pub and Hachette Audio for my advanced copies of Part of Your World.

I was fortunate enough to be gifted and e-copy and an advanced audio of this wonderful book.

I have also read/ listened to all four of Abby's books. So here is a ranking no-one has asked for:

1. The Happy Ever After Playlist
2. Part of Your World.
3. Life's Too Short.
4. The Friend Zone.

What I Loved-

✨ The Audio- Part of Your World had two narrators. Love this for books with dual perspectives. Julia Whelan ( My Queen 👑 ) and Zachary Webber (who has been featured on previous Abby Jimenez audio books ) did an amazing job. I thoroughly enjoyed this duo.

✨ The Humor- I haven't laughed this hard while reading a book in quite a while. So thankful to this author for the joy I felt while listening to Part of Your World.

✨ The Romance- I loved Alexis and Daniel. Loved the age gap. Loved the opposites attract storyline. The small town / big city aspect. Everything. They made my heart happy.

✨ The Writing- This book flew by. Abby Jimenez books tend to be super fast, super fun reads.

Overall- Highly Recommend. I cannot wait for Abby's next book =)

The two worlds of Alexis & Daniel collide in this highly anticipated book. Both are so different, will those differences keep them apart? This one pulled at my heartstrings & while some of the things Alexis did bugged me, I LOVED Daniel & was rooting for them!

I stayed up late finishing this book and I could fill pages and pages with praise. It is one of those books that you finish, knowing it's going to stick with you. From the very first page, I was pulled into the story. Daniel and Alexis' worlds could not be more opposite and they are both burdened with family obligations that root them in those separate worlds. My heart broke for Alexis every time she faced the hard truth that Daniel, who was so perfect in every way, would never be accepted in her world. As always, Jimenez drills deep, and you can feel her characters' pain like you're living it. There are so many swoony moments and the ending is so satisfying--exactly what I was hoping the entire time I was reading the book. I also loved the introduction to Bri, who the next book will be about, and the mention of characters from previous books. Solid five stars.

Title: Part of Your World
Author: Abby Jimenez
Genre: Romance
Rating: 5 out of 5

After a wild bet, gourmet grilled-cheese sandwich, and cuddle with a baby goat, Alexis Montgomery has had her world turned upside down. The cause: Daniel Grant, a ridiculously hot carpenter who’s ten years younger than her and as casual as they come—the complete opposite of sophisticated city-girl Alexis. And yet their chemistry is undeniable.

While her ultra-wealthy parents want her to carry on the family legacy of world-renowned surgeons, Alexis doesn’t need glory or fame. She’s fine with being a “mere” ER doctor. And every minute she spends with Daniel and the tight-knit town where he lives, she’s discovering just what’s really important. Yet letting their relationship become anything more than a short-term fling would mean turning her back on her family and giving up the opportunity to help thousands of people.

Bringing Daniel into her world is impossible, and yet she can’t just give up the joy she’s found with him either. With so many differences between them, how can Alexis possibly choose between her world and his?

I have to tell you: this book made me laugh out loud many times. The dry wit, the easy banter, the sheer chutzpah of some of these characters was an absolute joy to read. I think I started laughing out loud about three minutes in, and it really never totally stopped. I binge-read the entire thing in one late-night sitting. Do yourself a favor and pick this one up immediately. Your abs will thank you.

Abby Jimenez is a bestselling author. Part of Your World is her newest novel.

(Galley courtesy of Forever in exchange for an honest review.)

I loooooove when an author gets better with each book and not worse. abby Jimenez has not let me down here! I am historically very critical with romance and have had a bit of a slump lately, so this was a nice banter filled breath of fresh air.

Read if you like:
*witty banter and likable characters
*Small town romance
*Humor and heart in your romances

Abby Jimenez is an auto buy author for me and she never disappoints! She always, always handles serious subject matter with just the right tone and balances it perfectly with the rom-com/love story element. (Trigger warning for domestic abuse in this novel.) Her writing always makes me laugh out loud and she has a way with writing solid male lead characters… Daniel is 100% book boyfriend material. I enjoyed the small town vibes and felt for the characters and the struggles they went through with their parents. I think this book could have been a *bit* shorter, but overall I really enjoyed it and I’m looking forward to Bri’s story in the next installment of the series.

This book blew me away! Alexis and Daniel meet in the most cliche way, with her having car issues on the side of the road. With her passing through the town they end of having a one night stand but it's the beginning of a love story between two people that live in different worlds but yet are so similar in the issues that they deal with. Both from prominent families in completely opposite ways. Alexis is rich and Daniel is struggling to hold on to his family's home. Yet even with all of the things that kept them apart, they form this incredible love that pulls them back to one another. Not only is it a love story, but it also shows the growth in each of them just by having the other in their world. I just loved everything about this story.

I LOVED this book. It was such a fun, romantic, magical, and yet real, nuanced, delicately handled story!! The author has done a fantastic job creating such a dynamic between two people, the situations, the locations were all so real and yet had this quality of the magic/power of love. The serious topics were dealt with in such a gentle, subtle manner that it felt seamlessly a part of the story - not preachy or trying to teach anything, just seamlessly threaded in just like the messiness of life. I cannot wait to read what this author comes up with next - I am now a big fan!

Whenever I sit down with an Abby Jimenez book, I know I'm in for a treat. I know I'll laugh with her realistic characters with their wry wit, I'll fall in love with the couple and cheer their triumphs and commiserate with them at the injustice that is keeping them apart, and I'll cry at the happy ending. This was no different in that sense but I really felt a connection with Alexis with her sense of honor, duty, and the need to uphold tradition, and also the compulsion to try to live up to her father's standards. There were two kinds of abuse highlighted in this book and they were dealt with very well. I loved every minute of this book and can't wait for the next.

I received a copy from #NetGalley for an honest review.

A heartwarming opposites-attract romance with great setting, awesome characters, and thoughtful handling of deeper topics. Recommended to romance lovers who like their books to cover more than just the romance.

I love a small town setting! And in this book the town was like another character. I loved that the love interest had such major ties to the town with his family legacy. One of my favorite things about a small town setting is all the side characters and the support of a community. There was also some semi-magical realism with the town interfering with the main relationship.

I really appreciated that the book covered abuse in its different forms; emotional, physical, parental. The book also handled the abuse cycle very well, emphasized the fact that abuse can happen to anyone, and even had some ideas on how to help others around you who might be facing a similar issue.

I loved how even though they were "from two different worlds", they actually had a lot of similarities. They were both feeling familial pressures of legacy while actually wanting to do something different. They both felt trapped, and needed a push to find a new balance in their lives and prioritize themselves instead of trying to make others happy. Speaking of which, I loved how that pressure was handled as well. The internal struggles Alexis had between not wanting to disappoint her family and following her heart were very authentically handled.

I really loved their romance, and in a lot of ways it reminded me of my own: opposites attract, long distance, one of them a romantic and another logical. I loved how they couldn't stay apart, how much Daniel loved Alexis, and how he slowly helped her put down her walls.

This book also has: A baby goat, a town pigs and an overexcited dog. Need I say more?!

Overall rating: 4.5⭐

Thank you to Forever and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this as an eARC!

Abby Jimenez’s writing is always just so comforting — there is something about her style that feels like a warm hug, and Part of Your World is one of her best. I laughed and cried and never wanted this book to end. Daniel and Alexis’ love story is just pure perfection!

“Love follows you. It goes where you go. It doesn’t know about social divides or distance, or common sense. It doesn’t even stop when the person you love dies. It does what it wants.”

These characters are so complete and complex that it is impossible not to love them. It was really interesting to see both of them come to terms with their legacies — Alexis’ at Royaume and Daniel’s in Wakan — and figure out how their love could survive despite so much expectation. Alexis’ character arc was fascinating — coming to terms with her privilege and the abuse she experienced from Neil and her father.

Wakan and the people in the town were so funny and added so much to their love story — I can’t wait for Doug and Bri’s story. The inclusion of Grant's history and the “magic” of the town (pop’s theory) was a terrific addition.

As a massive fan of The Princess Bride, the jokes and references to the movie throughout the book were so adorable and had me laughing out loud the entire time.

Part of Your World was absolutely a 5 star read for me — I would recommend this to all romance fans, especially fans of Emily Henry and Christina Lauren. Thank you so much to NetGalley and Forever Publishing for the digital ARC.

I've adored Abby's books since the beginning, and every year I eagerly await whichever amazing book she'll gift us next! Part of Your World was easily my most anticipated book this year!

I know you don't need me to tell you to pick this one up, but I'm going to tell you anyway! Make sure Part of Your World is on your TBR if you enjoy:

💙 opposites attract
💙 age gap (older woman 🙌)
💙 small town
💙 great chemistry
💙 adorable animals

This beautiful book had me both laughing and tearing up, and I enjoyed Daniel and Alexis's love story. I especially loved the parts that took place in Daniel's town, and hope we get more in this cute town in a future book.

⭐⭐⭐⭐💫

This was hands down one of the best romance novels I've read since Weather Girl (which I also loved!!). I was fully invested in Alexis and Daniel's love story. I cried, laughed, and felt their chemistry through the pages. The book was hard to read sometimes, mainly because of the people in Alexis's life and how they treated her, but it dealt with serious issues in sensitive, well thought out ways.

Daniel is also an incredibly written character. He's by far one of my favourite male characters now so other books will have some tough competition! He truly was himself without remorse. He was strong and knew his worth. Just amazing!

I loved watching Alexis realize how much her voice matters, as well as what she wants in life and not what others want her to do. This book deals with different levels of abuse, which was crushing to read at times.

Highly recommend this book!! I can't wait to now read Bri's story! Thank you to Netgalley and Forever (Grand Central Publishing) for this advance copy in exchange for my honest review.

Part of Your World is a brilliant romantic comedy with a tender heart.

In a few short years, Abby Jimenez has become one of romance’s most acclaimed and popular authors. Her fairy tale-esque, opposites-attract fourth novel, Part of Your World, will only elevate her standing.

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I love Abby Jimenez and her latest book is no exception. My love is so strong I was able to overcome the slight turn towards cosmic/otherworldly interference in the love story. I'll be waiting for the next book in this series.

Thanks to Forever Romance, the author, and NetGalley for the free gifted copy in exchange for an honest review.

Abby Jimenez just really knows how to write romance. Part of Your World pulls you in right away with a meet-cute and keeps you staying with a secret romance between two people living completely different lives.

I have been seeing RAVE reviews, and I feel like this is because it is a super unique romance and had aspects that I haven’t seen in many romances.

The chemistry and emotional roll coaster of this book are amazing. Definitely pick this one up if you have been in a slump with romances cause it will get you right back into them.

This was my first book by Abby and I really enjoyed it. I read somewhere that this is part of a series, so I should check that out.

With a touch of magic and a little bit of fairy tale thrown in I was immersed in Alexis' story. When she finds herself in a ditch in small town USA she never anticipated that her whole world was about to change. With the remains of an unhappy relationship in her rearview mirror and the possibility of taking over the family legacy; meeting Daniel Grant is a breath of fresh air.

Being the mayor and groundskeeper of Wakan, Daniel is busy trying to save his family legacy while his mother is determined to tear it apart. Wakan is his home and being anywhere else is just not a possibility.

This was a very fast paced book that kept me entertained throughout. The characters were easy to love and it was like the people of Wakan were my best friends. While I liked Daniels' character, he was a little too needy for me. But that's not to say I didn't enjoy his dialogue and his love for Alexis. I appreciated that the small town seemed to carry it's own magic and the little nods to Disney movies and princesses was fun to decipher. I'm so glad I read the author's notes at the end of the book! I highly recommend taking the time to read her thoughts, it adds so much more depth to the story.

Thank you to Netgalley and Read Forever Pub for my advanced ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you Read Forever for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Ali Montgomery is heading home after attending a funeral when her car ends up in a ditch near a small town with very limited services. She is fortunate as one of the locals sees her car in the ditch and offers to tow her out because the tow truck is going to be at least an hour. She decides to stop in at a local bar and grab a bite to eat and use the facilities before she continues the long drive home. She meets Daniel who towed her car and ends up hanging out with him and they have a one night fling until it isn’t.  They come from different worlds and it would appear they have very little in common except for some chemistry. Over time they realize they like reading the same books which are mostly published by independent authors and they enjoy their time together. Daniel is kind and teaches her how to cook and doesn’t judge her for the things she doesn’t know how to do. She is surprised how comfortable and happy she feels around him. 
She struggles with pressure her family has placed on her and she has habitually put everyone first because it is expected of a Montgomery to be very involved in the local hospital.  Her father is particularly frustrated with her as she didn’t become a surgeon and doesn't uphold the family standards he has allowed her to lapse because her brother Derek was the golden child until he married a famous singer and was disowned. Derek got married and didn’t come home to avoid the wrath of his parents.   The reader sees the patterns of emotional abuse that Ali experienced from her parents and her ex-boyfriend, it is written well without it feeling too heavy or heartbreaking to read.
The book was a quick read that I finished over a weekend. It kept my attention and I wanted to finish the book so I could see how it would tie together in the end.  It made me laugh at times. It is definitely a great book to take on a vacation or to the beach. Highly recommend it if you are looking for a feel good romcom. I would rate it 4.5 starsin this genre.  Next year there will be another book in the series I am looking forward to reading it.

Oh my goodness, I loved this book! I have loved all of Abby Jimenez’s books to date, but this one is probably my favorite. I didn’t want it to end and have been wanting to go back to that sweet town and hang out with Daniel and Alexis.

Abby never fails to bring her hilarious wit, and extra swoony romances every time she writes a book, but I also love that she brings awareness to real issues that people are dealing with. This book dealt with domestic violence and emotional abuse and I really appreciated the way she handled those story lines.

I highly recommend this one!

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Part of Your World gave was like going home. Set in Minnesota between two people from completely different backgrounds and lifestyles, it made me miss Minnesota living especially with the adventures set in Wakan. Abby Jimenez wrote in a way that I thought highlighted life in small town Minnesota.

There are so many moments in the novel that had me falling in love with it, the romance between Daniel and Alexis, the growth of the two characters, the good friends of both of them, Hunter (Daniel's loveable dog), and of course the goat on the cover of the book, which is featured on the page too. There are even more moments too. The ring light moment had me laughing out loud. If you want to know what I mean you'll just have to read it.

Part of Your World is the start of a new series and I can't wait to read Bri's story next year. As a Minnesota girl living in Virginia, this book just brought me so much joy. Thank you to Forever and Netgalley for providing me with a copy in exchange for my honest review.