This was one f my most highly anticipated books of the year and it met my expectations. Abby Jimenez is an expert at creating love stories that contain both humor and heaviness.

Briana is an ER doctor whose life is pretty rough at the moment. She is struggling to process her divorce and deal with her brother's illness. Then comes Jacob, another ER doctor who transferred from another hospital for a fresh start. He is immediately smitten with Bri, while she thinks he's a jerk. Then slowly they get to know each other and he asks for a favor she can't refuse.

I love fake dating and it's done here perfectly. There's so much chemistry and tension between the two characters, it was a joy watching them fall for each other.


Anxiety is represented really well. I suffer from it also and genuinely connected with Jacob and his limitations. I understand how hard it can be dating as a person with anxiety and it takes a lot to be able to share your full self with another person. He did it beautifully.

This book works well as a stand alone but it's connected to Part of Your World, which is excellent too and it reading that one first makes this one a little richer.

I really enjoyed reading this book! I loved the characters and and the writing. I felt like I was watching a movie, I could visualize it perfectly!

The reason why I didn’t get five stars, I was because of the overused fake dating plot. I think the author did a great job with it, but it does feel overused. Otherwise, excellent book for this genre.

Every once in awhile a book comes along that truly captures your heart and that was this one. I don’t know how she does it, but Abby’s books get better with every single one she writes. 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲'𝘀 𝗧𝗼𝗼 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 still has a big hold on my heart though.

You know it’s going to be a good book when you find yourself 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 within the first 10%. Abby knows how to write the most beautiful contemporary romances with some big themes. She definitely still sprinkles the humor in there, but she’s not afraid to write about characters that have either been through or are dealing with some heavy stuff.

This book was a 𝙟𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙮. It was a journey about two broken people who meet and get off on the wrong foot, form a beautiful friendship, and slowly fall in love in the process. I don’t want to give anything away, but the way these two initially become friends might be one of the 𝙨𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙨𝙩 things I have ever read about in a book. Abby had me tearing up and I couldn’t stop 𝙜𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 from ear to ear.

𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 and 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗯 have become a new favorite book couple. This is a dual point of view romance which allows us get inside the head of both characters and I’m all here for that. Jacob might be one of my favorite heroes 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧. His character is beyond selfless, he was so intriguing to me and I just wanted to jump through the page and give him a giant 𝙝𝙪𝙜 and tell him everything would be okay. Briana is fierce, but has been through so much. The way that she understands and takes care of Jacob, though, was beautiful. These two have been through a lot individually, and their lack of confidence in themselves given their pasts made them very relatable.

This book can be read as a stand-alone, but I do highly encourage you to read 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 prior to reading this one if you haven’t. The characters from that book make several appearances.

I do have one minor complaint, but not enough for me to change my rating. This book is 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙤𝙤𝙣𝙜 at 416 pages, which is long for a romance. I do feel it could’ve been 100 pages shorter if the characters had simply talked to one another, but I guess that’s part of the fun.

Make sure you definitely pick this one up when it comes out on 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 11th!! You don’t want to miss it. I have already pre-ordered my physical copy.

⚠️𝘾𝙒: this is an open door romance and there is language. Anxiety, cheating and organ donation are big themes throughout the book. There are some other heavy themes that could be triggering, so if you are curious then please message me.

Thank you to NetGalley and Forever Pub for an advanced digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

★Be sure and read the author’s note at the end.

I already knew I loved Abby Jimenez as an author, but this book amplified that by 100. The male lead has anxiety, and I related so much that the story came so alive in my head. I devoured every single page and kept thinking to myself, “that’s me in a nutshell”. The author did so well with depicting a relationship through the eyes of someone with anxiety. So well written, I enjoyed each page.

Abby Jimenez simply never fails to deliver. I absolutely loved this story for a multitude of reasons, but particularly the character development. As someone with anxiety, I also enjoyed seeing that be represented so accurately! Highly recommend, but especially if you’ve enjoyed any of her other books.

Yet another Abby romance that I could not put down, and after reading Alexis’ story in Part of Your World, I was so excited to read Bri’s story (Alexis’ best friend). Bri is a recently divorced ER doctor whose brother is suffering kidney failure. Jacob Maddox, is Bri’s new ER doctor co-worker also recovering from a traumatizing breakup and suffers from anxiety. This is an enemies-to-friends-to-lovers and fake-dating romance— some of my favorite tropes!

Abby has quickly become one of my favorite romance authors ever and I swear— her books get better and better, and this is no exception. She has such a brilliant way of writing beautiful characters that feel relatable and real— entertwining delicate topics like chronic illness, depression and anxiety, that she handles with complete care. Her characters are funny, full of life and have chemistry— Abby writes the most incredibly witty banter that is LOL funny. I love that she writes strong women, and thoughtful, caring men. She even brings secondary characters to life, giving them purpose within the book, in a way that is memorable.

My only minor complaint is that I don’t love the miscommunication trope, and felt like it went on a touch too long in the second half of the book. I wanted more time with them together! However, this book still felt like all of Abby’s do- like a warm hug.

SO grateful to Netgalley, they publisher and Abby for letting me an early digital copy in exchange for my honest review! I can’t wait to see what Abby writes next.

4.5
This what just wanted I needed with a boogery kid on the couch - a perfect snack of a novel that had me teary up often and LOL-ing every now and then. I loooved Jacob and reading about the way an anxious mind works, so helpful and enlightening. Fake-dating tropes, I say that I don’t like them but maybe I do!!

This was a wonderful book. The interweaving plot lines and the characters were fantastic.There is something so real about romances and the chemistry is off the charts!
This is without a doubt my new favorite Abby Jimenez novel but also a great entry point into her books for new readers. Move this to the top of your TBR list and preorder NOW!

4.5/5 Stars!

This book was such a heartfelt wonderful time! My heart hurt for these characters but then I felt so much joy for them at the end. Abby did such a beautiful job writing this book!

Jacob was such a magnificent man that I wanted to cry! Even through his social anxiety, he was still such a loving, caring man who wanted to take care of the people around him. As someone who deals with anxiety, I saw myself in him and it was such a treat to see Briana fall in love with him exactly as he was. He is now one of my favorite book boyfriends and I want to protect him at all costs!

Briana was such an achingly beautiful character and I loved her to bits! I adored that right away she wanted to protect Jacob! I got frustrated when she couldn't see how obsessed Jacob was with her. But I couldn't be mad at how much angst that did bring to the book.

I adore the fake dating trope and this was top-tier! My heart hurt so much throughout this book watching these two characters constantly almost telling each other their feelings but deciding not to multiple times! God, it hurt so bad but kept me turning page after page! This book made me believe there is a "perfect match" for everyone.

"𝓘 𝓭𝓮𝓬𝓲𝓭𝓮𝓭 𝓻𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓷 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓶𝔂 𝓳𝓸𝓫 𝔀𝓪𝓼 𝓰𝓸𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓫𝓮 𝓽𝓸 𝓺𝓾𝓲𝓮𝓽 𝓲𝓽 𝓪𝓵𝓵 𝓭𝓸𝔀𝓷. 𝓘 𝔀𝓸𝓾𝓵𝓭 𝓫𝓮 𝓪 𝓫𝓾𝓯𝓯𝓮𝓻. 𝓐𝓷 𝓮𝓶𝓸𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷𝓪𝓵 𝓼𝓾𝓹𝓹𝓸𝓻𝓽 𝓹𝓮𝓻𝓼𝓸𝓷. 𝓘 𝔀𝓸𝓾𝓵𝓭 𝓽𝓱𝓻𝓸𝔀 𝓶𝔂𝓼𝓮𝓵𝓯 𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓱𝓲𝓶 𝓵𝓲𝓴𝓮 𝓪 𝓫𝓾𝓵𝓵𝓮𝓽𝓹𝓻𝓸𝓸𝓯 𝓿𝓮𝓼𝓽. 𝓦𝓻𝓪𝓹 𝓱𝓲𝓶 𝓾𝓹 𝓲𝓷 𝓶𝔂 𝓹𝓻𝓸𝓽𝓮𝓬𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷."

*Thank you to Netgalley, Forever(Grand Central Publishing), and Abby Jimenez for providing me with an ARC for an honest review.

I love love LOVED this book. We must protect Jacob at all costs. I had no idea that it was part of the PArt of Your World universe (I haven't read Part of Your World yet) but now I'm pleasantly surprised that I get to read more about Wakan and Kevin Bacon in that novel.
Jimenez did a beautiful job representing chronic illness, anxiety and trauma. I loved the intricacies of these characters and miss them already.

I don’t know how Abby Jimenez writes straight to my heart every single time. This one was so special. I honestly didn’t know much about kidney issues or donation and I really felt like I learned so much. The authors note at the end really impacted me as well.

Reading a man with anxiety and little quirks that his partner listens to, it just was so so special. And the letters at the beginning were some of my favorite.

Abby is always an automatic buy for me and she
Always will be.

Pub date: Apr 2023
This is now my favorite Abby Jimenez book! Love, love loved it! Briana's internal dialogue was hysterically funny, and I adored Jacob's vulnerability. Together they were magic! This will be a re-read for me for sure! Highly recommended!

I was SO pleasantly surprised to receive an ARC on NetGalley!

After obsessing over Part of Your World, I did not think it could get any better with Bri’s book but oh how I was so wrong. I may have actually liked this one more?? Ah who cares, at this point Abby Jimenez could scribble on a napkin and I’d preorder it. Speaking of- I immediately ran to preorder my copy of Yours Truly after finishing it.

Bri and Jacob’s story just felt so sweet and like a breath of fresh air. There were definitely some heavier topics throughout, which Abby gives a disclaimer for in the beginning, however I appreciated how it was worked into the story without it being a 400 page trauma dump.

Not only was this story sweet af, but it had me CACKLING throughout. Perhaps controversial take, but maybe Jafar is my fav character??? The humor was right up my alley. Anyways, this book is now my entire personality and this will now be my comfort re-read for the foreseeable future.

This was trying so hard to be funny/cute/sweet but it really just came across as kind of cringe. Not for me, so sorry. If you cant get enough of cute little romcom books maybe try this one out?

ABBY WHYYYYYY - MY HEARTTTT

I thought I loved Part of Your World… until I read Yours Truly and OMG. I loved Briana. I loved Jacob. I loved Lieutenant Dan. I loved their families. I LOVED THIS BOOK.

I was layered with friendship, romance, humour and trauma. I seriously laughed and cried reading this one.

Trope: fake dating with a hint of enemies to lovers
Romance: ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Steam: 🔥🔥
TW: organ failure, cheating, miscarriage, anxiety

Thank you to NetGalley, Grand Central Publishing, and Abby Jimenez for a copy of this book for review! Yours Truly hits shelves on April 11th!

Thank you, Forever Books, for the gifted copy of Yours Truly. {partner}

Genre: Romance
Trope: Co-workers
Format: 📖
Pub Date: 4.11.2023
Star Rating: ☆☆☆☆

"Wouldn't it be amazing to live like that? To not carry that burden around with you. To not feel constantly overwhelmed and overstimulated and second-guess everything little thing.."

What a fun read Yours Truly was! Per usual, I adored the characters that Jimenez created. Bri and Jacob were relatable, pure, hilarious characters, and their chemistry was palpable throughout the book. I loved their banter and what they each brought to the relationship. It was so much fun to watch the progression of their relationship.

But, besides the characters, Abby Jimenez does an outstanding job of portraying real-life struggles respectfully and accurately. I saw so much of my anxious self in Jacob's character. His struggles as he tried to overcome his anxiety-driven internal monologue felt natural, as I have repeatedly struggled to overcome the same feelings.

As much as I enjoyed Bri and Jacob's relationship, the hilarious antics, and the genuine struggles of each character - it pains me to give this book less than five stars. But unfortunately, I had a few issues with the book.

There is one particular trope that showed up around the halfway point of Yours Truly, and it is my absolute least favorite, and it bothers me a lot when authors use it. I don't want to give anything away, but adding that storyline did nothing for me. I felt like I'd finally gotten over it, but the miscommunication trope started to rear its ugly head when I had 20% left of the book. It became such a dominant part of the story that I couldn't help but dislike Bri. Adding these tropes to the book put such a sour taste in my mouth, and I wish I could've gotten over it but oh well! I can't love all of Jimenez's books, can I?

🥰 Swoon-worthy moments
👩🏽‍⚕️ Women in STEAM
😂 Several hilarious laugh-out-loud moments
😡 The two worst trope additions IMO
🧠 Accurate portrayal of mental health
❤️‍🔥 Less spicy - more mental foreplay
📖 Reappearance of characters from Part of Your World

❌❌- Cheating, parental abandonment, miscarriage, severe anxiety

I recommend reading Yours Truly if you enjoy Abby Jimenez's writing and don't mind a little miscommunication trope 😘

What is the one trope that gets under your skin the most?

I really want to love Abby Jimenez books, because for the most part they are well written and emotional. However, I have learned things about the author that I cannot stand behind, and I can no longer recommend Abby Jimenez, nor will I read any further books.

Abby Jimenez! Will you be my best friend…PLEASE?!? Ok, ok…..I’m fan girling and instead I’ll just thank you for sending me these delicious characters in your place.

Dr. Briana Ortiz, a beloved ER physician has a literal run-in in the hospital hallway with Dr. Jacob Maddox, the newest and very handsome ER doctor, who she views as the enemy also vying for the ER head position. That is until he sends her a note triggering a flurry of letter exchanges which quickly changes her mind about first impressions. What ensues is a delicious “fake relationship” after Jacob makes a life changing decision impacting Brianna’s family and she in turn wants to help him during a challenging situation.

A swoon worthy rom-com with lovable characters dealing with several family and personal struggles. The comedic dialogue between our two protagonists will make you wish they really were your best friends.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Forever (Grand Central Publishing) for this enjoyable ARC in exchange for my honest review.
Publication date: April 11, 2023

Abby Jimenez is the queen of romance/women's fiction and no one will ever change my mind! I absolutely LOVED and ADORED Yours Truly! It made me feel so many emotions, I could barely keep up! I loved watching the friendship between Briana and Jacob bloom into something beautiful and perfect for them. Getting to read about Briana learning to trust again and to deal with her trauma was heartbreaking, but inspiring. Getting to read about Jacob's struggle with social anxiety and how he learns to open himself up some was wonderful. I cannot say enough good about this book, and I really wish it could have gone on for another 300 pages!

Abby Jiminez does it again! I was so excited for Bri's story after A Part of Your World, and it did not disappoint!

This book was fun, but also focused on the hard stuff. Briana's trauma and Jacob's anxiety were a great addition to the story, and I felt for both of them. Seeing them grow and change over the progression of the book was beautiful. The characters made the entire book so enjoyable!

This story made me laugh (Lieutenant Dan is the new Kevin Bacon...iykyk), pulled at my heart strings and allowed me to understand a side of social anxiety that I didn't know before.

My favorite part of Bri and Jacob's story were their letters in the beginning. I would definitely recommend this book-but be warned-you will be craving a red velvet cupcake.

Read if you like:
-slooooooooow burn
-fake dating
-cinnamon roll male MC

TW: pregnancy lost, anxiety, depression, chronic kidney disease, infidelity

Thank you, Forever/grand Central Publishing, for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.