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I have a lot of comfort reads. Different ones for different needs. But many of them are romances because who doesn‘t need a HEA, especially when real life is not going so happily.

All of Abby Jimenez‘s books are on my comfort read list. But the tagged is probably my fave. Maybe because it was the first Jimenez I read. And because I love seeing how Sloan & Jason‘s relationship grows & how they overcome their obstacles.

Can Abby Jimenez disappoint? I think not! This may be my new fav of hers - I don‘t know it‘s so hard to pick. All I know is this one had me in tears, laughter, and feeling the emotion to the bone. I usually immediately start a new book, but I am still feeling the feels from this one - so I may wait a day. 5 💫

Abby Jimenez did not disappoint and I jumped right into the second one. #31of2024

Love Abby Jimenez. This was no exception.
Just discovered yesterday that she has a new book out April, 2025 called Say You‘ll Remember Me. Can‘t wait!

9/10

6 months. 😂🖤Enjoying this one!!!

I forgot to take a picture before I returned it to the library, so I borrowed this one from Amazon. They won‘t mind, though, because I couldn‘t resist the BOGO 50% off sale and bought the Abby Jimenez books I didn‘t own, this being one of them. This was another good one. All of her male leads are just perfect ❤️

#ReadAway2024 #SeriesLove2024

After reading & loving the author‘s Part of Your Workday duology last year, I have been working my way through her The Friend Zone series & this is Book 2. It follows the story of Sloan an artist who is struggling to move on after a great loss & Jason, a musician headed for star status. They *meet cute* when his dog finds her & she doesn‘t want to give him back. Jimenez writes romance that gets me in all the feels.⬇️

I am really hot and cold on romance books, but I loved this one! The tension, the backstories, the conflict, it was all so over-the-top, but I did not care whatsoever. I also LOVED listening along to each chapter's playlist song as I read that chapter! 🎶

#Movie2BookRecs @Klou
Movie: The Wedding Singer

Really loved this book, though she did basically steal his dog.. I really loved Sloan and Jason and their story!

Abby Jimenez is definitely a go to author for me now.

(I have a lot of reviews to get through!)

#thoughtfulthursday

1. It depends on what I‘m retreating from. Normally I reach for fantasy and SciFi. But the last 2 years, I‘ve reached for romance. I‘ve needed light, happy, and most importantly, the HEA.

2. Yes!

3. Tagged

Thanks for the tag @rsteve388 😀

Want to play? @TheSpineView @AlaMich @BookwormAHN

#Movie2BookRecs @klou
Prompt: La La Land

such a good thrift store find. this was such an easy light read. a beautiful book written about losing the one you love and the grieving process that follows. Sloan finds herself along the journey and learns how to grow in love again. a love story that all began because of a dog. Oh…and did i mention her new love interest is a rockstar! I think i‘m j to rock stars now 🤩 cheesy but cute

Thank you Julie for the awesome #litsylovesanimalsswap box!! Everything is purrfect! 🐱😂 That cat made from a book is so unique, I absolutely love it!!

I‘m on a rom com kick right now and this one was one of my favs. I didn‘t realize it was the second book after The Friend Zone until after I started it but it didn‘t matter. It just makes me want to go read that book very quickly! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#ItHadToBeYou Happily Ever After
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

#wondrouswednesday

1. A signed copy of The God of Lost Words

2. I‘ve gifted several lately including CrossStitch to @Chrissyreadit ☺️

3. One of my faves ❤️

Thanks for the tag @eeclayton @TheSpineView 😘

This was a cute romance… Over the top in a few places, but not enough to ruin the fun of it. It was a fast, enjoyable read!

If you‘re willing to completely suspend your disbelief in a whirlwind love story with a meet-cute orchestrated by a dog, this book (along with others in the series) is a good candidate. I‘m not sorry. Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#the-happy-ever-after-playlist-the-fr...

The light rom com that will give you a nice break from the world 💖

#thehappyeverafterplaylist #abbyjimenez #read #newauthor #tbr
Added these two to my TBR! She‘s a new author to me.

“This is just a season, and there‘s beauty in all seasons even if you‘re looking forward to the next one.”

For anyone who needs this today. 💜

#thinkpositivebepositive thanks for the tags ladies 😘

“You can‘t control the bad things that happen to you.
All you can do is decide how much of you you‘re going to let them take.”

Didn‘t like as much as the first book in the series but still a good read. Loved the characters again the second time around and it was nice seeing Sloan have some closure after the end of the first book.

I liked this but it didn‘t make me want to immediately shove it into my friends‘ hands while insisting that they read it.

I liked Sloan & Jason. I liked that she had her art, & blogging, & an entire backstory of grief to address head-on before moving forward. I liked that he had his music & his outdoorsy family (which also becomes hers). I liked Sloan‘s friends, & that the “villain” of the piece is (eventually) given complexity. But...👇🏻

The second book in this series, which is about Sloan. I won't say anymore as it will spoil the first book. Anyway I really enjoyed it. It was funny and a bit steamy. I liked all the characters and easy to read. #books

Gotta get my Litsy‘ing in today! Screen-Free Week starts tomorrow. 😱

https://www.screenfree.org/sfw-2021-announce/

It‘s a yearly event put on by Campaign for Commercial-Free Childhood but my library‘s encouraging our whole community to “come as you are” (cue the Nirvana) and “celebrate however you can.”

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Okay, I love Tucker, the dog! I believe most of you all know I‘m obsessed with dogs and obsessed with my dog Riot. Anyway, I love how Tucker gets Sloan and Jason together. I loved the romance in this book. It did drive me a bit nuts with them being together or not being together. Overall, this was a cute, fun read and I cannot wait to read the next book.
#litsy #littens #bookstagram #bibliophile

5/5 for the second in this contemporary romance series. I loved the first book in this series and was so glad to read Sloan‘s story. This book was so good! Jason was such a great character. I loved Tucker too! I definitely recommend this contemporary romance!

First February #BookspinBingo book read! I love her novels, she manages to create unique and heartwarming stories while touching on deep issues like grief, separation, ambition and love. Great on #audio too! @TheAromaofBooks

#currentlisten

I‘m glad I gave this author another chance after not really liking The Friend Zone; I thought this one was much better! Her romance books also tackle serious issues, which I like. This book also makes me want to visit Minnesota! I was hooked to the audiobook for most of last night while finishing up some chores.

#booked2021 #hear/here 🎧 📖

Starting book 2 tonight. Loved the first one.

I totally could have finished this last night, but the ugly cry was getting to me so I very patiently waited until after work to finish the last 2 chapters. So glad I did and between The Friend Zone snd this one, Jimenez is going on my auto buy list. Thanks for the suggestion for #NewYearWhoDis @BayouGirl85 ! @monalyisha #JoyousJanuary @Andrew65 #Slumpathon @Hestapleton

I spotted this on Twitter. A great price for a great romance.

Time to get this #slumpatjon going. I‘m really enjoying this pick from @BayouGirl85 for #NewYearWhoDis

A beautiful follow up to “The Friend Zone”. Full of humor and heartbreak. Laugh out loud funny moments and “sobbing into my pillow because it‘s two in the morning and I can‘t put it down” moments. Compelling characters, once again tackling the tough topics - skillfully navigating the ebbs and flows of grief and rebuilding. Five stars. Would recommend.

I cried a few times. It‘s such a great feeling to fall in love with a story and all the characters, isn‘t it?!? I‘m on a total high 💖💖💖

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
I absolutely loved this book. The main character had lost her fiancé tragically, and honestly her journey felt relatable even though I‘m divorced and not widowed. I absolutely loved it and couldn‘t put it down. It will go into my rotation of comfort books for sure.
#read2020

The last of my gingerbread. First year making them and have decided this needs to happen annually! Audiobooks are the perfect company.

So I want to say that I loved the song prompts at the beginning of each chapter. Loved! It is what kept me going when I started reading this one. But I didn‘t really like the couple. And I felt like the book had no story. It was just the two leads bantering all of the time. They also seemed to have a lot of time on their hands. I got 61% in and the unnecessary drama started and I just couldn‘t take it anymore. This just isn‘t my kind of romance.

I liked the first book the best because I liked Kristen better but it was nice also.