Welcome to Litsy!

It‘s 5%enemies to lovers and 95% fake dating and 100% my favorite book of Abby‘s so far. Only Just For the Summer left. Bri is a firecracker of a woman who is approaching divorce day from her cheating husband. Jacob is trying to find a date for the wedding of his brother who is marrying Jacob‘s ex, you know, so it won‘t be awkward. I laughed so hard but just like in her other books there were hits to the heart. What Abby excels at is those👇🏼

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I‘m very picky when it comes to contemporary romances, but “Yours Truly” is one that I will be keeping on my shelf. I strongly related to Jacob‘s character and his perspective and depiction of anxiety and mental heath was refreshing. I also appreciated that the ER atmosphere was portrayed accurately as a lot of media gets it wrong. Overall, this book was sweet and funny and the characters were lovable.

“It was just the two of us, alone together, showing up. Because that‘s what love does. It shows up.”

Loved this book❣️

#LoveLetters #FeelinTheLove

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

This is the 2nd book of the Part of Your World Series and focuses on Briana. Life is not going so great for her, with her divorce, an ailing brother and a cute doctor (Jacob) competing at work. Jacob has social anxiety and has also recently shifted to Briana‘s hospital to get away from his ex girlfriend who is also engaged to his brother.

Random musing: Although the intention was cool, there was a tad bit of overuse of the word ‘harmless‘.

Read in one day. Yes, it's predictable - it's a romance. Kudos for addressing mental health issues, but I felt it was a bit heavy-handed with explanation/exposition at the beginning - I would have appreciated more showing, less telling. Still had me racing to read to the end!

⭐⭐⭐/⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐#readyourbookshelf #JumpStart2025

"They're calling him Dr. Death."

#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl

Umm the last line ?!! What??

I see a trend on these books in which traditional gender roles or culture seems somehow reversed, quite interesting. I love how Abby is writing stories with professions and ethnicities that may not represent her directly. Although she does have a Hispanic name. It was cool to see my social anxiety in Jacob‘s character, it made me feel like I am not alone. I love how Bri normalized it. I enjoyed this book. The author‘s note only made it better.

Playing catch up.

#12BooksOf2024 @Andrew65

I laughed, I cried, and I laughed some more.
This series is truly something special. This is my least favorite of the series, but I still really really loved it.

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12.01.2024

Sweet, tender, and soul-stirring. It moved me to read about characters who could truly see and understand each other in a deeper level. Made me root for both characters. Lots of quotes that will warm your heart and fill you with positivity. Emotionally rewarding to read.

#romcom #bookrecommendation #mustread #bookish

“If you‘re with someone who doesn‘t speak your language, you‘ll spend a lifetime having to translate your soul”

This book was a soft pick. It felt like it dragged on. I appreciate the outside perspective so readers can see how easy it is for couples to miscommunicate. Hopefully people can take that as a lesson from this book. I‘ll read another Jimenez but won‘t have high expectations. 3 🌟

#WondrousWednesday @Eggs

🍎 Tagged

🍏 Audiobooks

🍎 Mystery

Want to play @KadaGul @Deblovestoread

#WondrousWednesday @Eggs

1. My kids & seeing the difference I‘ve made in the lives of those I‘ve mentored.

2. My family, Sherlock 🐶, Litsy, sports, reading

3. Tagged

Want to play @KadaGul @CBee @Kshakal

Thanks for the bracket @chasjjlee

Thanks for the bracket @Catsandbooks

Thanks for the bracket @CSeydel

So good! @KLyn1 and I and about 2000 of our closest friends waited for her signature at the national book festival!

This one was such a fun read! I love a book that can make me laugh out loud, and cry multiple times.

#WeeklyFavorites

I loved this one. Abby Jimenez is an author I just recently read & I now have several of her books on my TBR and on hold at the library.

Not the first impression either wanted to make. Add fake dating & a love for note/letter writing & you have the beginning of a great book & lovely romance.

#BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024

1. Podcast so I can be in comfy clothes!
2. Tagged and a few others before I see the authors at the National Book festival!
@Kshakal @TheSpineView #two4tuesday

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What we have here is a romance that starts over letter writing & turns into fake dating, so let me tell you there was no way I wasn‘t going to love this.
Add to that laugh out loud moments, literal clutch-my-heart romance, and excellent audiobook narrators, and this is coming close to topping the list of summer reads for me.
Highly recommend.

Halfway through the year and (almost) halfway done with the yearly #botm reading challenge!

So.dang.good!!! That‘s it!!❤️❤️

“Use me, use me for whatever you want. Just stay” ~337

My little Primrose in the background all curled up for a night of reading ☺️ I just finished The Canterbury Tales for my #bookspinbingo so I‘m ready to take on a fun romance now 💕

This was a fantastic book! 📚 Highly recommended for romance readers. 5 ⭐️s

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Another solid one from Jimenez! A horrific first impression leads to an unlikely, intense friendship among two doctors, ignited by notes. Anxiety is a big topic; very relatable for many. Over all, this is a very sweet and selfless take on fake dating with a bit of workplace forced proximity. I‘m always impressed when overplayed tropes are done well. Perhaps a bit unrealistic at times, but I‘ll allow it. Very enjoyable!

Sabrina liked this one as much as I did. ❤️ Jimenez is definitely a new favorite author.

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Why did it take me so long to read a book by Abby Jimenez?! Sometimes romances leave me feeling lukewarm, but this truly warmed my cold, cold heart. It‘s so tender and heartfelt, but also funny. It had that special sauce. Now I have to read the rest of her books! #BOTM

This is an adorable romcom novel.
I loved both characters and the fact that they help each other with their issues. The letters back and forth we very cute and entertaining.
It has a fake-dating trope and a "one bed" trope.

#StorySetting

The last book I read that was set in & around a #Hospital. 🏥🩺 💉

My first Abby Jimenez book & I‘m a fan. I listened to this one over audio & kept laughing out loud especially over the parrot. I was influenced over an IG post about how the book discusses about anxiety. I really like the way Jimenez portrayed a main character with anxiety & what the experience can be like (representation matters). Some of it dragged towards the end but overall I liked it & have already put all her other books on hold. #bookspin

I loved the start of this book. The set up was excellent and cute and sweet and all the things you could want. But then it fell off for me. It dragged on a bit too long, and got too trope-y for me with some of the miscommunication and problems created that really didn't have to be problems.

Altogether, I felt it was alright but will likely fade from memory quickly.

This is the first book I‘ve read by this author and it‘s good. It drags on a tad too much with the I-Can‘t-Trust-a-Man-Again nonsense, but eventually resolves well. I‘d read another one by Jimenez.

So much miscommunication.. Whole story felt unconvincing.

What a great night!

Finished this fantastic book AND the LA Kings win in overtime!!

This is my first Abby Jimenez, and I'm officially a member of her fan club now.

Smart, funny, sexy - everything you want in a romance ❤️

I loved this book!! It‘s my first book by Abby Jimenez and it was such an emotional, funny and touching read. Briana and Jacob are 2 ER doctors who do NOT have a meet cute moment. Briana is reeling from a bad divorce and dealing with a sick brother. Jacob suffers from anxiety. The way they find love is too adorable. 5 STARS. #YoursTruly. #BOTM

#AwardWinner

#SpringSkies

Book of the Year 2023 for BOTM! It is calling to me from the small bookcase in master bedroom…

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Boy, did I love this book! I am a sucker for handwriting in books anyway (probably stems from The Babysitter Club days of my youth). I have a habit where at some point I read the last sentence of a story, (a morbid habit) and this one was a bit of a spoiler but the journey getting there was so fun that I didn‘t care. The tension between our two main characters was lovely and ended up being a great payoff. #bookspin for April

WHEN will I meet a man irl that compares to an Abby Jimenez hero?? I was down so bad for Briana and Jacob and how tender they were with one another. Their families were so lovely, too! There's a trope at the end I know some people don't like, but I was all in, baby. #contemporaryromance #romcom

THANK YOU ~ there is so much #LitsyLove in this picture that it feels like a search and find puzzle. I love that the characters in the book exchange letters. I‘m thankful you sent more than one postcard and plenty of stickers so I can keep and send some. I am honored and appreciative immensely the love you‘ve shared. 💌

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THIS BOOK! I have no words

6/5🌟

Ever find that book you seem to take everywhere? 🫣

I started this one today and am SO IN LOVE with it I needed to be able to listen to it on my drive home 🫣🫣

Next up!

Congratulations Nichole! You are the winner of Your‘s Truly! @Princess-Kingofkings 🎊🎉🥳🎊🎉🥳 I will mail it as soon as possible! We hope you love #LitsyLove 📝❤️

Tux and Miss Priss say hello 😽🫶🏻

Happy Friday everyone!! We are so happy to have so many new members! We are giving away this book to one lucky new member! Also, please let me know if you didn‘t receive the group email! I will also be sending you all a welcome packet! 💌

Congratulations @DebinHawaii 🎉🎊🎈🎉🎊🎈 if you already have this one just let me know and I‘ll spin again!

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#9 of 2024! #BOTM Book of the Year 2023
Started: 4/1/24
Finished: 4/9/24
9 Days