Name: Genesis (@whisperingchapters)'s review of Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez
Item: Part of Your World
Rating: 4.25
Author: Genesis (@whisperingchapters)

Abby Jimenez

'Jimenez is a true talent' Emily Henry, New York Times bestselling author of Beach Read The New York Times bestselling author of Life's Too Short delivers a refreshingly modern fairy tale perfect for fans of Casey McQuiston and Emily Henry. After a wild bet, 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? *** Why readers are falling in love with Abby Jimenez . . . 'Sweet and achingly romantic - a truly wonderful love story' Beth O'Leary, author of The Flatshare 'Full of fierce humour and fiercer heart' Casey McQuiston, New York Times bestselling author of Red, White & Royal Blue 'Let's get one thing straight, Abby Jimenez is hilarious' Goodreads reviewer 'I laughed, I teared up, and most importantly, I didn't want to put it down' Goodreads reviewer

an irresistibly hilarious and heartbreaking romantic comedy

Part of Your World

The New York Times bestselling author of Life's Too Short delivers a refreshingly modern fairy tale perfect for fans of Casey McQuiston and Emily Henry.

Michelle Hruby

"I know it hurts, but just think, now you'll know what it feels like for a man with a cold." 

Sarah Campbell

She smiled andI looked into her eyes and I saw everything. The rest of my life. I saw children and grandchildren and rocking chairs on the back porch of the house overlooking the river and two old people, dying on the same day because the world would never be cruel enough to make either one of us exist without the other. The trees rustled in the wind, and petals floated down around us. They hovered in slow motion for a second time. The universe had dipped its snow globe again, just for us. And we stood there in the magic, knowing full well what it was.

“What in the world?” I whispered. Then I pushed off him. “Go get your chain saw and move it. I’m still leaving.” He shook his head. “No. No way.” “What do you mean no way? I need to get out.” His eyes were wide. “I’m not messing with that. That was God.”

There’s something more final than forever. It’s never. Never is infinite. 

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. 

Men written by women are just 😚👌🏻

“I love you,” he whispered. “We are together. This isn’t over. And even if you leave, it won’t be over because you’ll take the love with you and it’ll bring you back.” 

It’s amazing how someone can touch you, even if you only know them for a moment in time. How they can change you, alter you indelibly. 

That I think you’re brilliant and kind and that seeing you is the highlight of my entire week. That when you’re on your way, I’m already dreading you leaving and when I’m with you I’m happy. 

My vagina has officially been closed so long I’m afraid a Spirit Halloween is going to move in. 

Sometimes what you have to give is enough. Even if it’s a rock instead of a diamond. 

“Grace costs you nothing. My grandma used to say it. She especially liked to say it to herself when I was being a little shit.” 

“Just keep her laughing,”” Doug said. “When a woman laughs, her eyes are closed more. She won’t notice how ugly you are.”

Don’t let them decide the life you’re going to live. You only get one. 

Keira 💫

The power she had over me terrified me. But it also gave me clarity.

         There is a peace in knowing the one thing you can’t live without. It simplifies all things. There was her, and then there was everything and everyone else. And only she really mattered. It was easy to know it.

         I hovered over her, kissing her softly. I brushed her wet hair off her forehead, and she gazed up at me with those beautiful brown eyes, smiling, and I couldn’t not say it. It came out like an exhale, like something that was always there, only now I was finally giving it a name and breathing it into the universe and acknowledging that it existed.

         Turns out, it was the right move.

         I’d had chemistry with other women, but I’d never experienced animal magnetism before. It’s the kind of thing that’s unmistakable when it’s happening—and it happened with her. The same as last time, only stronger. The sexual tension between the two of us was like a sunflower turned to the sky. I’d felt it even when she was gone, I realized. Like my body was looking for her even though I didn’t know where she was. It was a shift in gravity. Two bodies in a hammock, or an old mattress that dips in the middle. I could feel us rolling toward each other.

         It’s the kind of pull that’s easier to give in to than it is to get out of.

❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥😩😩🫶🫶🤭🤭

         “Well, you don’t steal a hoodie and not wear it. Otherwise it’s just another senseless crime.”

         The idea of her wearing my hoodie made my heart pound.

         “You know, I have a theory,” I said, switching the phone to my other ear.

         “I think you took that hoodie because you wanted a reason to come back here.”

“I’m going to pretend that you just said something really funny and I’m going to laugh. Then we can wrap this up.”

         He put a hand to his chin. “What kind of laugh?”

         “Yeah. In theory whatever I’m saying to you has to be good enough to make you leave with me after only knowing me for five minutes. It’s going to have to look pretty convincing. I’m thinking Julia Roberts?”

         This actually did make me laugh, which made him laugh—and it was adorable. His warm golden-green eyes creased at the corners and it lit his whole face.

         God, he had a nice smile. Really nice. Something about it darted me right in the heart, took a little of my breath away.

         He shrugged, pulling out his keys. “A hundred bucks.”

         “And what about you? You’re not in on this bet?”

         He shook his head. “That’s not my thing.”

         “No? Well, what if I left with you? Would you win the money?”

         He wrinkled his forehead at me. “I don’t follow.”

         “I think I’m going to leave anyway. You could walk out with me. Win the bet.”

         He smiled. “You’d do that?”

         He glanced over at the men across the room.

         Carhartt Jacket was holding a guitar.

         Daniel’s eyes came back to mine, and a smile played at the corners of his lips. “If we do it, we split the money.”

         I turned to Liz. “Liz, on a scale from one to serial killer, how dangerous is this man? Am I safe to walk out into a dark parking lot with him?”

         She smiled. “Daniel is the only guy I’d leave this bar with.”

         “I don’t know how I feel about that,” he said. “You’re my cousin.”

         She laughed. “He’s harmless.”

         “And he’ll keep up his end of the bargain and pay me?” I asked.

         She dried a tumbler with a rag. “Even if those idiots don’t keep up their end of the bargain and pay him, he’ll pay you. It’s the kind of person he is.”

“I’m not interested,” I said, putting the eight ball cleanly into the side pocket. “I don’t like betting on other human beings. She’s not an object.”

         Doug shook his head at me. “At least try to have fun.”

         “Oh yeah? When’s the last time you hooked up with someone?” Doug asked. “It’s been what? Four months since Megan?”

         “I’m not looking to hook up. Thanks though.” 

Genesis (@whisperingchapters)

debre

Beautiful. 10/10. I need it to be made into a movie. 

Briar's Reviews

I love a great contemporary romance book with a good amount of humour. Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez was just that! What happens when a big town doctor falls in love with a small town carpenter? It's like a Hallmark movie but better! And in book form!

Alexis Montgomery is an emergency room doctor who comes from a very well-known family of doctors. She isn't meeting their expectations, but she is still one incredible human. On her way back from a funeral, her car decides to wind up in a ditch. Along comes a handsome man named Daniel Grant who helps her on her way. And by on her way, I mean into his bed before going on her way. These two start to develop feelings and have an emotional roller coaster of fun, friendship, and romance. The country boy meets city girl trope is here, and BOY is it great! There's drama in knowing her family doesn't approve, but you just want them to end up together. It's like a fairy tale in real life!

This book is fun, fast paced, and really engaging. I didn't want to put it down, but knew I had to go to sleep at some point. There's laughs and cries, smiles and pouts, and a cute baby goat! I felt my heart melt and at other times I wanted to beat the crap out of some of the characters. Abby Jimenez does an excellent job of inputting a lot of heart and character development into this book. I will absolutely be picking up more books by this author, and there's even a sequel with Alexis' best friend named Bri getting her time to shine! I'm thrilled!

Five out of five stars! Exactly my kind of book!

This was okay, I don’t think I like romances where they immediately like each other and it dragged a lot 

Savannah

Petaco

I didn't like it in the beginning but ended up liking it.

Utterly unputdownable. A book on people pleasing & breaking the cycle of abuse wrapped up in a sweet love story with amazing side characters. 

Kate B-L

Brittany Peterson

Wow okay I put this one of for so long. The hype surrounding it, 

 me of. But I fell in love with this story and the characters. I felt the romance between Alex's and Daniel. This is hands down her best book so far. 

Samantha King

Wow okay I put this one of for so long. The hype surrounding it, put me of. But I fell in love with this story and the characters. I felt the romance between Alex's and Daniel. This is hands down her best book so far. 



“Don’t let them decide the life you’re going to live. You only get one.”

Awww this was absolutely adorable, such a sweet, romantic, hopeful story. Alexis and Daniel come from two very different worlds, Alexis comes from a super wealthy medical legacy and Daniel comes from a small town community legacy, both have expectations and duties to uphold - but is there a way that they can merge their worlds and be together or will they need to give up on the greatest love story they've ever experienced? Honestly, this book was pretty predictable, I guessed exactly how it would end within the first handful of chapters and I was spot on, so this book is definitely for people wanting escapism and easy entertainment, some fun, feelgood fluff. But that's not to say this book isn't worth reading, because it absolutely is.

There were points I was actually laughing out loud which doesn't happen often for me while reading books, I usually only give a little huff of breath at a funny comment but this book genuinely had moments that truly make the comedy part of romcom. The squirrel scene in the B&B was great, the running inside joke about betting $100 on parts of their relationship was so sweet and the banter and chemistry between the two main characters felt very real. There was, of course, a level of disbelief about this story too, Alexis is this incredibly smart woman, a doctor set to become the chief of her practice, PhD holding, multiple degrees and accolades under her belt and yet is unable to do simple things like sweeping and googling how to check her power breaker hasn't been tripped or switched off - which, sure, I can imagine the Kardashian's of the world may have never made a bed or cooked their own quiche but I think maybe this trope was taken just a little bit too far. It's hard to imagine an ER doctor, who, despite her nepotism, would still have had to do 

 hard grunt work during her learning, was that useless.

This meant that Daniel came across as they ever perfect knight in shining armor who the FMC suddenly can't live without, kind of destroying the image of strong, assured 37 year old woman that was built up at the beginning. Honestly, I think, if she'd been written as closer to Daniel's age in this book, then her insecurity and ignorance could've been understandable but I found myself incredibly frustrated at this overdone "rich people are generally useless in real life" story line. Aside from this, I think the story line about the emotional abuse Alexis went through really added to the plot, she was genuinely too busy and too blindsided by growing up under her father's own brand of abuse that she never recognized it. But I do wish she'd been given a bit more credit in other areas.

I fall in line and do what’s expected of me, give up Daniel, but I get to keep my family? Or I give it all up, become the shame of the Montgomery legacy, lose my dad, devastate my mom, but I get the boy I like? Which one is happy?”

“It’s easy. It’s whichever one you can’t live without.”

Overall, this is a light, easy reading romance that's all tied up nicely with a bow at the end, I flew through it after experiencing a week of crippling readers block - so that was nice. Definitely one to add to the list for people needing a sweet, cute palette cleanser and a good strong message about doing what's right for you and not trying to please people, especially emotionally abusive, vapid people who are only in your life due to circumstance rather than choice.

Genevieve 

“Don’t let them decide the life you’re going to live. You only get one.”

4.25 ⭐'s

Awww this was absolutely adorable, such a sweet, romantic, hopeful story. Alexis and Daniel come from two very different worlds, Alexis comes from a super wealthy medical legacy and Daniel comes from a small town community legacy, both have expectations and duties to uphold - but is there a way that they can merge their worlds and be together or will they need to give up on the greatest love story they've ever experienced? Honestly, this book was pretty predictable, I guessed exactly how it would end within the first handful of chapters and I was spot on, so this book is definitely for people wanting escapism and easy entertainment, some fun, feelgood fluff. But that's not to say this book isn't worth reading, because it absolutely is.

There were points I was actually laughing out loud which doesn't happen often for me while reading books, I usually only give a little huff of breath at a funny comment but this book genuinely had moments that truly make the comedy part of romcom. The squirrel scene in the B&B was great, the running inside joke about betting $100 on parts of their relationship was so sweet and the banter and chemistry between the two main characters felt very real. There was, of course, a level of disbelief about this story too, Alexis is this incredibly smart woman, a doctor set to become the chief of her practice, PhD holding, multiple degrees and accolades under her belt and yet is unable to do simple things like sweeping and googling how to check her power breaker hasn't been tripped or switched off - which, sure, I can imagine the Kardashian's of the world may have never made a bed or cooked their own quiche but I think maybe this trope was taken just a little bit too far. It's hard to imagine an ER doctor, who, despite her nepotism, would still have had to do some hard grunt work during her learning, was that useless.

This meant that Daniel came across as they ever perfect knight in shining armor who the FMC suddenly can't live without, kind of destroying the image of strong, assured 37 year old woman that was built up at the beginning. Honestly, I think, if she'd been written as closer to Daniel's age in this book, then her insecurity and ignorance could've been understandable but I found myself incredibly frustrated at this overdone "rich people are generally useless in real life" story line. Aside from this, I think the story line about the emotional abuse Alexis went through really added to the plot, she was genuinely too busy and too blindsided by growing up under her father's own brand of abuse that she never recognized it. But I do wish she'd been given a bit more credit in other areas.

"I fall in line and do what’s expected of me, give up Daniel, but I get to keep my family? Or I give it all up, become the shame of the Montgomery legacy, lose my dad, devastate my mom, but I get the boy I like? Which one is happy?”
“It’s easy. It’s whichever one you can’t live without.”

Overall, this is a light, easy reading romance that's all tied up nicely with a bow at the end, I flew through it after experiencing a week of crippling readers block - so that was nice. Definitely one to add to the list for people needing a sweet, cute palette cleanser and a good strong message about doing what's right for you and not trying to please people, especially emotionally abusive, vapid people who are only in your life due to circumstance rather than choice.

I listened to this on audio for a long car ride and I thought it was pretty good. I haven’t read anything by Abby Jimenez prior to this, but I heard good things. 

Overall, I think this is a really sweet love story. I think the reverse age gap was done well and wasn’t creepy at all. I loved how different Alexis and Daniel were and how their worlds collided. I though the side characters were hilarious - especially Bri. I laughed out loud so many times because of her. Daniel is an angel. Definitely one of the best book boyfriends. In all honesty, Alexis did irritate me sometimes because she definitely made her and Daniel’s relationship harder than it needed to be. Also, all it took was Bri telling Alexis to rearrange her priorities for Alexis to change everything. That took a little too long for me. I’m not the biggest fan of the “third act breakup” and this didn’t do it for me either, mostly because it didn’t seem like there was going to be a break up and then there was.

I thought the discussions of emotional and physical abuse were done well. They weren’t too heavy that the book was too much to handle, but they were powerful enough to make you think about those situations. 

Kendall Deranek

I listened to this on audio for a long car ride and I thought it was pretty good. I haven’t read anything by Abby Jimenez prior to this, but I heard good things. 

Overall, I think this is a really sweet love story. I think the reverse age gap was done well and wasn’t creepy at all. I loved how different Alexis and Daniel were and how their worlds collided. I though the side characters were hilarious - especially Bri. I laughed out loud so many times because of her. Daniel is an angel. Definitely one of the best book boyfriends. In all honesty, Alexis did irritate me sometimes because she definitely made her and Daniel’s relationship harder than it needed to be. Also, all it took was Bri telling Alexis to rearrange her priorities for Alexis to change everything. That took a little too long for me. I’m not the biggest fan of the “third act breakup” and this didn’t do it for me either, mostly because it didn’t seem like there was going to be a break up and then there was.

I thought the discussions of emotional and physical abuse were done well. They weren’t too heavy that the book was too much to handle, but they were powerful enough to make you think about those situations. 

This book was such a great surprise. I enjoyed every page. I didn’t expect to love it as much as I did, but it really was great. Highly recommend. 

Erin Campbell

Jeanne McKnight

I loved it. The pacing was perfect. I read it so fast.
The portrayals of both physical and emotional abuse were so real and executed so well.
Alexis and Daniel had the instant connection ( almost instalove) that I usually don't like, but it works here. I loved their funny banter and their flirtiness.

Remya Pillai

I’ve never laughed and fallen in love with a fictional character as much as i have with Daniel. 

Hello God?please make sure my future partner is molded after him. Men written by women are really giving me high expectations… no scratch that my expectations are not high they are reasonable.

Emma Needham-Machmer 

Beautiful book, made me tear up and so happy. I really loved the characters and getting to know them and their love.

Jasmine

5 Stars
A BEAUTIFUL SURPRISE! 
I ADORED THIS BOOK SO FUCKING MUCH!! IT HAS MY WHOLE HEART<3
Perfect opposites attract, and a rich city girl falls for a small town boy. I was very surprised at how much the story dives into psychological abuse and the various forms it takes and I thought it had surprising depth on the topic. There's also a beautiful message about discovering your self worth and taking control of your life. The relationship between Daniel and Alexis was incredibly beautiful, he showed her unconditional love and she made him want to be the best version of himself. The angst in this was absolutely delicious, I couldn't get enough! I could feel their hearts as they were pulled in every direction. Some books take a while to get into but I found myself effortlessly falling into this one. Safe to say I was in love within the first couple of chapters and it continued to grow as I got further into this lovely story and to really know the characters! An emotional rollercoaster that had my emotions going in every direction.

Daniel was so unabashedly affectionate towards Alexis and he lived to do little things to see her smile and just worshipped her. I can't express how much I love him and his love for her. He is the kind of hero that is sweet and not afraid to express his feelings or create open communication about their relationship. It's refreshing to see a character like him because while he's a total sweetheart while not even being the slightest boring and in fact, I lived for his POV. Also, Hunter, I'll admit stories with dogs right away speak to me, and here there was this wonderful connection between Hunter and Alexis that made me fall even harder for this already perfect story. Like his owner, his excitement when she came back to them was so precious and brought a smile to my face. She had been broken and manipulated and closed herself off to the idea of love, but little by little she found sanctuary and a home she didn't want to stay away from. It was so wonderful seeing this natural connection that lead to a one night stand, to them finding themselves unable to stay away from each other from the moment they met. Even though Alexis was ready to admit it was anything it was undeniable when she would drive two hours and spend all her free time going to see him. The lines for both of them quickly blurred and they both found happiness and natural ease with each other they had never experienced before. 

If I had one complaint it was Alexis knew how deep her feelings were for Daniel but she kept dismissing them with "he's too young for me", "we're from different worlds", "my future is already decided for me and I have no control" ect. I could understand her based on her past trauma and her controlling family, but it didn't make it less frustrating or not break my heart when he wouldn't shy away from expressing his feelings but she would hold back. They both deserved the world and that's what they got in the end. This book was beautiful, emotional, and sweet, I'll be thinking about it long after I've closed the book. First Abby Jimenez but certainly not the last! A new favourite I fell completely in love with this one!!

Jennifer mitchell

Thank you Netgalley and Forever Publishing for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!

I always love Abby Jimenez books and this one was no exception. However, there were a few things that bugged me so I can't give it a full 5 stars.

Things I liked:
-Loved the chemistry between the main characters. I was rooting for them from the very beginning.
-The focus on different aspects of abuse that are not typically talked about. Specifically enjoyed the exploration of emotional abuse and the impact its hard on the main character's life. 
-Great side characters and fun, silly plot lines (looking at you goat in pajamas)

Things I didn't like:
-Her family and "friends" drove me absolutely insane throughout the whole book. And look, I get that that is quite literally the point of the story, but I was infuriated by how the MC just sat there and took it all. Again, I realize this is the point of the story, but it felt like too much to me. It seems unreasonable to believe Alexis would not realize these other people in her life were being emotionally abusive to her given how blatantly obvious that abuse was.
-I would have liked to see the domestic violence storyline explored more with Daniel. I wanted the scenes of him being the complete opposite from the abusive situation she left. I wanted to see him reassure her that she was enough. We got a little of that told from his internal perspective, but I wanted to see them work through it together.
-Insta-love pacing at the beginning of the story. I hate insta-love stories and so I was really thrown off by how the book started off. It threw the pacing off for me and made the story drag a bit. 

Overall thoughts:
Another great Abby Jimenez book. I will always recommend this author. If you've never read an Abby Jimenez book before though, be warned, this is not a cute, fluffy romance read. This story explores heavy topics that are difficult to read and make you want to throw the book across the room at times. But its an important story to share and I really loved reading about Alexis and Daniel's love story.

Kristen Claiborn

I’ve discovered quite a few authors due to Facebook algorithms. I’m not even mad (though, when I do a random internet search for something I’m researching and then I get some weird ads on FB…I get a little frustrated). I had never heard of Abby Jimenez, but I went ahead and started following her because the post that was suggested was hilarious. Her social media is funny as hell, so I was truly enjoying being one of her many followers. I knew she ran Nadia’s Cakes, but it was a while before I discovered she was also an author. I’ve mentioned my strict TBR list, so I really didn’t have much of an opportunity to read anything by her until the Book of the Month Club picked this one as one of their main selections for May. FINALLY! 
	I think I was even more excited that it was a romance. Not only did I finally get to read a book by one of my favorite social media personalities, but it was also in my favorite genre. I was on cloud 9. One of the things I find myself getting frustrated with in romance novels is the language used in dialog. It always seems like unlikely language, words and phrases that just aren’t used today. While it frequently reads well, it makes the story more difficult to dig into as something today’s readers can identify with. This is not one of those books. Jimenez used today’s language and frequently used phrases, and she did it well. While reading passages of dialog, I felt like I was actually hearing a conversation in real time. It was fantastic. 
	This story was a fast and easy read for me, and I loved all of it. There were themes of abuse that were glossed over but not ignored. Emotional well-being was a great focus, which was refreshing to read as well. One of the reasons I love romance novels is because they are frequently wrapped up with a nice little bow. This was no exception. The end brought exactly what I expect from a worthwhile romance, and it included pieces that set Jimenez up for follow-up books featuring the same characters (yay!). These characters were quirky, personable, likeable, and even admirable. I enjoyed this book quite a bit, so now I’m off to my Libby hoping there are previous Abby Jimenez books in there.

Meghan Thompson 

4.75⭐️
this was the sweetest little fade-to-black romcom. ngl this book had me laughing so hard it was fucking hilarious. it will definitely become one of my comfort reads. 
they were completely different in every aspect of life but they also just fit together. 

daniel grant is the most adorable cinnamon roll and i will do anything to be his best friend and protect him with my life. fav mmc’s is when they just want nothing more than to care for the people around them bcs they love them and my man was the embodiment of that. they way this man was ready to abandon his life for Ali just to be there to take care of her. it should be fucking studied. anyway daniel grant is borderline perfect :)


overall I’m extremely proud of the growth Ali had throughout the book and I’m so happy she’s happy now. there were moments where this woman had me questioning my sanity bcs she had me screaming at her for some of the dumbass decisions she was making at her big age (and yes ik some of them were born out of trauma and were most likely just trauma responses but girl you were in therapy we could’ve used our heads a little bit better there). also Bri is the best friend a person could ever ask for and i CANNOT wait for her book bcs she’s fucking hilarious. 

the only thing….that third act break up gave me whiplash and really could’ve been avoided if she told her parents to shove it from the jump. BUT THEYRE HAPPY AND TOGETHER AND HELPING PEOPLE AND THATS ALL THAT MATTERS :)

Steffi J

Oh. My. God. This book! 🥺 I absolutely loved watching Alexis and Daniel’s love story unfold. Abby Jimenez wrote it so beautifully, I felt all the highs and lows as they were going through it. Laughed when they laughed. Cried when they cried. Ached when they ached 😭 Seriously, this book is worth the hype! I can’t believe I let this book stay on my TBR list for even a minute! Aside from Alex from People We Meet on Vacation, Daniel Grant is definitely someone I can picture myself swooning over.

Courtney

3.5stars. I really enjoyed this opposites attract romance. Dr. Alexis Montgomery, an ER physician, carries the weight of a 125-year-old legacy of Montgomery doctors working a the family's prestigious hospital. After her brother moves to Cambodia, and is disinherited by her father, she is the last Montgomery at the hospital. She is extremely unhappy in her life and is surrounded by spoiled and toxic people. She is forced to live with her mentally abusive ex-boyfriend and fellow co-worker, Chief of Surgery. Her parents, friends and ex expect her to get back together with him because "he's sorry" for cheating (they don't know/care about the abuse). Her father is the an extremely toxic, manipulative and controlling man and her mother is his enabler. Her friends are arrogant and think they are above everything. The only person in her life who is amazing is her best friend of 10 years, Bri. 

Enter Daniel Grant, a small town mayor, who runs a Bed and Breakfast out of his family's mansion. Daniel happens to rescue Alexis when she swerves her car and ends up in a ditch in his small town of Waken. They part ways, only to meet again at the local VFW where she stops because the fog outside is too dense and she is starving. They go on to have a one-night-stand that neither can stop thinking about. This leads to a month-long more than sex fling. However, she insists he is not her boyfriend and refuses to bring him to her home. (I hated this part, it was like she was embarrassed of him because her friends/family wouldn't accept him. Daniel and his small town are deemed not "good enough" for her spoiled, rich world. 

Then it's the ultimatum: they tell each other they love one another, however, Alexis leaves him because "they just can't work" because she just aims to please the toxic assholes in her life (dad, mom, ex). So she gives up her happiness because of her parents. In the end, can she make the right decision? Will Daniel forgive her? 

Trigger Warning: mental and physical abuse.

Arielle Anderson

** spoiler alert **
           Super cute and easy reads. Princess Bruce references made me happy and being based in Minnesota made me homesick..BUT here’s my not fav things….

1. Movie quotes galore. Legally blonde, princess bride x100000. It was cute. But A LOT.
 
2. Usually i like age gap but idk the 10 year was a lot for me on this one? I think because it was brought up a TON.

3. The shameless Nadia cakes plugs…aka the authors business. (As a Minnesota girl they’re amazing) but it was just funny.

Overall I’m knit picking BECAUSE I’m from Minnesota so it’s recognized for me. B U T nonetheless i loved it. The goods and cute moments WAY overlooked the things i didn’t love.

If you are not above the age of 35, you probably will not enjoy this book. The humor is so clearly for that demographic, it just felt forced and cringey instead of actually funny to me. The ending was predictable from about 50 pages in. If I wasn't trying to reach my reading goal for the year, I would not have finished it. 

Sarah Ashmore

Talia Dominguez 

** spoiler alert **
           Where do I start???
I loved this book because , well , let’s talk about it lol!

So THIS is the rom-com world I’ve been waiting for! I loved the people from WAKAN! I loved Daniel and Alexis ! 
That Brí is hilarious! I loved her too! And all those little jokes made me laugh! 

what a pleasure it was to spend time with the wholehearted characters this author brought to life in this book: Part of Your World! Just as I was starting to wonder if I’d outgrown the romantic comedy genre, mind you I’m 27 years old, her fourth book (but first for me) helped me realize there’s still some rom and a whole lot of com out there to be enjoyed! She made the male protagonist : Daniel to be a perfect Prince Charming! The dream man basically, without any issues!! 
Jimenez also made Alexis to be totally different than her upbringing! 
And yes, it was kind of predicable that there was going to be a happy ever after! but 3/4 of the way into the finishing the book, I was doubting that ! I was over here thinking “oh no, I am almost done and I don’t see where there is going to be a happily ever after” ! because again, there weren’t many possibilities given the circumstances..in my mind right? WRONG!!! This Lady truly moved mountains and oceans for these two love birds to be together!!! Aaaand I also love that there was a teaching throughout the book! 
Now, let’s talk about what I specifically loved and liked! 

So basically “Part of Your World” takes the opposites attract theme and gives it a good shake-up by (gasp!) making the woman almost 10 years older than the man. That’s right , yup, she’s 37 and he’s 28! That is almost never seen. 
She’s an ER doctor at a prestigious hospital in Minneapolis, and he’s a carpenter/mayor/B&B manager at a small town called Wakan (the Dakota word for “magic”). He wears denim, she wears designer. She comes from a family that puts the “greed” in well-pedigreed, and he comes from a self-centered teen mom. Opposites, for sure!

But One thing they have in common though is obligation, and it’s those obligations that become the obstacle to their happily ever after. As they wrestle with that, readers are treated to many humorous lines and scenes, a baby goat in pajamas? That was very difficult to imagine haha , and a pig named Kevin Bacon. Get it?? Ha

Another thing the author did was sprinkling a little magic dust over the story by integrating subtle segments or imagery to various fairy tales and Disney movies. Like Cinderella scenes and Little Mermaid moments. Also the underlying serious theme of domestic abuse - both emotional and physical was added. Personally that is not a trigger for me so I didn’t cry or anything like that, but I was grateful that the author was able to provide good conclusionS to those people affected. 

Overall it was definitely a great read! I would have loved more if they included endings to Alexis side of the world but it’s fine I guess. You know , for there not to be no loose ends🫣😉 but overall, the story was great! I am glad Wakan got a clinic in their town!! 5 stars!!

Genesis (@whisperingchapters) &
Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez

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