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Part of Your World

Part of Your World


The Friend Zone, Book 4

by Abby Jimenez
🎧Narrated by Julia Whelan; Zachary Webber


⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5


Is it possible to capture lightning in a bottle again and again? 


Well for Abby Jimenez it seems to be! Her latest book, Part of Your World delivered everything I was looking for AGAIN!


I experienced all the ranges of emotions while reading. From laughter, giddiness, awkwardness, anger, fear, and anxiety as I fretted over the characters HEA. (Ps. Thanks the gods for HEA’s - I wouldn’t have survived without it!)


This story feels like the novelization of Billy Joel’s Uptown Girl- your classic class difference romance, but Abby brings it up a notch but comparing and contrasting so many aspects of the characters. Healthy relationships vs unhealthy, differing support systems, family obligations and legacies… Alexis and Daniel couldn’t be more different and yet so the same and perfect for each other!


Beyond the amazing relationship story we are also given a realistic portrayal of domestic partner abuse. Depicting both physical and emotional, we are shown characters experiencing abuse, struggling to escape, working through the trauma and coming full circle assisting other victims. I appreciated the struggle portrayed and the varied reactions characters faced. Domestic violence has many aspects and can affect anyone- across all walks of life. I feel in my heart that this book has given be a better insight into this issue and I hope it will for others too, even just in a supporting role.


I was fortunate to have an audiobook version of this book and I found the dual narration from Julia Whelan & Zachary Webber was a delight to listen to. Both narrators had a vivid style of reading that helped create bright imagery for me while they acted out the story. Their expression and rhythm made this book fly by. Zachary Webber especially shined during the group scenes, varying his voice and unique voicing and cadence for all the characters involved.


Overall, I can’t recommend this book enough. If you need something to lift you spirits, you can’t miss with an Abby Jimenez book.



Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez is scheduled to release April 19th, 2022.



I received a complimentary copy of this book from Forever Grand Central Publishing through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.



 

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