It isn’t often that you read a book that captures romance and comedy while gracefully tackling big subjects like domestic violence. Abby does just that with her fourth novel, forcing her readers to become so emotionally invested in the characters, especially the strong-willed, fully-capable female protagonist who is ready to break generational trauma and live her damn life.

Thank you to NetGalley and Forever for providing a digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

My freakin’ heart. This was absolutely, 100% the best book I have read this year. I truly don’t know how Abby does it but each book is better than her last! Part of Your World deals with serious topics such as domestic abuse (physical and emotional), depression, and familial issues. I love Abby’s books because she looks to represent so many different groups of people.

On the surface, Alexis and Daniel are complete opposites. She’s a super fancy, $4,000 dress wearing, Mercedes driving kick ass ER physician in the big city. He’s a muddy boot wearing carpenter and mayor of the smallest little town you’ve never heard of. In short, their lives simply do not blend. How can Alexis EVER bring a tattooed man home to her strait-laced parents?

If you’ve ever read a romance novel, I don’t have to tell you that Alexis and Daniel… yeah, they fucking blend!! Another prominent character is Alexis’s best friend, Brianna. I am so excited that she is going to get her own love story in Abby’s next book. All. The. Stars.

Always remember, it’s okay to pick yourself.

Abby Jimenez once again knocks it out of the park writing a romance that has great depth and character development. I flew through this book and loved every second of it. I absolutely adored the romance aspect of the book and could honestly read about these two characters forever. There definitely needs to be a trigger warning for verbal and emotional abuse. I thought Abby did a great job of covering this sensitive topic but it was also a little hard to read. I know her parents are supposed to be the bad guys of the book but it was so heartbreaking to read how they treated her abuse and her abuser. I would have liked to see her parents and her friends be a little more sympathetic and understanding to her trauma, instead of acting like she deserved it. This could really be triggering and upsetting to readers who have personally experienced abuse. Overall, I absolutely loved this book and will read whatever she puts out next!

Abby Jimenez once again has created real characters in a world we ahould be so lucky to live in, baby goat and all. This book is a treasure from start to finish, with hints of magic everywhere. Wakan is so real in the pages, as are the people who live there. I can't wait to visit again.

Thank you so much to Forever Books for my ARC of this highly anticipated release!

Genre: romance
Pub date: April 19, 2022
In one sentence: Wealthy doctor Alexis meets small town innkeeper Daniel, and opposites attract - but can he really be part of her world?

This book has been hyped up by many of my favorite bookstagrammers, and I totally get it now. I loved Alexis' growth over the course of the novel - she goes from being defined by her family/boyfriend's expectations to carving her own path in the world and figuring out her own priorities. Daniel was the perfect counterpoint to her - his kindness and caring were obvious in everything he did. I love reading books about good people - and these two are some of the best.

The obstacles Alexis and Daniel encounter - mostly class-based and geographical - felt very real to me. I've never been in an abusive relationship, but I briefly dated a guy who thought that making more money meant that he made all the decisions. I loved watching Alexis realize what a healthy relationship should look like, and that it wasn't what she had at the beginning of the novel.

There's definitely serious content in this book, but I also loved the sense of magic in Daniel's hometown of Wakan. The townspeople, their community, and their love for each other made me smile. How could you not love these kind people who truly care for each other and their town, and who welcomed Alexis with open arms?

I'm not ashamed to say I teared up reading this one, and for that reason I am giving it 5 stars! Plus a title taken from The Little Mermaid and repeated references to The Princess Bride will always win you extra points in my book.

Abby Jimenez does it again. She is so talented with writing characters so well that you feel like you know them personally. The emotions they experience are palpable and you can feel the highs and lows of each character so deeply. I love how she tackles tough issues in her books while still delivering a beautiful and fun love story.

TW: physical abuse, emotional abuse

Abby Jimenez has done it again! She has created a fairy tale from start to finish with Part of Your World! This is an age gap romance featuring the beautiful Dr. Alexis Montgomery and Wakan's Mayor Daniel Grant.

The beautiful, funny, crazy, magical, story of Alexis and Daniel and the town of Wakan is a true modern day fairy tale. It has the evil characters we expect from a fairy tale, the beautiful princess and handsome prince, the snobby/jealous characters, the disapproving parents and so much more. There is magic and so much good. There is laughter and so many humorous aspects. This novel with capture your heart and have you wanting more.

Abby Jimenez has done it again. This book packs a lot of the humor, swoon, and tight pulls on my heart that I love about reading romance. There’s so much to love about this book!

Older heroine
Adorable meet cute
Instant chemistry
Opposites attracting
Punny animal names!!!
Family drama
Omgggg will they?! The tension is killing me!
HEA that makes me want to cry and cheer

These two characters went on a journey together and individually. I love when two characters are perfect for each other in how they make each other grow into better people themselves. Alexis and Daniel were both characters that I really loved. The side characters weren’t as strong for me in this one. Alexis’ friends were absolutely terrible (with the exception of Bri) and they annoyed me so much. I really don’t like reading characters like that, but people like that exist so I had to get over it. I really wanted more from Liz and Brian and was hoping they’d get their own book, but I’m not thinking that’s gonna happen.

Great, spectacular, MUST READ FOR 2022!! Thank you so much Forever Pub for this ARC!

Excuseeee me?! This was laugh-out-loud funny, utterly adorable, and had me feeling ALL the feels—yes, I cried (full disclosure, it was over a dog).

“So you came home in a muddy two-thousand-dollar dress wearing one shoe and your fu*k buddy’s camo hoodie.” I nodded. “That is correct.” “Like an Old McDonald walk of shame. Did you have hay in your hair?”

Excuse me while I go read all of Abby Jimenez’s books. If you’re a fan of Tessa Bailey, you’ll love this!!

5/5 ⭐️ | 1/5 🌶

When you got approved for an Abby Jimenez arc you drop everything, that is a fact we can all agree on right?

Abby has written another swoony romance, that's no surprise. If you've read the first three books in the series you'd know her characters deal with serious issues, This one is no different. Here we have Alexis just out of a long, emotionally abusive relationship finding love again in an unlikely person: In a small town "boy" 9 years of her junior. The only major gap between Alexis and Daniel is not their age but also their socioeconomic standings. And this is a long-ish distance relationship where Alexis has trouble seeing a future for many reasons that you need to read the book to find out.

Abby has a way of drawing you in to the story and making you fall in love with the characters. I instantly felt connected to Alexis and Daniel. Their first scene put a silly grin in my face and I just wanted them to find a way to work the relationship out.

As always Abby treats her characters with gentle care. This book opened my eyes to a different kind of abuse and gas lighting. It wasn't easy to read how Alexis's ex-partner and her parents treated her.

This book can be read as a standalone. It takes place in the same "book universe" as the other three books and Abby has sprinkled these Easter eggs that would make the fans of her previous books giddy when they come across them.

Lastly, Daniel is basically a unicorn. The guy cooks, makes furniture with his hands, takes care of the towns people but most importantly he gets upset when he could not be there for Alexis at the end of a long work day to give her foot rubs! "Too perfect boyfriends" is a pet peeve of mine in romance books but because Daniel's love language is acts of service I am going to give him a pass. You might have caught I put boy in quotes in the beginning of my review. I just found Alexis referring to Daniel as boy weird. He wasn't that young, he is an adult with many responsibilities. I get why she's be conflicted about starting a relationship with a younger man but still he was no boy:)

This book will be published and available in April 2022 I was able to read this book as an ARC via Net Galley. all opinions are my own . 2020 made us all take a look at our priorities and knowing that this book was written in the thick of that makes you appreciate the themes of kindness and helping others. Being patient and kind to everyone, but especially those in the service industries especially taking in to mind how leaving a bad review can make or break a persons business and it is just as easy to write a good review, but people often only write reviews to complain. As it is said often in the book giving grace costs you nothing. I loved this book and these characters so much. Abby is able to combine so many aspects of life together flawlessly and also make it funny and relatable. You can tell through her writing that she does genuine research and touches on serious topics in a thoughtful manner. The importance of telling someone I believe you and recognizing that not all abuse leaves a visible mark. I enjoyed the different Disney type tie ins as well as the joking about a Zombie apocalypse survival plan as all of these are things I’ve also discussed with friends. I’m glad that Alexis has that ah ha moment of being able to see the people in her life in a new light and even realizing how not everyone lives the way she was used to and makes her feel a greater appreciation for those around her. I really like Bri’s character and how Abby always makes the best friend like a real relatable person you know. Chloe the adorable goat in pajamas and the dog Hunter knows the girl needs to stay close by. Also the animal names are fantastic and she should submit ideas for the St Paul Saints when they do the naming contest every year. I will continue to read everything that you write and I’m so glad you’ve brought these characters into our lives.











https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3918521648

“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.”

Alexis Montgomery is a city-dwelling ER doctor from a family of wealthy surgeons. Daniel Grant is a carpenter from a very small town, ten years her junior, and nothing like the men Alexis usually date. Can these two with nothing in common possibly make a relationship work? In true Abby Jimenez fashion, get ready for chemistry that's off the charts.

I can't believe I'm saying this, but I might have found my new favorite Abby book. Crazy, I know. She just gets better with every book she writes. I'm not complaining though. Okay, on with my actual review...

Abby's books always have the BEST starts. Car stuck in a ditch, wrestling out of a "full-body compression sock" when a man and a dog show up at her window. It doesn't get much better. What other fun things does this book have? There's a goat in pajamas, an education in dick pics, animals with punny names. How do Abby's books with such serious topics always manage to make me laugh so much?

This book really isn't all fun and games though. There are several women working through abuse, both emotional and physical. It can be hard to read at times but, as always, it's handled in such a powerful way.

We also see the struggles people face in a small town. I love Wakan so much but it's not your typical Hallmark small town. These people all face very real issues but the way the townspeople look out for each other is extremely heartwarming. The town really is a character all its own. There's just a touch of magic and it becomes a place we all could use in real life.

I haven't even touched on my love for Daniel yet! He can cook, he can build furniture, he’s a bearded softie. It's not hard to imagine why any woman would fall for him.

I don't think most of us need any help being convinced to read Abby's books but hopefully, I've done my part. P.S. don't skip the Q&A at the end!

CW: physical and emotional abuse

Thank you to Forever and Netgalley for my eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Where do I start?! “Abby does it again” should appear on every one of her books. There are very few authors who garner genuine human emotion and can put it into words. You feel every happy moment, every painful moment and every human experience with her characters. You are literally transported into this story. You feel like you’re there living it. Daniel and Alexis were just a joy to experience. Even with the tough subject matter of abuse. As an emotional abuser survivor myself, I want to thank Abby for doing the subject justice but keeping it lighthearted. Also, for letting people know there is a way to get out and be happy!

I’m not crying your crying!! This book was absolutely amazing, the characters the story line I could not and would not put it down!
After leaving a funeral Alexis swerves to miss a raccoon and she ends up in a ditch. A tow truck driver named Daniel offers to help. Not able to drive home because the fog is so thick Alexis stops at the local VFW since everything else is closed in the small town of Wakan, it’s the tourist off season, When she walks in who does she see her handsome tow truck driver Daniel. They hit it off and there’s immediate chemistry. She ends up going home with him and he even makes her a grilled cheese.
Alexis comes from a long line of surgeons known as the Montgomerys they are world-renowned doctors, and she and her brother are both expected to continue the tradition.
Daniel is the twenty-eight year old "mayor" of Wakan, He helps everyone around him without expecting anything in return and he’s says this is because that's how things are done in Wakan, and his family has lived in Wakan for five generations. He has a rescue dog and he even takes care of a baby goat, he runs a bed and breakfast and he has amazing carpentry skills.
Daniel and Alexis come from completely different worlds yet they can’t deny their feelings. Alexis ended an emotional abusive relationship and it doesn’t help that Daniel is younger than her. The more they spend time together the more they can’t deny the love, they find a comfort and a peace in each other that they are both desperately looking for. Alexis isn’t looking for anything serious yet she can’t stay away from Daniel, she’s hoping to get a huge promotion yet is she willing to leave Daniel behind? I’m giving this five stars. Abby did an amazing job describing how abuse doesn’t have to be physical it can also rear it’s ugly head as emotional abuse and how abuse can be generational and that therapy is important. I loved this book five ugly crying stars! Highly recommend!

Abby Jimenez’s fourth novel, “Part of Your World” was a delightful and thoughtful romance that I wanted to savor but ended up devouring in just a couple of sittings. As with Jimenez’s prior novels, and what I feel like has become part of her successful formula, “Part of Your World” included witty banter, likeable characters, a dual narration – each chapter’s point of view flipping between our female and male protagonist, strong well developed supporting characters, a troublemaking dog, just the right amount of steam, and serious subject matter being addressed in a relatable fashion. This romance touched on suffocating familial expectations, abuse – both verbal and physical, wealth disparities within relationships, and mental health. Jimenez’s ability to seamlessly weave such heavy topics into her love stories is masterful. She made me laugh out loud, she made me cry, and she made me fall in love with yet another one of her books. 4.5 stars – huge thank you to NetGalley fo r the opportunity to review and advance copy.

As a general rule, I never start an Abby Jimenez book after 9 pm because I *know* that I'll be reading it in one sitting. This book was no exception to that rule.

Abby Jimenez was able to craft a lovely romance - full of humor, small town vibes, and characters that will warm your heart. But she also talks about abuse in relationships and the multiple forms it can take. As a woman who's experienced a long-term relationship with an emotional and verbal abuser, it rang so true. The things that insecure men will do to control you are heinous - ranging from isolating you from your friends to breaking down your self esteem - and they're represented in this book with such care. This book has such nuance in it, from the light magic of the town of Wakan to the small revenges Bri takes on Neil, it's truly lovely and I can't recommend it more.

*Thank you to Forever and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for my honest review*

Abby Jimenez makes me feel all the things! She has an uncanny ability to create characters you can’t help but love and write scenes that make you feel everything the characters are from the highest highs to the lowest lows. Abby has mastered the art of creating earnest love stories with whimsical comedic relief (a squirrel at breakfast?) and will always be an auto-read author for me. Will be recommending this to my fellow romance readers for sure!

Alexis is passing through the small town of Wakan when she meets Daniel. After ending a seven-year relationship, the last thing she is looking for is to jump into another relationship. There is something about Daniel that helps Alexis forget her troubles and she can't stay away from him. Alexis knows that all they have is a fling because they can't have a future together. Daniel doesn't fit into her life as an ER doctor who has a medical family legacy to uphold. But can Alexis leave him and the small town she has fallen in love with behind to continue with the life that has been planned out for her?

WOW! Abby Jimenez - I bow down to you! With each book she has written, I felt like it was my favorite of hers, but this book is easily going to take the prize. Her writing has been amazing from her debut novel but it impossibly gets better with each book. Part of Your World is a book that has captured my heart in a very deep way. Jimenez's writing is beautiful, emotive, and full of so much meaning beneath the surface that I feel like I'm going to be processing this one for a while.

I loved the palpable magnetism between Alexis and Daniel. From the moment they met, I knew that their love was as inevitable as was their heartbreak. I LOVE an age gap romance with an older female and younger male. It creates very interesting and heartbreaking challenges in their relationship, which include challenges that come from different generational cultures and gender stereotypes. On top of that, they have to face challenges from their difference in class, which is the most pronounced challenge in this book. What I loved most about this book was that Daniel was willing to face any of their challenges head on. He didn't care about anything else but her and he wanted to fight for her. Daniel's devotion to Alexis as their relationship progressed had me in tears because I knew that their relationship was going to crash and burn.

My most important takeaway from this book is that there are many nuances in finding strength. Someone can have the strength and confidence in some areas of their lives but maybe not in all areas of their lives. Alexis was this brilliant, powerful, talented, and respected woman in the medical field. She had a hard time finding the strength to fight against the influences of others and to take what she wanted. What we have the strength to fight for is a lot more complex than just making the decision that it's what we want.

This book is going to go on my all-time favorites list! This book made me laugh, made me cry, and made me feel all the things in-between. THIS IS A 2022 MUST-READ NOVEL!!!

Steam level: 🔥🔥½
⚠️: emotional abuse, infidelity, domestic violence, depression

4.5 ⭐️Okay, where can I get myself a guy like Daniel? He had a golden retriever personality and I loved every second of it. This book was so cute and I always love a story where I am pulled in instantly but also drawn to the characters so much that I feel like I know them.

Part of Your World is about Alexis and Daniel. Two people that are polar opposites in every way but they come together so beautifully. I literally swooned when reading Daniel's POV. He was the sweetest and had a pure soul. I was thrown off by the age gap at first but mostly just because it was brought up so casual. 37 year old woman and a 28 year old man? How crazy! Kidding but it was refreshing to read.

They definitely had things in common though due to the fact that they both had legacies in their lives and they were assumed to continue on those legacies. Alexis' felt more like an obligation the become the chief at her family hospital where Daniel's was pure excitement to continue the legacy of being mayor.

I really enjoyed this book! I teared up at a few parts where I felt my own heart breaking for the main characters due to their differences and thinking they could not be together. I felt like the ending was brought together wonderfully. I am always a sucker for happy endings.

This book was given as an ARC by NetGalley for an honest review.

I want to start this by saying that I will read anything Abby Jimenez puts out. Her books are fun, smart, and explore complex, heart wrecking topics in the most beautiful way. This book is no different, but I struggled with this one. I feel like the voice and tone of the opening didn’t carry through.

Daniel is everything I want in a male main character. He is interesting and sweet, he is kind and caring; but at times I felt like he faded too much behind Alexis’ story. He has a conflict with his biological mom, but it is really a sub sub sub plot. He felt very one dimensional, so even though the core of him was wonderful, I wanted more from him; more growth, more backbone, more depth.

I struggled to truly root for Alexis. She is an accomplished ER doctor in her late 30’s and she doesn’t know how to use a broom. It was just hard to root for someone who does not root for themselves. It is really difficult for me to wrap my mind around this woman who is so accomplished, yet so helpless. She spends the bulk of the book being a soft pushover who lets everyone around her decide her life. I understand that she was abused by her ex and her father, but I wanted some fire. I wanted to see her come alive but she just didn’t until the very end.

I liked the magic/Disney element but I felt like it took something away from the character's growth. Unlike Abby’s other books, it's not the characters fighting to be together, it's the town and the magic it holds.

At the end of the day I am glad I read this book. I passively enjoyed it and I still love Abby as a writer, but I feel like this book lacked a lot of what made me love her to begin with; witty, exuberant characters, who fight for what they want in the face of hard circumstances.

The best part of this book was Briana, who is the female main character of the next book. I will probably re-read Part of Your World in preparation.

Thank You Netgalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review.