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Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez
4.0
emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Found a contemporary romance I didn't hate! 

After my failure to launch with Em Hen, I decided that my romance quite simply needs dragons and elves for it to capture me.

Enter Jacob Maddox and Abby Jimenez!

Now, there were some problematic third act issues here that threatened to reduce my star rating. I cannot abide a miscommunication trope stretched that far. This could have been much shorter. But then it wouldn't have had dear Zachery Webber choking out 'I think she's gonna leave me, mum' so wth do I know?

Jacob is a perfect book boyfriend and I'll hear no slander. Him and Brianna were cute and witty and sweet. Thankfully the third act issues weren't too long and the first ⅔ of this book more than made up for it. Loved the letter writing concept, loved the exploration of anxiety and LOVED Jacob Maddox. He definitely scratched the itch I have for gentle, introverted, introspective and sensitive MMCs.