Briana, an ER doctor, is reeling from worrying about her brother with kidney failure, her upcoming divorce, and missing her best friend who recently married and moved two hours away. A new ER doctor, Jacob, joins the hospital and, after getting off on the wrong foot, the two develop a quick friendship despite his anxieties and her troubles. They agree to pretend to be dating so Jacob can avoid some family embarrassment.
This was a cute and sweet romance.The letter writing period in the beginning was adorable. And these characters were both charming and trying to overcome hurdles. I loved getting to know them and watch their relationship grow. There was so much sexual frustration due to misunderstood boundaries and incompletely overheard conversations. And the ending contained an extra amount of drama. But I enjoyed Yours Truly and continue to appreciate Abby Jimenez’s writing. I’ll be reading more of her books.
While this is, technically, a sequel, it really stands alone. It only shares some characters with Part of Your World and you don’t need to have read #1 to enjoy this one.
The audiobook is narrated by Kyla Garcia as Briana and Zachary Webber as Jacob. At first, I thought it was weird that Webber was selected to voice Jacob when he had voiced the main male character in this novel’s prequel, Part of Your World. But, the facts are that: 1) this novel isn’t so much a sequel as a spinoff and the character he voiced from the first novel only speaks briefly in Yours Truly and 2) Webber is simply a fantastic narrator for romance. So I got over myself and enjoyed his performance immensely. Garcia, on the other hand, has a very robotic, hard delivery when not acting as a character. When she’s actually displaying emotion from a character, she’s terrific! But listening to her reading the narrator part really bugs me frequently. I give Webber an A and Garcia a B.
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