Part of Your World

Score: 5/5 Bookmarks

Steam Level: 🍆 🍆 🍆 /5

Thank you to Forever and Hachette Audio for my gifted copies of Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez.

Well, I think this is my favorite of Abby's books to date. I could not put it down, but I simultaneously didn't want it to end. While the main characters were busy figuring out how to fit into each other's worlds, I was trying to work out how I was going to cope when I finished the book and I couldn't be a part of theirs anymore. (Spoiler...not well, I have a major book hangover).

Alexis Montgomery is an ER doctor on her way home from a funeral, when she finds herself crashed into a ditch thanks to a raccoon with poor timing, and a whole lot of fog. Daniel Grant just happens to be passing and tows her out of the ditch. Not long after, they end up at the same bar, in a tiny town in the middle of nowhere.

What starts as a hook-up turns into a friendship and both of them catching feelings. But their relationship is doomed from the start. Both of them are tied to their lives in a big way, not to mention the ten-year age gap, and that they live two hours (and a world) apart.

I adored both main characters more than I can say. There was a lot of growth for both of them, but especially Alexis I think, as her worldview is expanded the more time she spends with Daniel. And Daniel, oh Daniel...who wouldn't love a hot carpenter / mayor / all-round great guy, but especially when he has a baby goat in pajamas in his arms. While Daniel would have been enough on his own, one of my favorite quotes from the book really sums it up "I'd follow a clown into a storm drain if he had a baby goat in pajamas."

There were some really tough topics touched on in this book, including physical and emotional abuse, toxic family relationships, wealth disparity, and more. There were also a lot of laughs, and incredibly tender moments too. Basically, this book gave me ALL the feels.

I switched between the physical copy and the audiobook and loved both so, so much. The narrators, Julia Whelan and Zachary Webber did a superb job. If you enjoy audiobooks then this is a definite winner. It comes in at 11 and a half hours and I found myself completely immersed in the story while listening. You can grab a copy of the audiobook here, or get a physical copy via the button below.

If this isn't on your TBR yet you need to fix that pronto!

Synopsis:

After a wild bet, gourmet grilled-cheese sandwich, and cuddle with a baby goat, 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?