I was so close to give five stars to this book! I loved Jacob, her eccentric family, her nosy sisters and his cigarette addict grandfather a lot! Dr. Briana Ortiz’s life is seriously flatlining. Her divorce is just about finalized, her brother’s running out of time to find a kidney donor, and that promotion she wants? Oh, that’s probably going to the new man-doctor who’s already registering eighty-friggin’-seven on Briana’s “pain in my ass” scale. But just when all systems are set to hate, Dr. Jacob Maddox completely flips the game . . . by sending Briana a letter.

As someone who suffers from anxiety, I loved the way it was represented in Yours Truly. I felt for Jacob every time he felt anxious, overwhelmed, socially awkward (in fact as someone also on the autism spectrum, I think Jacob might be as well) or just plain stressed out and unable to deal. I so appreciated the way Jimenez had Briana handle those situations. And after both protagonists ceased overthinking, they started overthinking their relationship AGAIN. (UGH!) Abby Jimenez’s words…sprinkle humor and warmth all over my life.”–Ali Hazelwood, New York Timesbestselling author of The Love Hypothesis The last person Vanessa expects to show up offering help is the hot lawyer next door, Adrian Copeland. After all, she barely knows him.They were laughing and leaning into each other before they saw me, but the second they did they jumped apart.

And, when she discovers that he has a three legged dog named Lieutenant Dan, AND that he has volunteered to be her brother’s kidney donor, ANONYMOUSLY, she realizes that he may not be the Villain she thought he was. This was just a season, and there's beauty in all seasons. Even if you are looking forward to the next one.” i fell head over heels for jacob. i love a man who is sweet and jacob is gentleness and kindness and affection personified. and briana is so fiercely loyal and protective of him. they are seriously a match made in heaven. From the outside looking in, you can easily jump on the hate train when it came to Bianca’s and Jacob’s exes, and yet the scenes Jimenez wrote towards the end where Bianca especially reflected on her husband’s feelings were really powerful to read. I rubbed my temple. “Can you please toss some cold water on him and talk to me? I’m having a crisis.”But beyond the amazing characters and growth they demonstrated, I loved how Jimenez really made me think about what love is and what love looks like. Fictional heroes whose love language is acts of service are my favorite kind of heroes. Jacob was the sweetest, shyest, most awkward, and anxiety-ridden golden retriever hero. Everything he did for Briana was so swoonworthy and I love him. Protect him at all costs. 🥺👉👈