Yours Truly

By Abby Jimenez

☕︎☕︎☕︎

I’ve been a sucker for soft reads the last few weeks. There’s a lot going on in the world, and fiction has become a resting place—something I can slip into while running errands, earbuds in, letting myself disappear into a totally different world. Yours Truly fit that need: gentle, comforting, and full of heart.

Abby Jimenez explores love, anxiety, stress, confidence, chronic illness, and the quiet strength of women in leadership roles. There’s something refreshing about a romance where the characters care for each other emotionally in real, specific ways—like handwritten letters, quiet support, and the gift of giving without expecting anything in return.

Still, I gave it three cups. While the story is undeniably sweet and well-intentioned, it felt a bit too tidy. Every messy emotion or irrational response was explained or solved, like discomfort couldn’t be left alone without a lesson. My only criticism is that sometimes it’s okay to let people just be—flawed, emotional, uncomfortable. That’s part of what makes us human.

If you’re looking for a feel-good story with depth and heart (and a fake-dating twist), this is a lovely escape. But if you're someone who likes a little more emotional ambiguity or room for imperfection, this one might feel a touch too neat.