Today I am happy to review a book that stole my attention from the very first page, made me head over hills with the small town called Wakan and will now forever have special place in my tiny heart.
I read it together with my girls (in our book club we read 1-2 books together and discuss everything together few chapters per day) and this is the book everyone liked. It is actually rare where all the members like the book we pick, there are usually DNFs and different opinions, so it is safe to say that this was one of the winners of the year so far.
Part of Your World was published on April 19th 2022 by Forever. It has 400 pages and it is the first book in the series.
About the book:
FROM GOODREADS /
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?
Review:
I found my new favourite book in this novel. ❤
It was everything I wanted, more than I expected and the one I will come back to again and again.
Small town romances are my favourite type of books right now.
And let me tell you, Part of Your World has one of the most amazing small towns I have read about.
I warmed to Wakan and it’s people, and I would love to visit that place once again in Abby Jimenez future work.
I have noticed this book was so many people’s favourite, but I was still swept away with how good it was.
It is definitely the best book I have read this year and I am so glad we read it together in our book club, because it was a great choice before the break we took.
I loved both of the characters, Ali and Daniel, although it was hard for me to understand why Ali acted the way she was. At times it felt like she was ashamed of Daniel, and I felt so sorry for him in those moments.
Daniel is the best book boyfriend ever. He sounds almost perfect and therefore unbelievable. I was definitely head over hills for him. Even more than Ali.
This is oposite attracts story, but what is the most stressed out here is how people from other classes have hard time to be together, how other people from their lives play big part in them finding their way to each other (or taking other paths) but also how different lifestyles are hard to intertwine.
That was the biggest part of the story, and it made me think of things I wouldn’t otherwise.
Other trope is age gap (Ali being 9 years older than Daniel).
The book doesn’t have smut scenes.
My absolutely favorite thing about this novel is the writing style.
It was so well written with disney references here and there, and dash of magic that in my case would go unnoticed if there wasn’t an author’s note at the end of the book.
That note made me appreciate Part of Your World even more and respect Abby Jimenez as an author.
I will definitely read more of her work in the future.
Her newest novel Yours Truly unfortunately doesn’t take place in Wakan. Still, I will give it a try.
However, my fingers are crossed in hope we’d get a chance to visit small town of Wakan some day again in the future.
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