Audiobook Review: Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez

Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez
Published by Forever on April 19, 2022
Format: Audiobook
Narrator: Julia Whelan, Zachary Webber
Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
Genres: Romance, Women's Fiction


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The New York Times bestselling author of Life's Too Short delivers a refreshingly modern fairy tale perfect for fans of Casey McQuiston and Emily Henry.

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?

Abby Jimenez has rapidly become an auto-buy author for me. It’s hard to believe she wrote her debut novel just three years ago. I’ve enjoyed every single one of her books, but Part of Your World is one of my favorites.

What makes it so special? Daniel. Hands down. He is such an amazing soul. Men like Daniel who are deeply in touch with their emotions are rare in books, and the fact that he is unashamed of his vulnerability is a beautiful thing. Even knowing his relationship with Alexis has an expiration date, he risks his heart while asking little in return. On paper, Daniel doesn’t have much to offer Alexis. He is a poor part-time carpenter/manager of his family’s B&B in a small town, and he is also nearly ten years younger than her. 

They say money doesn’t buy happiness, and Alexis is proof of that. She is an affluent big city ER doctor, but her self-confidence is shaken due to toxic relationships with her parents and her ex. I appreciated the growth of her character. She doesn’t fully recognize how privileged her life is at the beginning of the story. However, the more time Alexis spends with Daniel in his small town, the more her perspective changes and the stronger she becomes. There’s a nice tension between how easily Alexis fits into Daniel’s world and the overwhelming expectations she faces in her world.

Parts of the story are emotional and enlightening, but there are just as many moments that had me smiling or laughing out loud. Daniel’s best friends cracked me up, and I fell in love with the supportive residents of Wakan. Everyone needs a hilarious ride-or-die bestie like Alexis’s friend, Bri.

Part of Your World more than lived up to my expectations. I listened to the audiobook, and both Julia Whelan and Zachary Webber slay the heck out of the narration. Webber perfectly balances humor with emotional vulnerability, and Whelan’s expressive delivery hits all the right notes.

Recommended for fans of:
Small town romances
Age gap romances
Sensitive heroes who can cook
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