Life’s Too Short is Abby Jimenez’s latest work. She had published two books in prior of this and I can guarantee you will not be disappointed. Her writing possesses a captivating-fun magic that keeps luring its readers in for more. A red thread could be found between the books but fear not, you can still enjoy reading either book with no confusion at all. Her first novel The Friend Zone is the reason why I fell in love willingly to fiction genre again. Like many of you, I was skeptical at first. As a hopeless romantic, I grew up devouring tons of romantic novels and short stories so it probably wasn’t that hard to guess how the whole thing would turn out. However, her words managed to keep me scrolling down the page and before I knew it, I’m almost done and two hours had passed. It is simple, believable and relatable. It is realistic enough as the story was not build over dramatic events and coincidences. Moreover, I adore this book is because the whole thing happened on a normal day to day background with real problems that are happening and faced by society nowadays. One more thing about her work that intrigues me is its characters, especially the female lead. Abby never portrays her female lead as the picture perfect woman with only one to two flaws. She always pictured them as realistic as one human can be, with her own ups and downs, specifically when it comes to dealing with a disorder they have. From myoma, persistent complex bereavement disorder to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), she tries to raise awareness and erase people scepticism towards it by describing how the patient and family deal with the shock and aftermath of knowing someone close to them have to live with that disease. It opens up a room for discussion that will slowly help in erasing the shame stigma that is still popular among people nowadays. In short, I believe in the message she sent. What those people need is support and the least we can do is to give them a safe space to process. I think there’s room for improvement in the ending but overall it is a light read that’s worth your time. 

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