Life's Too Short

By: Abby Jimenez

Narrated by: Christine Lakin, Zachary Webber

Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins

Publisher's summary

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

"A hilarious, tender, and altogether life-affirming gem of a book."—Emily Henry, bestselling author of Beach Read

A brilliant and touching romantic comedy about two polar opposites, one adorable dog, and living every day to its fullest.

When Vanessa Price quit her job to pursue her dream of traveling the globe, she wasn't expecting to gain millions of YouTube followers who shared her joy of seizing every moment. For her, living each day to its fullest isn't just a motto. Her mother and sister never saw the age of 30, and Vanessa doesn't want to take anything for granted.

But after her half sister suddenly leaves Vanessa in custody of her baby daughter, life goes from "daily adventure" to "next-level bad" (now with bonus baby vomit in hair). The last person Vanessa expects to show up offering help is the hot lawyer next door, Adrian Copeland. After all, she barely knows him. No one warned her that he was the Secret Baby Tamer or that she'd be spending a whole lot of time with him and his geriatric Chihuahua.

Now she's feeling things she's vowed not to feel. Because the only thing worse than falling for Adrian is finding a little hope for a future she may never see.

• Minnesota Book Awards winner
• BookRiot, Top Books of 2021
• Goodreads, Best of 2021 Romance Finalist
• She Reads, Best of 2021 Romance Winner

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2021 Abby Jimenez (P)2021 Hachette Audio

Critic reviews

“Abby Jimenez’s Life’s Too Short is a hilarious, tender, and altogether life-affirming gem of a book. This is the kind of novel that leaves you a little better than when it found you. Jimenez is a true talent.”—Emily Henry, New York Times bestselling author of Beach Read

“Abby Jimenez’s knack for tackling heavy subjects with humor and care shines through in this exquisitely written story about love, difficult family relationships, and living life to its fullest.”—Farrah Rochon, USA Today bestselling author of The Boyfriend Project

"Jimenez's dazzling debut is a brilliantly written romantic comedy that seamlessly toggles back and forth between scenes of laugh-out-loud, snarky wit and serious emotional issues without missing a beat, all the while delivering maximum reading satisfaction."—Booklist, Starred Review

I didn’t want it to end!

I loved every minute of this book. I found myself relistening to chapters over and over to soak up every word. It put me in a good mood. Perfect for this crazy year!

Surprisingly heartwarming

When I started listening and found one main character is a social media celebrity, I rolled my eyes and prepared to dislike the book. But that didn’t happen. I really enjoyed the book - and laughed out loud many times. My only criticism is that one part of the book was laugh out loud funny, and other part was lacking that wit. But overall the mix of love, sadness, joy, drew me in. Excellent narrators added to the story, they were both wonderful.

Amusing, cheesy fluff.

Entertaining. A bit predictable. I did enjoy that is was set in the Twin Cities area as I'm in MN. A pure guilty pleasure beach read. (Accents by both readers are horrendous but slightly endearing.)

Absolutely Brilliant!

I adored this book. It makes you laugh, ugly cry, care and love the characters. You’re just rooting for them the whole time.

21st Century Love Story

What a beautiful story! I thoroughly enjoyed every minute and appreciated the reminders to live every moment with as much joy as possible and to not take the future for granted. Thank you!

Love their love story

I couldn’t wait for this book to come out! I love the connection to the other two books and that we were able to see the other characters pop in. My only complaint is that I wished the book was longer because I loved their story so much. Loved seeing the transition in Adrien and her family. Great book!

Love this author!

I just love all of the books by this author. The witty dialogue, the happiness and heartbreak the stories invoke. And I like how the different characters are in all of the books. The narrators were perfect too!

Wonderfully Unexpected

So much more more than expected! I laughed, cried and loved these very human characters.

Awesome

Loved this audiobook story , it was funny , sad and romantic. One of my favorites. Definitely recommend it .

So darn good!

This book is a gem that I wasn’t expecting and it had me hooked until the very end. Love love love!