Books I Make My Husband Read

S5.E1 - The Night We Met by Abby Jimenez

July 14 · 47 min · Season 5 · Episode 1 · 45.6 MBExplicit
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We’re kicking off Season Five with The Night We Met by Abby Jimenez — a companion novel to Say You’ll Remember Me set in the same world. We get into the wrong-person trope, the slow build between Chris and Larissa, what loyalty and timing do to two people who are trying to do the right thing, and whether the pacing of the resolution worked for us.

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Chapters

  • (00:00) - - Introduction
  • (02:12) - - Why this book, Kristy?
  • (02:58) - - Upcoming books
  • (07:50) - - SPOILER ALERT
  • (08:06) - - Summary (with spoilers)
  • (09:18) - - Kristy's review
  • (11:35) - - Jon's review
  • (14:34) - - First impressions of Chris
  • (15:51) - - Blind to the universe
  • (17:18) - - Trope talk
  • (22:23) - - The convenient plot devices
  • (25:05) - - The struggle is real, people
  • (29:14) - - The (slow) burn
  • (34:16) - - Quiet acts of service... what a guy
  • (39:52) - - Earning the ending
  • (42:39) - - Recommend this or SYRM?
  • (44:38) - - Final thoughts