Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Just For the Summer by Abby Jimenez

135 reviews

samcanuel's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Abby Jimenez never misses. This book warmed my heart, then ripped it out and stomped all over it, then put it back in a thousand times over. If you have mommy issues, make sure you think long and hard about whether you’re ready to think about them because this book will really give you something to think about. Emma and Justin had a sweet, simple bond that I think spoke to the message of the book. Something uncomplicated between them in their extremely complicated lives. At any rate, this book is an emotional rollercoaster, but Jimenez treats it with beautiful, tender care. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Abandonment, Cursing, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Car accident, Medical content, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Death

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Sexual content, and Grief

charl1p311's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book really highlighted what trauma does to a person, and the damage it does to others. It was so beautifully, and in my opinion, realistically excecuted. Not only did Abby Jimenez show personal, and difficult problems the MCs had, but how they solved them together or individually. I appreciated everything in this book, and it made me laugh out loud too much!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Abandonment

Moderate: Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Vomit, Mental illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Car accident, and Toxic relationship

kateped's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent

emily_holden's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

All the feels! A really fast read because of insane chemistry. Justin and Emma forever!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Alcohol and Death of parent

mackenzieabraham's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Abandonment, and Vomit

adphillips0108's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Death of parent and Mental illness

gabypinata's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Child abuse, Grief, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders

theladydetective's review against another edition

emotional

4.0

There was a lot to like about this book:  fun premise, great writing, and a wonderful golden retriever type book boyfriend. I think Justin is my favorite MMC from this author. 

However, this story tackles some really heavy topics such as abandonment, child neglect, abuse, and mental illness, and overall left me feeling a bit down. I also felt like the author went really hard during the 3rd act, but then tied everything up too easily? Almost like using short term therapy as a magic wand? 

Overall, this is a great story that I would recommend with some content warnings ⚠️ but probably would not read again.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Abandonment, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Death of parent, and Vomit

mayareads4fun's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

It was not what I expected going into it in the best way possible. It really had me by the heart and I couldn’t put it down. Very emotionally driven which I loved. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, and Mental illness

Minor: Death of parent and Fire/Fire injury

rmkg's review against another edition

I really liked this one. The world is getting so lived in, with so many familiar faces, and the two leading characters were lovable and fleshed out, with realistic strengths and problems. I was really rooting for them.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Vomit, Child abuse, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Death of parent, Dementia, Medical content, and Grief