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Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez

787 reviews

justinareads's review against another edition

4.25

emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-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

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meg_syck's review against another edition

5.0

emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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literarymary95's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

I thought this story was really interesting. It kept me reading and the characters felt pretty realistic. I think what made this book stand out to me was the tie-in from the previous books since I was not expecting it but loved it.

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edgelordoftheflies's review against another edition

3.5

emotional funny slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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caitlin_davis22's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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: Yes

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jazzykat's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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: Complicated

If unlimited stars were an option this book would deserve it!!!! I am not being dramatic when I say that I will be chasing the high this book gave me for the rest of my life. This will FOR SURE be my favorite book of 2025 and it's only May. Abby Jimenez I hope both sides of your pillow are cold at night because you deserve it.

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neera_duke's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark hopeful reflective tense 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

A classic romance but with the messiness of the real world. Clearly well researched. Difficult read if you have a tumultuous relationship with your biological parent. Loved that the ending was so raw and real.

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tragedies's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

My third Abby Jimenez book, and my god, was it a wild ride. Just for the Summer starts off with an AITA Reddit post gone viral, the glorious view of a Toilet King billboard, and a dating curse in which every person who dates the main characters, Justin and Emma, ends up finding their soulmate after they break up. As if that wasn't funny enough, this book also brings back two of our favorite people in Part of Your World (sarcastic): Neil, Alexis' ex, and Amber, Daniel's problematic mom. Compared to the previous books, this was definitely a clusterf*ck (pardon my words), and you know what? I surprisingly enjoyed it. I reveled in the chaos.

In fact, the romance in this story happens amid chaos. Justin's mom is going to prison, and in a few days, he will be the legal guardian to his three younger siblings. Emma, who's still haunted by her childhood trauma, finds the source of it visiting her again after two years of being MIA. Both of them have a lot on their plate, and the only safe space they have is each other. I love how they get to see one another in their most vulnerable moments, but at the same time, they also make each other laugh, exchange inside jokes, and make happy memories that help them get through difficult times and ultimately overshadow it.

Despite the unserious beginning, this story explores very serious and heavy themes, which the second half fully leaned into. I still felt giddy whenever there were cute moments between Justin and Emma, but most of the time, I was enraged, to the point that I wanted to enter the book and strangle someone. Some people truly aren't meant to be parents, and I detest the fact that someone as kind and loving as Emma had to go through what she went through. Nonetheless, I'm so happy that she has Maddy, her loyal, unwavering best friend, and now, Justin, who's caring, responsible, and will drop everything in a heartbeat for her, no matter how busy he is working and being a single parent of three.

To be honest, I don't love this as much as the first two books in the trilogy, but this was still a solid and entertaining read. It's also very well-written, and after listening to the author's notes, I really appreciated the amount of work that went into the symbolisms and metaphors in the book. It just goes to show how good of a writer Abby Jimenez is, that and the fact that all three books were bingeworthy enough that I finished them in the span of two weeks. She's quickly become one of my favorite romance writers along with Emily Henry, and I can't wait to read more from her.

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