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shesflippinpages's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Moderate: Abandonment, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Death of parent and Grief
bibliomich's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
What I loved:
- Just for the Summer takes place in the Part of Your World universe, and I loved getting to see some of my old favorites (and some not-so-favorites, *cough cough* Neil) return in this installment. I love that her new books feel like getting an extra epilogue to her earlier works. If you haven't read Part of Your World or Yours Truly, I do recommend reading them first, just because it improves the overall reading experience of Just for the Summer.
- Abby Jimenez uses sensitivity readers and mental health consultants when writing her books, and her mental health representation is excellent. I especially appreciate the way she shows how mental health can impact an individual's personal growth, as well as their relationships with others.
- I love all of Jimenez's MCs, and Justin is no exception. He is so, so lovable, and I was rooting for him and his family the whole time.
- The return of Doug. That's all. (IFYKYK)
Graphic: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Mental illness
jennipea382's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Mental illness, Vomit, Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Child abuse, Cursing, and Sexual content
Minor: Dementia, Medical content, Death of parent, and Alcohol
bookswithvicky's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Mental illness
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Child abuse
abiigrl's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship
issisannettereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting
agrandromance's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Car accident, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
gwenswoons's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I loved the audio narration by Christine Lakin and Zachary Webber (both SO good), though the author Q&A was a little disappointing to me; I’ll add it to the content warnings but as someone who has major trauma from a house fire I found AJ’s giggles about the major fire plot point in the book kind of off-putting. As I said I will still for sure order her next one and can’t wait to read it - I drew this out for five days with much effort and it made me so happy. ❤️
Graphic: Addiction, Grief, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Vomit
tannerlauren's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Abandonment, Car accident, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
lawoodworth's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders