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DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION
Justin has a curse, and thanks to a Reddit thread, it's now all over the internet. Every woman he dates goes on to find their soul mate the second they break up. When a woman slides into his DMs with the same problem, they come up with a plan: They'll date each other and break up. Their curses will cancel each other's out, and they'll both go on to find the love of their lives. It's a bonkers idea . . . and it just might work.
Emma hadn't planned that her next assignment as a traveling nurse would be in Minnesota, but she and her best friend agree that dating Justin is too good of an opportunity to pass up, especially when they get to rent an adorable cottage on a private island on Lake Minnetonka.
It's supposed to be a quick fling, just for the summer. But when Emma's toxic mother shows up and Justin has to assume guardianship of his three siblings, they're suddenly navigating a lot more than they expected - including catching real feelings for each other. What if this time Fate has actually brought the perfect pair together?
FORMAT
Digital - Kindle
REVIEW
★★★★☆
I loved this book and the relationship between Emma and Justin (and their relationship with his family).
I liked the friendship between Maddy and Emma and the callbacks and Easter eggs to previous books.
SPICE
Moderate 🌶️🌶️
TROPES
📖 Fake Relationship
📖 Miscommunication
READING LOG
▫️2024 ▫️2025
FORMAT
Digital - Kindle
REVIEW
★★★★☆
I loved this book and the relationship between Emma and Justin (and their relationship with his family).
I liked the friendship between Maddy and Emma and the callbacks and Easter eggs to previous books.
SPICE
Moderate 🌶️🌶️
TROPES
📖 Fake Relationship
📖 Miscommunication
READING LOG
▫️2024 ▫️2025
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Abandonment
Moderate: Toxic relationship
Minor: Grief, Death of parent
This book is a contemporary romance. Although technically a standalone, I suggest reading Abby’s books in publication order for the best reading experience.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Abandonment
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Abandonment
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Abandonment
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Death of parent
Minor: Sexual content, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury
emotional
funny
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Very emotional but also heartwarming and reading this is a sign for me to look into my own attachment styles in relationships and to work through that lol
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Vomit, Death of parent, Abandonment
Moderate: Sexual content, Medical content, Car accident
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Abandonment
Moderate: Death
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:
Yes
4 stars ⭐️ | 1 Spice 🌶️
Just for the Summer was my first Abby Jimenez book that I’ve read. It was an emotional read for me, one that often left me with a pit in my stomach. There were moments of levity and sweetness that broke up the toughest moments. The story follows Emma who is a traveling nurse. Emma has never let herself settle down in one place for long and travels the world with her best friend. One summer she discovers a Reddit post that features a guy named Justin. Justin is “cursed” in the sense that every women he dates finds ‘the one’ after they end things. Emma sees this and happens to suffer from the same curse. They start chatting and put into effect an experiment to see if they can cancel out each other’s curses. All they need to do is date just for the summer— I see what you did there Abby!
What was supposed to be a summer fling turns out to be a series of events where two people, who are very broken, find love and a home in each other. When I opened the book, I noticed that they had trigger warnings for parental abuse, emotional abuse, PTSD, mental illness, and a few other heavy topics. I thought this was going to be a light hearted read and quickly determined that my heart was going to ache for these characters. How they dealt with (or avoided) their traumas felt extremely real and authentic.
Majority of the book was spent hashing up all of our main characters PTSD. We get some crazy reveals towards the end that really challenged and pushed our FMC to really assess their own mental health. I told a friend over the phone that it felt like this book gave me tiny paper cuts over and over again. Just when a romantic moment came and healed it with a bandage a new paper cut would appear. I admit I had to put it down a few times.
(Below— I share some thoughts on the ending and recommend only reading if she finished the novel)
Despite that, I really enjoyed this story. I love a book that makes me feel things. Now the reason I gave this 4 stars instead of 5 is because I felt forgiveness was rushed. I wanted more dialogue between our 2 main characters about their inner hurt. Justin’s development wasn’t nearly as fleshed out as Emma’s in my opinion. I wanted more for them at the end than what we got. Though that epilogue gave me all the warm and fuzzy feelings. I wish we got more of a front row seat to their healing than the time skip that we got. I wanted to see the work and how they’d enforce that in the relationship. I would rather have had Abby remove some of the middle scenes to make more room for the healing.
Final Thoughts- No Spoilers:
Overall I really enjoyed this story and annotated so many sweet moments. Abby Jimenez is a fantastic writer and I’ll definitely check out some of her other books.
Should this spill into your TBR? Yes— just read the trigger warnings!
Just for the Summer was my first Abby Jimenez book that I’ve read. It was an emotional read for me, one that often left me with a pit in my stomach. There were moments of levity and sweetness that broke up the toughest moments. The story follows Emma who is a traveling nurse. Emma has never let herself settle down in one place for long and travels the world with her best friend. One summer she discovers a Reddit post that features a guy named Justin. Justin is “cursed” in the sense that every women he dates finds ‘the one’ after they end things. Emma sees this and happens to suffer from the same curse. They start chatting and put into effect an experiment to see if they can cancel out each other’s curses. All they need to do is date just for the summer— I see what you did there Abby!
What was supposed to be a summer fling turns out to be a series of events where two people, who are very broken, find love and a home in each other. When I opened the book, I noticed that they had trigger warnings for parental abuse, emotional abuse, PTSD, mental illness, and a few other heavy topics. I thought this was going to be a light hearted read and quickly determined that my heart was going to ache for these characters. How they dealt with (or avoided) their traumas felt extremely real and authentic.
Majority of the book was spent hashing up all of our main characters PTSD. We get some crazy reveals towards the end that really challenged and pushed our FMC to really assess their own mental health. I told a friend over the phone that it felt like this book gave me tiny paper cuts over and over again. Just when a romantic moment came and healed it with a bandage a new paper cut would appear. I admit I had to put it down a few times.
(Below— I share some thoughts on the ending and recommend only reading if she finished the novel)
Despite that, I really enjoyed this story. I love a book that makes me feel things. Now the reason I gave this 4 stars instead of 5 is because I felt forgiveness was rushed. I wanted more dialogue between our 2 main characters about their inner hurt. Justin’s development wasn’t nearly as fleshed out as Emma’s in my opinion. I wanted more for them at the end than what we got. Though that epilogue gave me all the warm and fuzzy feelings. I wish we got more of a front row seat to their healing than the time skip that we got. I wanted to see the work and how they’d enforce that in the relationship. I would rather have had Abby remove some of the middle scenes to make more room for the healing.
Final Thoughts- No Spoilers:
Overall I really enjoyed this story and annotated so many sweet moments. Abby Jimenez is a fantastic writer and I’ll definitely check out some of her other books.
Should this spill into your TBR? Yes— just read the trigger warnings!
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I loved this book. It got me out of my book funk. It was so fun and easy to read. I love the topics it touched on and the characters. So many things were relatable.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Abandonment
adventurous
emotional
funny
reflective
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:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Abandonment
Minor: Sexual content, Car accident, Alcohol
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
slow-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Excrement, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol