Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez

285 reviews

historicalmaterialgirl's review

funny hopeful 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

3.5

okay realistic zillenial romance! okay attachment style realness! butttttt why did we need to a Mexican maid named Maria?? and why did we have to reference all your other books?

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Mental illness

nightfire13's review against another edition

emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment

bookworm_43's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, and Gaslighting

amybartoli29's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Excrement and Vomit

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Death

acas29's review

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Mental illness, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

samcanuel's review

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

hurricane9412's review

adventurous challenging medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, and Abandonment

smalljules's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

4.5

Another sweet love story by AJ! This was a great addition to her ‘series’ and the character overlap gave you extra OMG moments if you’ve read POYW and Yours Truly before this. 
I thought it was incredibly unique to read a story about the relationship between daughter and toxic mother and the effects on the characters life. Beautifully written, immersive, and had me tearing up more than once. 🥰

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Mental illness

Moderate: Toxic friendship

charl1p311's review

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

laurachignall's review

challenging emotional hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

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