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Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez

112 reviews

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

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

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

mghrt06's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Vomit

mackenzieabraham's review

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

alyssamhartley's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

• 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? Yes

5.0

This is my favorite romance novel I have ever read! Abby Jimenez writes like no other and I can’t believe this is my first book I am reading by her! 

WOW! This book takes you on a journey with so many amazing characters and plot points. Every character in this book was so well-written, even the side characters, which I know is hard to find. Maddie is the perfect best friend character and I don’t think any best friend in a book will ever match up to her. Truly she reminds me so much of my best friend because she would go to the ends of the earth for the people she loves. 

A lot of this book felt like Women’s Fiction, which is why I think I loved it so much. Being in Emma’s head was so interesting because she works through things in a way that feels really relatable and honest. Normally I hate dual POV, but I really enjoyed being in Justin’s head also. He was such a complex male MC, which I don’t see a lot in romance novels. These MCs were so fun to read and I loved their love story. The love they have is the love that you hope everyone you love has. 

The whole time I was reading this book I didn’t want to put it down and I especially did not want it to end. I can definitely see myself coming back to reading this every summer because it was that good!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit and Panic attacks/disorders

theladydetective's review

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

rdaacvhiesl's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

5.0

One of the best stories I've read in a long time. Every character felt fully developed and purposeful. Be ready to shed some tears though - especially if you have abandonment triggers or parent issues. If you do have either of those though, I almost encourage you even more to read this book all the way through; there's healing found in its pages. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Medical content, Vomit, and Mental illness

Minor: Gaslighting, Child abuse, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, and Domestic abuse

rmkg's review

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

beetsbydwight's review

adventurous hopeful lighthearted medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Abandonment, and Child abuse

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Vomit