Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez

95 reviews

itsgnat's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gaslighting, Grief, Abandonment, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Panic attacks/disorders

karinreadsalot's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.5

This book is LIFE. I laughed, cried and winced a lot in this book. So so good… 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit

Minor: Death of parent

kyrstin_p1989's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

This book is really pretty. I like the way the male and female main characters are written and the plot of the story. I don’t know why it took me so long to make connections to the other two books, but when I did, everything made so much more sense. I loved the way the story circled back in on itself to make all the other books connect to this one. I felt a connection with Emma because mom-trauma and I understood her deep desire to fix her cracks. I don’t know how anyone picks a favorite from this series — they’re all so good in different ways. None of the stories are alike, and lots of romance authors have a set recipe they use for a book that makes them all similar, so I found that really refreshing. There was a little spice but again, not too much. I think all of Jimenez’s books have so many nuggets of wisdom and truth about love, family, and relationships. I can’t wait to read more of her work. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical content, Vomit, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Emotional abuse

ellastimpson's review

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Grief and Sexual content

sreilly1's review

emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, Grief, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Forced institutionalization

lanayagraham's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

I loved this rom-com! Somehow Jimenez made the most outlandish plot points believable. I loved the character delelopment of both of the leads. Could not put down, I think this is my favorite book by Jimenez. Content warning: mild sexual content. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, Child abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, and Grief

jjha's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Abandonment, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Vomit, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, and Grief

Minor: Medical content

hannahmichele5's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I’m just not really into reading about MC’s who repeatedly state that they don’t have trauma and don’t need therapy (while actively harming those around them due to their severe trauma) in the year of our lord 2024.

CW: INSANE PARENTAL TRAUMA FROM BOTH MOTHERS OF THE MCs! THIS IS NOT A CUTE SUMMERY ROM-COM!!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Drug abuse, Alcoholism, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Sexual content

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-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

4.5

Emma’s inner turmoil, reactions and approaches to a challenging, chaotic parental figure felt relatable to my experiences and well-done. I think the romance took a bit of a backseat to the focus on Emma’s growth but I didn’t mind that, although I would’ve liked to have gotten a bit more of Justin’s perspective on his own struggles. 

 

Overall, there was a lot of laughing, crying and healing. This is not a lighthearted romance and so be prepared and take care of yourself going into this, especially those with complex relationships with parents. 

 

This is my second book by Abby Jiminez and I enjoyed it a lot more than the first one I read by her (The Happily Ever After Playlist—I’m sorry I know this one is beloved 🙈). I know this is the third book in the Part of Your World Series, which I haven’t read and I didn’t feel lost reading this book in the slightest, although I did hear that there are some fun Easter Eggs in here for those who have read it. This is also a dual narration, which always amplifies an audiobook in my opinion, although I found each narrator’s performance a bit average. Nothing to write home about. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Grief, Abandonment, and Child abuse

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