papertraildiary 's review for:

The Summer of Jordi Perez by Amy Spalding

4.0

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I’ve been recommending this one left and right as an upbeat summer read! Seventeen-year-old fashion blogger Abby is beyond excited to have landed her dream internship at her favourite clothing store in LA for the summer. She’s used to existing on the sidelines either as her best friend’s sidekick, or sitting at home updating her plus-size style blog. This internship is Abby’s key to something bigger: her potential first job in the fashion industry. But Abby couldn’t predict having to share the coveted internship with a classmate, Jordi, and Abby certainly doesn’t predict falling for Jordi super hard. Their flirtation and relationship is pretty cute, and they have to hide it from their boss, because only one of them will get the job at the end of the summer. Abby also finds an unexpected new friendship in Jax when he asks her to join him in testing all of the burgers in LA for his dad’s new app. This book shows the possibilities of summer, teens striving for possible career goals, and love for a fat girl. It’s wonderful and is such a feel-good book!