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A review by romancingthereader
Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
emotional
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
5.0
Abby Jimenez is a rare author I will pay traditional publishing prices to readโฆ because her stories are just THAT good.
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Standalone (kinda)
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐: E-book on Kindle. Borrowed from Libby.
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฒ: Contemporary romance
๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐: Meet cute, sheโs a runner, he falls first (and HARD), found family.
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐: Emma is a traveling nurse with a curse - everyone she dates breaks up with her and finds their soul mate immediately after. She meets Justin, who has a similar curse. They decide to date just for the summer to help cancel out their respective bad luck.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: That synopsis is what the publishers put out, but this story is - like many of Abby Jimenezโs books - so much deeper.
Itโs funny and sweet and soooooo romantic, and then deeply emotional and painful and healing all at once. This book hit me like a ton of bricks. It felt cathartic to read.
I always feel like Abby Jimenezโ writing is so intentional. She researches well and has sensitivity readers and makes everything feel both relatable and believable. I told a friend I was genuinely sad for what happened to Emma - and sheโs a fictional character.
Iโm sure it comes as no surprise to see the five-star rating, but itโs impressive to me nonetheless.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: 5/5 โญโญโญโญโญ
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น: 2.5/5 ๐ถ๐ถ
๐ ๐ ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒโฆ I mentioned this is a standalone. But itโs also part of a universe. Highly recommend reading Part of Your World and Yours Truly as well.
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Standalone (kinda)
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐: E-book on Kindle. Borrowed from Libby.
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฒ: Contemporary romance
๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐: Meet cute, sheโs a runner, he falls first (and HARD), found family.
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐: Emma is a traveling nurse with a curse - everyone she dates breaks up with her and finds their soul mate immediately after. She meets Justin, who has a similar curse. They decide to date just for the summer to help cancel out their respective bad luck.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: That synopsis is what the publishers put out, but this story is - like many of Abby Jimenezโs books - so much deeper.
Itโs funny and sweet and soooooo romantic, and then deeply emotional and painful and healing all at once. This book hit me like a ton of bricks. It felt cathartic to read.
I always feel like Abby Jimenezโ writing is so intentional. She researches well and has sensitivity readers and makes everything feel both relatable and believable. I told a friend I was genuinely sad for what happened to Emma - and sheโs a fictional character.
Iโm sure it comes as no surprise to see the five-star rating, but itโs impressive to me nonetheless.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: 5/5 โญโญโญโญโญ
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น: 2.5/5 ๐ถ๐ถ
๐ ๐ ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒโฆ I mentioned this is a standalone. But itโs also part of a universe. Highly recommend reading Part of Your World and Yours Truly as well.