A review by alyssamhartley
Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez

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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