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A review by sami_leigh
Just For the Summer by Abby Jimenez
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
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
5.0
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โAm I the asshole?โ
๐ถ First person Dual POV
๐ถ Guardian to younger siblings
๐ถ Travel nurse who canโt stay in one place
๐ถ Emma and Justin are cursed. Everyone theyโve dated, and broken up with, has found their soulmate immediately. So why not try dating each other for a few weeks, break up and meet their own soulmates? If only it were that simple.
๐ถ Insta-chemistry / fate
๐ถ Slow burn / tension ๐ฅ
๐ถ Found family
๐ถ ALL the acts of service, โmundaneโ demonstrations of love ๐ฅน
๐ถ A heart-aching representation of a daughter breaking herself, and denying herself of happiness to put her mother first in the hopes that she will love her back. Beautifully written.
๐ถ Well established secondary characters: Alexis & Daniel (Book 1), Brianna & Jacob (Book 2), Benny, Brad, links to characters from other series
๐ถ MC Growth: trust, risking a relationship, childhood trauma, past relationship trauma, self worth, abandonment/avoidant attachment
๐ถ Considerate representation of mental illness
๐ถ Epilogue
๐ถ On my comfort reads list ๐
๐ถ I sobbed. In the best way.
Available on Kindle, Audible, and paperback.
โ ๏ธ Toxic relationship (family), mental illness, parental abandonment, death of a parent (past), medical content (FMC is a nurse), PTSD, anxiety disorder, childhood trauma/neglect.
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Abandonment
Moderate: Sexual content and Death of parent