A review by triple_m
Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez

3.75

Overall I enjoyed this book but there was something keeping me from being fully invested in the characters, and that something was THE DAMN DNA TEST taken in the beginning of the book.

My logic:
  • Emma’s mom is from Minnesota
  • + Emma’s dad was married
  • + Justin’s dad is dead and we don’t know much about who he was as a person
  • + @sarahsbookstacks gave this a 1⭐️ review and said “are we sure Colleen Hoover didn’t write this?”
  • = incest?????? 

I could not shake the fear that the two leads were siblings or at the very least distant cousins. I’ve read Abby Jimenez before and knew this was unlikely, but the possibly was always in the back of my mind, making me unable to fully engage with the characters. I’m very pleased to spoil that they are not related. 

Aside from the maybe incest of it all, I just thought the book focused on Amber a little too much and going through the process of her meltdown made the book too long. I liked the reason for the third-act break up, I thought it actually made sense, but I don’t like that we’re supposed to believe Emma is just all better after 6 months. 
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