I don’t usually go for romance novels or romcoms but the cover caught my eye and I thought heck why not just give one a go.
I ADORED it.
I had a silly grin on my face the whole time I was reading it, i have cried, laughed, full on sobbed and had my cold swinging brick of a heart completely warmed up.
I have been married for 11 years and I love how this book made me feel like I did when I met my husband 14 years ago. The excitement of a new relationship, the flirting and the newness of a relationship played out well in the writing of this book and really pulled me in.
I was obsessed with this book and I am so glad I had a change of genres.

Thank you to the author for opening up a whole new genre for me to get my teeth into. Already got the rest of Abby’s books being delivered tomorrow.

Abby Jimenez could write anything and I would read it and fall in love with it every single time!!
I loved loved loved Just For The Summer and it is one of my favourite books of the year already. I absolutely flew through this book in a day because I could not put it down and fell in love with it within the first chapter.
I love the way Abby Jimenez writes and the way she creates these characters who are always messy and imperfect and you cannot help but fall in love with them.
Justin may just be the most perfect cinnamon roll of a character that I have ever read. I fell in love with him so easily and wanted nothing but the best for him. I loved Emma too and related to her so much throughout her journey in this book.
The plot of this book was amazing!! I loved how Justin and Emma met through a reddit post and decided to date each other to break their curse but end up falling in love with each other.
I loved seeing characters from other Abby Jimenez books within this book and seeing how this book is included in this little universe.
There are just not enough words to describe how much I loved this book and how it is one of my new all time favourites.

This was an enjoyable read, but for me it missed a little of the charm found in the previous 2 books of this series. Yours truly made me cry, I loved it so much. So I had really high expectations going into Just For The Summer, and unfortunately I think my expectations were a little too high.

I really liked the premise, and the setting. But the characters just were not as likeable for me which meant I wasn’t as invested.

Still worth a read, and I will pick up Abby Jimenez’s books always because of Yours Truly alone!

Thank you for my copy!

By far my favourite Abby Jimenez book with Part of Your World a close 2nd.

I feel everything has already been said in other reviews about this and I agree with them all, I loved it!

It was fun and sweet and I loved Justin so so much! Like can we just have him be the lead in all romance books, he was so fun and cute and just the best!

I liked Emma too, I’m never obsessed with the sort of drama/sadness that the author has to always go and put in her books, I really could take a skip on all that personally 😅but I felt this one didn’t dwell too much on it all and it wasn’t as like sad as the other dramas she puts in her other books (she loves a wee depressing side storyline 😂)

I really did enjoy this so much, the setting was lovely too and such a nice book to read in the summer months as well!

From the blurb -
Justin has a curse, and thanks to a Reddit thread, it’s now all over the internet. Every woman he dates goes on to find their soul mate the second they break up. When a woman slides into his DMs with the same problem, they come up with a plan: They’ll date each other and break up. Their curses will cancel each other’s out, and they’ll both go on to find the love of their lives. It’s a bonkers idea . . . and it just might work.

Emma hadn’t planned that her next assignment as a traveling nurse would be in Minnesota, but she and her best friend agree that dating Justin is too good of an opportunity to pass up, especially when they get to rent an adorable cottage on a private island on Lake Minnetonka.

It’s supposed to be a quick fling, just for the summer. But when Emma’s toxic mother shows up and Justin has to assume guardianship of his three siblings, they’re suddenly navigating a lot more than they expected - including catching real feelings for each other. What if this time Fate has actually brought the perfect pair together?

*ARC from NetGalley

This is the third book in Jiminez’s series that takes place in two small towns, involving a close knit community of people.

I liked the fact that the author never shies away from difficult topics, always handling them with grace and dignity yet not afraid to show the real sides of the impact that trauma can have on individuals and relationships.

The main characters were both very sweet together and I liked their relationship. It definitely goes to show that if you want to you, you would.

However, I did find myself slightly disconnected from the main female character this time - I found her hard to reach at times. Perhaps that is why the story had slightly less impact on me than the previous two in the series. Either way, a nice way to end the trilogy!

Just for the summer is such a fun summer read, while also having substance to it. Emma and Justin have really fun banter and the whole premise that drives it is interesting and different. She finds him through a “Am I the asshole?” Reddit thread and they choose to help break each other’s respective curses!

I loved that the story did start right in the action of that premise and I think this really helped me to connect and engage with the characters. I loved the side characters of her best friend Maddy, Justin’s friends and siblings and even Emma’s mum. I loved how the story started with this wacky beginning but then realised less on tropes and became a really hopeful and genuine romance between the characters. It didn’t feel like I knew what would happen next either and I haven’t had that happen in a while. The twists that came along were so surprising and I’m so impressed as usually I can predict the endings in a frustratingly accurate way. Maybe it’s because I haven’t read the others in this series but I just loved this book and loved that this has kickstarted my summer reading vibe.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This leaned more towards women’s fiction than rom-com but that’s not a bad thing! I loved Emma’s relationship with her best friend — Maddy is truly an angel and we all deserve someone like her in our lives. I also loved the cameos from other Abby Jimenez books (someone please make a family tree with all the Easter eggs and connections in the universe, I need it!).

I love Abby Jimenez more than I can say. This book and the characters in it mean so much to me. The mental health, trauma, and coping highlighted within the story were handled so beautifully. Emma has such a kind soul, and watching her grow was such a joy. Justin is the kind of many everyone would like to know. He made me feel like Emma will be safe and loved. Although there were very heavy subject covered, this book left me feeling like I had been given a warm hug.

ARC REVIEW- JUST FOR THE SUMMER

Stars: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Spice: 🌶️🌶️
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🩵Golden Retriever MMC
🩵Online Meet Cute
🩵Summer Fling
🩵Dating Pact
🩵He Falls First
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Thanks to NetGalley for the arc! This is one is coming a bit late but better than never!

I was excited about this one! It follows Justin and Emma, who have a meet cute online and end up “dating” over the summer to break a curse where everyone they date goes on to find their soulmate after breaking with them.

Justin is the epitome of “IF HE WANTED TO, HE WOULD.” I’m pretty sure he has no flaws. Which, tbh, I feel like is a recurring theme with Abby’s MMCs. He was almost too good to be true but I still loved him. He dealt with his issues pretty maturely for the most part and actually communicated. I always love Abby’s heroes.

Emma…*sigh* I wanted to like her so much, and I did in parts! But she was honestly kind of exhausting. To be fair, she had one messed up childhood and has NEVER dealt with the trauma. Girl has needed therapy for YEARS. But I just couldn’t find it in me to empathize with her and she kind of annoyed me.

I liked the immediate friendship between the two of them and did feel like the relationship came about naturally. But Emma needed to deal with her issues before going all in with Justin.

This was an emotional roller coaster, that’s for sure. I did enjoy this one but I can’t say it was my favorite of hers. That being said, we had cameos by all our old friends! *cough* JACOB 😍 *cough* I probably won’t be rereading this one but it was good!

I absolutely love Abbys writing. Her books have a bit of everything and are always very heartfelt and give me all the feels. This one was no exception. Justin and Emma gave me You've Got Mail vibes. It had me laughing from the start and by the end I had a lump in my throat and was getting fidgety wondering how it was going to play out. Every book from Abby gives me something different and I love that about her writing. Loved seeing some previous character appear in this book. Another absolute banger.

Very pleased to say that after just one book, I am officially an Abby Jimenez girlie!

This was so cute and warm and sweet and I just want to DIE thinking about Justin and Emma, I love them so so much! Like I literally feel like I was on drugs while reading this because I am addicted to it, it was so freaking GOOD. It made me laugh, it made me cry, I just felt every emotion, and that is what I WANT from a good romance book, so this delivered perfectly. Justin was THE book boyfriend, and there's this one paragraph in particular towards the end of the book that really sealed the deal for me with him, I can't stop thinking about it. This book is the literal definition of "If he wanted to he would", and my standards are irreparably high now.

This was my first Abby Jimenez book, and I really loved how shocked I was by the events that unfolded in this book, whereas I think that if you're someone who has read some of her books before, you'll have a different experience in terms of just waiting for the characters to find out what you already know, so I really love how the author has managed to create these two vastly different experiences for her readers with this book, both of which are fantastic. I can't wait to go back and read more of her work, I'm so so sooooo excited!!!

I was so pleasantly surprised by this book! I adored how it started off with the promise of being a cute rom-com, with Emma and Justin connecting over their 'curse', but it turned into SO much more. Here are some of the things I loved:
- The realistic depiction of Emma's PTSD from her childhood and how it affects her current relationships and lifestyle.
- THERAPY
- Justin was just the perfect book boyfriend, but also a great human. The way he dealt with not only his family situation, his seemingly unrequited feelings for Emma and the way he made Emma feel so loved. Ugh! He deserves the WORLD.
- The found family aspect and how Justin and his family embraced her and showed her so much love.
- Minneapolis being an important part of Emma and Justin's story.
- The ending was so beautiful. I loved how Emma took the time she needed to go to therapy and get the help she needed.
- How you never knew whether Emma and Justin were going to end up together. You were literally kept guessing until the very end.
- The twist/reveal with Emma's family situation. That was WILD.

This is an instant five star read! Abby Jimenez's best book yet!

Wow such an amazing story like the authors other work I was very sad when it was over. Can't wait for the next book.

5 ⭐️

"4 dates, 1 kiss and a break up"

This book had me hooked from the first chapter! My first Abby Jimenez book and it did not disappoint! I understand that this is an interconnected stand alone and for the best reading experience I should have read Part of Your World & Yours Truly first so I will immediately be running to read those ASAP 🏃🏻‍♂️💨

There was so many elements of this book that I loved. The mental health representation and the way Abby displayed the traumas throughout was executed so well! I love when a book can make me feel all the emotions, I was laughing, crying, swooning and everything else in between!

"Maybe home isn't a place. Maybe it's a person."

Justin was DOWN BAD for Emma 🧎🏻‍♂️.. this plus Emma and her traumatic past had me rooting so hard for them 🥹! Bonus points for Emma and her character growth!

“I don’t think you’re a horrible person. I think you went through something horrible and that’s who you needed to become to get through it”

"You’re not asking too much. You were just asking the wrong person. Ask me instead."

"If this isn't magic, then what is?" he asked. "What does it feel like to be under a spell if this isn't it?"

Thank you NetGalley for the arc!

Excellent plot, a little predictable but well written. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it, and recommend it for holiday/wet afternoon reading.

"Sometimes I feel like the seasons could come and go and come and go, a hundred years could pass, a thousand, the ground could collapse under us, this house could crumble and go back to the earth, and we would still be standing here frozen in time, because every second I'm with you is eternal. I've never felt anything like it."

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.25

Book: Just for the Summer
Author: Abby Jimenez

if the bolter by taylor swift was a book, this would be it 🥹

i adore abby jimenez books so, so much. they always make my heart full before breaking it and then fixing it back up again right at the end.

the CHEMISTRY between emma and justin was out of this world. if these two were a real couple, they would 100% stay together until they were old and grey, i adore them so much.

as always with abby’s books, these characters felt so real to me, emma reminded me so much of both myself and a couple of people close to me, and sometimes that made it hard to read, but it was also so refreshing to see those people represented and it just made my heart happy.

there was a big twist at the end that i didn’t see coming at all, and although they can all be read as standalones, i would make sure to read both Part of Your World and Yours Truly before reading this one, because otherwise you won’t appreciate the twist as much!

Read if you enjoy:
🩵 friends to lovers
🩵 found family
🩵 he falls first
🩵 BANTER!!!!
🩵 communication
🩵 dual POV

(thank you so much to @yourswithlovex for sending me a an ARC in exchange for an honest review 🫶🏻)

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I thoroughly enjoyed 'Just for the Summer' by Abby Jimenez.
Having only previously read 'The Friend Zone,' which was okay for me, this book took things to the next level.
The chemistry between the characters was captivating, and I particularly appreciated how the portrayal of trauma and mental disorders was handled with respect and relatability.

The story was not only adorable but also infused with humor, and the characters felt rich and fully developed.

I cannot recommend this nook enough, it’s the read for the year and a contender for book of the year for me. I have found this about hours previous work hit and miss, but this really hit the spot. The story is emotional and humorous and you really never want it to end,

I really enjoyed this book. All of the characters were so likeable and you couldn’t help but root for Justin and Emma. I thought it handled the issues of Emma’s trauma really well. The friendship portrayed in this book was probably even better than the romance. I like that it didn’t suggest the new relationship would fix everything and that she managed to work through things separately from Justin.

4.5 ☆
Abby Jimenez has made another masterpiece!
I loved this story, its characters, the writing, the funny dialogues, but also the deep ones. The important themes covered are developed perfectly and the characters are so real and vivid.
The plot is simple and linear but the execution leaves you speechless, as does the author's fast and immersive writing!
As you know, I love Jimenez's books and this one didn't disappoint me at all!

Justin and Emma are two very cute protagonists and I loved the development of their relationship until the end. Also noteworthy for the beautiful setting that made me dream of living in a cottage by a lake!

Thanks to Netgalley, Little, Brown Book Group UK, Piatkus and Abby Jimenez for providing me with this ARC!