Title: Just for the Summer
Author: Abby Jimenez
Publisher: Forever
Pages: 432
Genre: Romance, Drama
My Rating: 8/10
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Just for the Summer
Justin is cursed because every time he dates a woman and they break up, the woman finds The One. It has happened several times now and now the whole world knows it because he shared it on Reddit. Emma reads his post and sends him a message saying that she has the same problem. They make a deal. They are going to date each other for a month and then break up and hopefully, they break the curse and they find their soulmates as well. But it gets a lot harder when they really like each other. At the same time, they are struggling with family issues, and it is very hard to balance everything for them.
Review
I have to say that this book was a lot more emotional than I expected. At first, it is a super cute romance, because Justin and Emma have a lot of fun together. But it also gets more serious as soon you find out they have family issues. Emma’s mother shows up unannounced and Justin’s life is also changing.
There is one particular part of this book I constantly have to think about and that is the part where Emma and Justin are in the car with raccoons. I am not going to spoil too much, but that was the cutest and funniest moment of this book. I really loved that part. It made me laugh so hard.
But this book has so many layers. That part with the raccoons was cute and funny, but there are other parts that were messed up and made me cry. It got very emotional and intense sometimes. I was feeling sorry for Emma (and also Justin). She deserved a lot more love in her life.
I kind of know what Emma was going through though, because I have the same experience with a family member. Just like Emma, you just kind of hope and think that this person will be nicer in the future and you give them thousands of chances. But eventually, you are the one who gets hurt over and over.
I thought the book was going to give me those summer vibes. It didn’t unfortunately. But it is still a good book to read this summer. I think this is the third book in the ‘Part of Your World’ series, but you can still read this as a standalone, I think. I haven’t read the other ones yet. If you want to read these books in order, you have to read ‘Part of Your World; and ‘Yours Truly’ first.
In this book there were also other likable characters like Justin’s siblings, they were pretty cool too. I was happy that everyone was helping and supporting each other. I also liked Emma’s mantra: always choose Empathy over Anger. Those are some very wise words. I liked that this book was dual POV because those books are always my favorites. I think it is fun to read stories from both sides.
Overall, I think this book was a great book. This is was the first time I read a book by Abby Jimenez, but I don’t think it was the last time. This book made me laugh, cry and made me feel so many other emotions. And when that happens, you know it is a good book.