Thank you to the publisher for the gifted e-copy.

Abby Jimenez can do no wrong in my book. This wasn't my absolute favorite by her, but I thoroughly enjoyed it and didn't want it to end!

Imagine if all of your exes found their soulmate right after you break up with them. Justin and Emma both have this "curse" so they decide their best chance of breaking it is to date each other, then when they break up, they'll each meet their soulmate. Well, just guess how that turns out for them.

I think what I loved most about this book is that it touches on deeper topics in a way that lends to the story. Emma has a lot of baggage thanks to her mom, and it adds layers to her character. Justin has his own issues, such has getting custody of his siblings while his mom serves a prison sentence. He was a bit needy for my taste - or maybe not needy but very up front about his feelings in a way that would have made me, personally, uncomfortable. (Maybe I'm just weird, who knows). Anyway, it made me cringe a bit. I loved their chemistry and their banter, and the bits about the Toilet King cracked me up.

I adored Maddy (Emma's best friend) and I really hope she gets a book next!

Just for the Summer
By Abby Jimenez
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

I’m not ready for the Part of Your World series to be over!!! 🥲 I want this series to be 100 books long.

I feel very similarly about Abby Jimenez as I do Emily Henry. Abby’s books just feel like home. I love her writing style. I love her characters and the character development we get in her books. I just love everything!!!!!

Every woman Justin dates goes on to meet their soul mate after dating him. Reddit has confirmed his theory… or should I say curse? Emma has a similar problem. She sees Justin’s Reddit post and decides to DM him to let him know he’s not alone. The two discuss their curse and wonder… what would happen if they dated each other? Would they immediately find their soul mate after going their separate ways? The two are curious to find out what would happen. There’s just one problem, Emma is a travel nurse whose next assignment is in Hawaii and Justin is tied up with family obligations in Minnesota. Will the two ever get to test their theory? There’s only one way to find out. Emma cancels her travel assignment in Hawaii and signs a contract in Minnesota. Emma will be in town for six weeks… just long enough to go on a few dates with Justin and then move on to her next assignment. It’s just for the summer… what could go wrong?

I LOVE how the characters from Part of Your World and Yours Truly overlap in Just for the Summer 🥹 this series just feels so nostalgic!

This is such a fun romance and will no doubt make for the perfect summer read.

Thank you NetGalley and Forever Pub for this eARC in exchange for an honest review!

ust for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I’m always excited about another release from Abby Jimenez. She has a unique way of mixing hilarious comedy with deep and serious topics.

This one definitely leaned more on the deep and serious for me and it felt like quite a bit was going on. I appreciated all of the storylines and enjoyed the character arcs, I just had a little trouble FEELING the chemistry between the characters.

I read this with a mix of the physical copy and audiobook, and I had a few thoughts. Both of the performances by the narrators were good, and the MMC even sounded like I thought he would, but it just lacked a little something for me. It definitely would have impacted how I felt about the book if I only listened to the audiobook. I recommend the physical this time around!

Perfect for you if you like:
Hilarious meet cute + premise
Foster care representation
He takes care of her when she’s sick
Toxic relationships
Dual pov
Navigating grief

Abby Jimenez does it again! Friendship, forgiveness, healing, found families... and no miscommunication trope! A prefect addition to the trilogy.

This is a BEAUTIFUL romance that follows two people who, really, are screwed up. Their lives are falling apart, and they can’t seem to find the balance they need to have lasting relationships. They believe it’s because of a curse- it’s really because of some small town magic that brings soulmates together.

Another amazing read by Abby Jimenez. I cried so much while working through this one and I’m not even mad about it.

Thank you to the author, publisher and @NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Abby, I don’t know how you do this so well! I felt all the feels in this one and I can’t believe I got approved for the ARC! If you ever watched the movie Good Luck Chuck, the basic premise is the same here: a guy with a ‘curse’ where every woman he dates and breaks up with finds true love with the next guy.

Then he meet-cutes a girl online with the same problem: all the guys she dates find their happily ever after with the next woman. Together they hatch a plot to date and break up to break their respective curses.

Emma is our FMC who is a traveling nurse. I always appreciate the thought and feeling Abby puts in to her medical professionals and I KNOW this must be influenced by her daughter’s medical issues.

Justin our MMC is *chef’s kiss* and every time Abby writes a male lead, she outdoes herself. So if you’re an Abby fan, this will be right up your alley!

BREAKING NEWS: we got a new Abby Jimenez book and it's my favorite one yet!!
I laughed, I cried, and I never wanted this book to end.
Absolutely incredible mental health rep & wonderfully done character development. I highly recommend!

Just for the Summer is the perfect love letter to Minnesota. I enjoyed this one so much since Minnesota is my home state. There were many easter eggs from other books and mentions of familiar places; I could not stop smiling. Justin and Emma have the best chemistry and character development throughout the book. Just for the Summer and The Happy Ever After Playlist are tied for my favorite Abby Jimenez book!

This book will have your emotions going from one end of the spectrum to the other - delight, optimism, joy and heartbreak- you'll laugh and cry. It touches on serious topics but shows the power of love and resilience. It's wonderful.

This is my favourite Abby Jimenez to date. The characters were so mature, and the communication between the two was top-notch (although, ouch?). The story had a cute premise, and the banter between Justin and Emma was adorable. I found myself relating to Emma a little too much, and although this is a romance book, the story didn't play out the way I expected, which was refreshing.

This was absolutely perfect and such a wonderful summer read with depth and beauty. Highly recommended!

This is one of the most heartfelt romances I’ve ever read. I’m not sure how Abby is able to weave a story that is both emotional and uplifting, sad and happy all at the same time. Just for the Summer was heavier than I expected, but given that Abby tackles different topics I shouldn’t have been surprised.

Justin and Emma are truly a special couple. I love how much they grew throughout the book and their relationship is something so unique.

I can’t express how much I loved this book!!

I am so sorry. I hated this.

After reading both of the previous books in this series, this one just didn't hold up. I was so excited by the premise - it was a really funny set up. But I felt bored the whole time?

I felt nothing for either of the characters. And I find the connections between all the books just a bit silly now. Like the world is not THAT small.....

The writing was fine. Nothing glaringly terrible, but nothing that stood out. A miss for me, sorry.

I am convinced that Abby Jimenez can do no wrong. This book was everything I wanted and I literally am about to book a one way ticket to Minnesota. The romance, the trauma, the growth-- it literally was all so well done and I loved all the little easter eggs from her previous books!

Just For The Summer (ARC)
Abby Jimenez
5⭐️

Pub Date: 4/2/2024

This is my FIRST Abby Jimenez book and my rating up there probably tells you guys about my experience! I loved it! I know it's the 3rd one in the series (Part Of Your World) but this definitely can be read as a stand-alone.

It starts off with an already interesting concept- if a person dates and then breaks up with the FMC or the MMC, he/she finds their soulmate next. So they both thought to date and break up with each other to see if they'll get their own happily ever after. Fake dating but not really. Both Emma and Justin are lovable characters. Their personalities shine through and have none of the annoying traits (aka irrationality). The romance is extremely cute and not cringey. I adore Justin so much. He's not the immediately swoony, hot guy just based on the looks, but he had more depth. His personality and humor were top notched. I don't want to say what dating stuff they did and how Justin made it special (spoiler-free as promised) but I just loved them all! Now, there are HUGE underlying heavy topics like abandonment and family issues on both sides. It was so well written that I felt it but it also didn't feel too overwhelming or blown out of proportion. The issues felt realistic and raw and I think that's what makes this story so special. I have only cried ONCE in my reading history, so that speaks to my resilience, but I teared up a couple of times with this book.

Ps. Emma is a travel nurse and some of her comments were so relatable to someone like me who works in a hospital (even if I'm not a nurse) 🤣 So if you're in the medical field, there would be EXTRA funny moments to you.

Thank you Netgalley and Forever Publishing for a gifted e-ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

In Abby Jimenez’s latest, Justin goes viral for a Reddit post where he confesses that he seems to be a good luck charm for love — every woman he dates finds The One as soon as she breaks up with him. His inbox is flooded with offers for dates, journalists requesting interviews…and a message from Emma, who’s dealing with the same situation. After exchanging increasingly flirtatious messages, Emma and Justin agree that the only way to find true love is to date each other for a little while. Just long enough to break the curse. Just for the summer.

At least, that’s what they tell themselves.

I love this novel because, as usual with an Abby Jimenez book, what starts off as a rom-com premise quickly goes deeper, showing how love forces Emma and Justin to face their demons, their past, and their future. Just for the Summer made me laugh and swoon and it also made me cry hard enough that I needed to reassure my husband that everything was okay, I was just reading the latest Abby Jimenez.

As usual for Jimenez, this is a mostly closed-door romance with one spicy scene that’s pretty vague. And if you have loved previous books in the series, know that you’ll get to see a few familiar faces. As always, you can read this book knowing that you will feel every emotion, and appreciate how thoughtful Jimenez is about mental health representation — she even thanks her mental health advisor in the acknowledgments.

I loved this novel and am so excited for readers to find it, too!

Thank you to Forever and NetGalley for an early review copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

I finished this so long ago and still think about it daily. I loved this book so so much. I connected with our FMC Emma so much and the depth of her character was written so beautifully. This was my first Abby Jimenez book and it will not be my last. I loved every part of this book from the silly rom com aspects to the depth of the characters and their pasts. I really loved the caretaking scene and the way the main characters really fell into this love for one another. The book is so raw and real that you relate to it easily and the scenery and description is amazing that you can picture yourself in the book while reading. I absolutely love this one and had such an awesome time reading it because it brought out every emotion. I highly recommend reading it if you haven’t yet and checking out all of Abby Jimenez’ work because she’s a mastermind writer, seriously a genius with words and romance!

Once again, Jimenez delivers a fantastic rom com that's filled with heart, sophistication and warmth.

I truly have loved every single book that Abby Jimenez has written. But this one? 100% my new favorite. I LOVED this book. Fake dating isn’t always my favorite trope but this one was done so well it really didn’t feel like fake dating to me. I adored the main characters Justin and Emma. Emma was so raw and deep while Justin was so sweet and responsive. Justin always went way out of his way to make Emma feel so special and I LOVED that about him. While this book hit home for me in more way than one, I really resonated with Emma and her mother’s relationship. I’m a firm believer that you don’t have to keep someone in your life just because they’re family. I was so happy when Emma realized that. Overall this book is GOLD and I cannot say enough amazing things about it.

I found this piece to be exceptionally well-crafted, and I'm eagerly anticipating the opportunity to delve into more works by this author. Given its potential popularity among our library patrons, we're certainly looking forward to adding it to our collection