Review: Just For The Summer by Abby Jimenez

Just For The Summer by Abby Jimenez

My Rating: 5 out 5

The synopsis reads:

"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?"

This book came highly recommended, although I’ll admit I was hesitant and delayed buying it because the idea of toxic family members unexpectedly showing up sounded like a lot of melodrama—reminiscent of the days of Sally Jesse and those soap operas you’d watch with your grandmother.

Thankfully, Just for the Summer is a well-written, emotionally developed romance that perfectly balances fun with a mature handling of issues like abandonment and family secrets. It was refreshing to read a romance where not only the relationship between the hero and heroine grows, but the characters themselves experience realistic personal growth. This was my first Abby Jimenez novel, but it won’t be my last—I’m now a huge fan. It was nearly perfect.

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