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Just for the Summer

By Abby Jimenez

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This witty, slow-burn rom-com is the "ideal beach read." --Elle

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?

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Published Apr 2, 2024

432 pages

Average rating: 8.27

2,688 RATINGS

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Missopalk

May 30, 2025

10/10 stars

Such an easy read! Love this rom com story. I ate this up

juleskshi

May 22, 2025

6/10 stars

i thought this was a good book and it did a really good job at exploring emotional detachment and childhood trauma. i think jimenez does a really good job at exploring hard themes, but i just did not find the story to be the most interesting. the beginning of the book was really strong and i laughed several time, but there was not enough chemistry between the two love interests to really keep my attention.

Lashley

May 12, 2025

10/10 stars

Great book!

Smtesq

May 07, 2025

9/10 stars

Now this is how you write a rom com! It’s funny, swoon worthy, has a little drama to keep you captivated, and, thankfully, the drama is not pertaining to the relationship. I love Justin aka Mr. Intentional 😍 And as someone who has the fearful-avoidant attachment style, I could relate to Emma. This was was my first read by this author but it will not be my last.

Lehrer Mutter

May 04, 2025

6/10 stars

This book was basically exactly what I thought it would be just from reading the title and the short description. If love stories like it are your thing, you'll likely enjoy it a lot. It's just not really my style. There was nothing revolutionary or surprising or thought-provoking about it. Oh, and I was unaware, but apparently a few of the characters that are introduced halfway through or so were already in one of the author's previously written books? I didn't know until I read some of the author's comments post-ending, so just something to look into if you'd like to be familiar with them (and maybe their parts in this book would have been more meaningful) before reading.