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tinysierra's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
If you have to chose between anger or empathy, chose empathy.
Just for the Summer is so worth the hype. Long books intimidate me, but it didn’t feel like a 400 page book. It was fun and real.
I love Justin a lot! And Emma was a good protagonist, too.
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Abandonment
Moderate: Excrement and Vomit
Minor: Grief and Death of parent
jenniferbowman's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, Excrement, Medical content, Dementia, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
kaitidid's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Abandonment
Moderate: Medical content, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent
Minor: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Vomit, Dementia, and Fire/Fire injury
raaahella's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I expected the situation with the mom and post Pardee to be discussed more thoroughly. I wonder if anyone shared that insight with Justin's Mom?
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Minor: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Excrement, Medical content, and Car accident
lalasluvly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Abandonment
Moderate: Cursing and Sexual content
Minor: Excrement, Medical content, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
readandfindout's review against another edition
4.25
Themes: 5 stars
Characters: 4.5 stars
Plot: 4 stars
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Dementia, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury
daenerystargaryen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Chronic illness and Dementia
amybartoli29's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Excrement and Vomit
Minor: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
susanatherly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
godfrina's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The romance was sweet and slightly slow-burn, which I approve of. I say slightly because straight away you could tell that our male MC was way more into her than she was into him.
This surely is due to the emotional baggage both protagonists are carrying, I want to say it's traumatic even, but still, I fell Justin found his voice, his emotions almost too quickly. It's like...at points you as the reader are wondering what he even sees in Emma.
Deductions for the descriptions of Emma's 'getting small' - her and her friend were immediately on J's case to figure out if he was a red flag but when did Emma seek counselling to work through her traumatic life experience and stop projecting?
Extra point for the pet in the story.
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Abandonment
Minor: Excrement