A review by abbymoore06
Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Dang, Abby Jimenez is amazing. I'm going to restrain my gushing of this book, but she's just so incredibly good at writing healthy adult relationships. If everyone could operate more like the characters in her books, we'd have happier marriages and partnerships for sure. What she does in each book is highlight the reality and the struggle; instead of providing an unattainable example of "love," which can manipulate people into to thinking they are lacking something that doesn't exist in the real world, Jimenez shows all sides to a solid relationship. And her incorporation of mental health struggles and treatment is always so refreshing. I love how the characters from other books are related but not essential. I just love her style -- to me, she's the gold standard of contemporary romance writing.