Just for the Summer

By: Abby Jimenez

Narrated by: Christine Lakin, Zachary Webber, Abby Jimenez

Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins

Publisher's summary

A sharp and scintillating summer novel that will make listeners laugh out loud and cry happy tears from the New York Times bestselling author of Yours Truly.

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?

©2024 Abby Jimenez (P)2024 Forever

My new favorite book

Abby's books are always amazing! They are unique in the story, where other authors tend to be repetitive with their themes. Also, a lot of humor, fun, and tears. I never get tired of Zachary Webber and his story telling. There are Easter eggs from previous books- so have some knowledge of those books, is good, but not necessary for this book. There are so many great things in this book, the characters, the symbolism (Abby discusses that in this audiobook after the epilogue in her q&a, so don't miss it). This will definitely be a re-listen for me. Thanks for always writing such great stories!

Of course it’s wonderful!!

Abby does it again!!

Absolutely love her books and devoured this one !

I didn’t want to press pause ever !!

Zach Webber stays slaying Abby heroes

Oh my god this was so EFFING GOOD!!! I listened to the audiobook and the performance of both narrators was fantastic (Zach Webber stays slaying Abby heroes) and I highly recommend!

Just for the Summer had all the swoony romcom vibes but also dealt with deeper emotional issues like childhood PTSD and a loved one going to prison. Abby dances between light and dark topics effortlessly, and it makes her characters seem so real it feels like I know them.

Justin was such a sweet bebe and I loved how he and Emma just fit together from their first interaction. He was so sweet to her and did the thing where he takes care of her because she takes care of everyone else 😭😭 I love him so much.

I highly recommend reading Yours Truly and Part of Your World before Just for the Summer because there are a bunch of character cameos from both books—and Abby connects a lot of threads between them all.

Love this book love Abby go read it!

Such a beautiful, heartbreaking/warming story

I absolutely loved this book. It made me cry and laugh. I could not stop listening! I loved the characters. I loved that this was a love story, yet it was so much more about trauma and heartbreak. This has made my top 5 favorite books list.

Adorable

This one checked all my little boxes for romances. They were both fantastic characters dealing with real life problems. The audio performances matched perfectly.

Enjoyable story

An easy, slow burn story that left me feeling genuinely happy. The story was written well and the narrator did a good job expressing emotions

All the feels again

Such a great book just like all the others of Abby’s definitely got me hooked and I love the Easter eggs I started out reading your books by h just randomly getting friend zone and I loved it and started to read all the others this one I feel like I could see a lot of my own things in this book.

Never Disappoints!

Abby Jimenez's books have become my favorite books to read. They are all so good and well written. I loved this book and didn't want it to end. Highly recommend! You will fall in love with all the character.

Great, realistic story with great narrators!

Finished this book in two days! I was a tad hesitant when listening to the sample but based on the overall rating, a glowing review by Emily Henry (one of my faves), and wanting a rom-com type story, I gave it a go and I’m so happy I did. The story was easy to follow, funny, thought provoking, a little heart breaking. So well done. This is the first book by Abby Jimenez that I’ve read and it won’t be the last! Another author to add to my collection of favorites. 🫶

Enjoyable and true to life

Abby Jimenez has become my favorite. Her characters are relatable and the story telling from the point of view of each character. I read every book she writes