Just for the Summer

By: Abby Jimenez

Narrated by: Christine Lakin, Zachary Webber

To find their soulmates, all they need is four dates, a kiss and a breakup...

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?

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.

©2024 Abby Jimenez (P)2024 Hachette Audio UK

Start as a duet, but it’s a dual narration

I loved it.
The story of Emma and Justin is really moving.
Maddy definitely deserves the award of best friend of the year.
Emma is a traveling nurse and Justin is a software engineer.
They both have a curse: the Good Lucky Charm. The person they date and left, marry the next one they meet…

Tropes:
Golden retriever MMC 🫠🫠🫠
Strong and traumatized FMC
Insta love
Great banter.
Spice 🌶️
“Am I the as_shole?”
And Never play chess with her.

TW
toxic mother 
child neglect
panic attacks / PTDS
Feeling and being small 🥺

The audiobook is narrated by Christine Lakin and Zachary Webber. I love their voices, but I was a bit disappointed: the audio starts like a duet, but it only last just for the texts. Otherwise, it’s a dual narration

So So Good

I loved every word of the book. Excellent listening. The characters - the journey - the ups and downs kept me glued. I wanted to listen to it slowly but I had to just keep on going. Abby Jimenez is now my favourite contemporary romance writer. I think I need to go back and reread them all.

outstanding

Abby Jimenez did it again. great story with serious undertone. the characters are really well written and the Easter eggs are so good.
the narrators again are perfect for this.

completely obsessed with this book! I've enjoyed all of Abby Jimenez's books, but this one felt the most authentic.

I liked seeing characters from other books reemerge, and as a Minnesotan who has lived abroad for a few years, it was lovely imagining the setting and some of my favorite spots!

Amazing

Abby Jimenez never misses.
This book made me laugh, smile and tear up. I loved Emma’s character development and the fact that she choose to work on herself before committing to a relationship.
The story was witty, sweet and charming and I highly recommend reading it!

Amazing

Such a great book, love that it is stand alone but also you can grab bits from her other books

excellent quality

I really liked the story, but I have to highlight the quality of the performance and how much it added to my experience. Thank you, it was amazing