Just for the Summer

Just for the Summer

by Abby Jimenez

4.6 (147,937)

4.6 stars from 147,937 reviews. One of the highest rated Contemporary Fiction books we track.

424 pages~7.1 hr readPublished by Forever

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Last checked: Jan 21, 2026

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Perfect for you if...

  • You love romantic comedies with genuine emotional stakes, where the banter is sharp but the characters feel real and flawed.
  • You appreciate stories about found family and people stepping up for others, even when their own lives are messy.
  • You want a summer read that makes you both laugh and cry without feeling manipulative about it.

Maybe not for you if...

  • You prefer slow-burn romance where the couple takes the whole book to realise they like each other, because this one pivots quickly.
  • You're looking for a plot-light, purely fluffy rom-com with no heavier themes like parental trauma or guardianship challenges.
  • You find the premise of a fake-dating scheme inherently too silly to get past, even as a jumping-off point.

About this book

Justin believes he is cursed: every woman he dates finds her soulmate immediately after they break up, a phenomenon documented on Reddit. When a woman contacts him with an identical problem, they devise a plan to date each other and break up, theorizing their curses will cancel out and allow both to find genuine love. Emma, a traveling nurse, accepts an assignment in Minnesota and agrees to the arrangement. The two rent a cottage on a private island on Lake Minnetonka for what is meant to be a brief summer relationship. However, complications arise when Emma's mother appears and Justin becomes guardian of his three siblings. As they manage these unexpected responsibilities, they develop genuine feelings for each other, raising the question of whether their circumstances have brought them together for real.

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Currently #272 in the Kindle store — a top-1,000 bestseller.

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Currently 4.6★ from 147,937 reviews

Gaining approximately 6,168 new reviews per month. Reader interest is surging. Rating has dipped slightly from 5.0 to 4.6.

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