Just for the Summer – Book Review

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?

This is the third book of the Part of the World series but you can read this as a standalone if you haven’t read the first two books yet (like me)

Justin is having a curse and thanks to it, the curse has spread to all over Reddit. Every woman he dates goes on ending up finding their soulmate before breaking up with him. Emma meanwhile is a travelling nurse and she read his Reddit. The two end up exchanging phone numbers and messages until Emma ends up in Minnesota. Justin believes he has finally found the One but Emma though she loves Justin isn’t sure if she is ready to settle down…yet.

This book was actually well written. There were sensitive topics discussed in this case such as parental neglect, depression. The story is mainly told in Justin and Emma’s POV and instantly, I actually liked their chemistry and vouched for both of them. Maybe except for Amber, Emma’s mother, I found most of the characters in the story are likable. Besides all the serious issues, there are some funny parts in the book that actually really made me laugh out loud in some pages. I found Justin’s surveys about dates and after dates really funny and cute. Even though I haven’t read the first two books of the series, as I mentioned earlier, you could read this as a standalone novel even though the characters of the first two books are mentioned as side characters in the book.

If you are looking for a witty, funny romance to read for summer, check this book out. I really enjoyed reading this book and after reading this, I couldn’t wait to read the first two books of the series. Worth 4.5 stars.