Can summer be truly summer without Cousins Beach?
It used to be that Belly counted the days until summer, until she was back at Cousins Beach wit... read full description
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Jul 20, 2011
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Favourite Quote: "I stared at him. Did he really say that? Did he remember? The way he looked back at me, one eyebrow raised, I knew he did. And this time, I was the one to look away.
Because I remembered. I remembered everything."
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Favourite Quote: "I stared at him. Did he really say that? Did he remember? The way he looked back at me, one eyebrow raised, I knew he did. And this time, I was the one to look away.
Because I remembered. I remembered everything."
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Oct 09, 2011
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It would seem Cousins Beach, where Belly, Conrad, Jeremiah, Susannah and Belly's mother spent every summer to date isn’t done with them quite yet.
Belly is grieving two losses, one being her mothers best friend Susannah who was a mother figure to her, and Conrad who never really called back or initiated any interest after she left. Worse still, her mother seems to be in a world of her own, a world that Belly isn’t a part of. With her best friend forcing her to move on, and her mother More...
Belly is grieving two losses, one being her mothers best friend Susannah who was a mother figure to her, and Conrad who never really called back or initiated any interest after she left. Worse still, her mother seems to be in a world of her own, a world that Belly isn’t a part of. With her best friend forcing her to move on, and her mother More...
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Apr 21, 2011
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Aug 04, 2011
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I know i'm boring with this "You have to read this book" .. but you really have to! :)
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May 29, 2011
Kasia
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This is book two in the Summer series so if you haven't read the first "The Summer I turned Pretty" then stop and turn around, go back and do yourself a favor and read the book that has started it all. Okay, now I feel like I can continue...I was deeply impressed how the whole plot grew beyond the original story line, it was impossible to put down and I read it in one afternoon. The second ultimate beach read, one with a bit of autumn and serious coolness to it, chilled my soul with lu
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Jan 02, 2011
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Nov 18, 2011
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In this realistic fiction novel, Belly Conklin has gone to the summer house in Cousins beach every summer of her life from the time that she wore diapers to the time that she wore bikinis. Belly’s mother’s best friend, Susannah, has two boys named Jeremiah and Conrad, and she believes that Belly is destined to be with one of her sons. This year, after years of battling cancer, Susannah has finally lost. For the first time in her life, Belly isn’t at the beach house, but is spending the summer
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Jun 18, 2011
Bella
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I loved the first book in this series, The Summer I Turned Pretty. It was awesome. But It's Not Summer Without You is better.
The summers that Belly has looked forward to for the whole of her life will never be the same again. This summer, Belly is facing a boring summer at her own home with Taylor. So when she gets the phone call saying that Conrad has disappeared, she jumps at the chance to find him and see the Fisher boys again. But she has a choice to make. Conrad, or no Conrad?
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The summers that Belly has looked forward to for the whole of her life will never be the same again. This summer, Belly is facing a boring summer at her own home with Taylor. So when she gets the phone call saying that Conrad has disappeared, she jumps at the chance to find him and see the Fisher boys again. But she has a choice to make. Conrad, or no Conrad?
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Jul 01, 2011
Carla
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To put it simply......I have a girl crush on Jenny Han. I really do. And yet I still can't describe the reasons why I love this series so very much. Jenny totally avoids the second books slump and delivers another painfully accurate portrayl of how it feels to be a teenager in a head vs heart dilemma, with the twist of the two boys being brothers. GASP! I love brother love drama!
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I don't know how you can't read these books and NOT become so incredibly invested in what happens to the More...
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Apr 18, 2011
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Mar 17, 2011
Isamlq
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I'm glad I read all of the Summer books.
Without this second book, I probably would not have gotten a complete picture of Jeremiah. It's kind of bitter-sweet given what he felt for Belly.
He feels for Belly, what she feels for Conrad.
At the same time, I found myself disliking Belly a little. The decision had been made, but nothing had changed for her... everything bad that she felt, was her making (Well, add all that Conrad did, but still.)
Without this second book, I probably would not have gotten a complete picture of Jeremiah. It's kind of bitter-sweet given what he felt for Belly.
He feels for Belly, what she feels for Conrad.
At the same time, I found myself disliking Belly a little. The decision had been made, but nothing had changed for her... everything bad that she felt, was her making (Well, add all that Conrad did, but still.)
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May 04, 2011
Okay...this whole series is AMAZING! But, this is a review for people who have NOT READ THIS BOOK, so if you have, you may visit my blog, (which I will add a link to) where you can read my review, that may have a few spoilers...so I'm writing this for those of you who are pondering reading this great novel. :)
First off, let me say that Jenny Han is a GENIUS and a very talented author! Perfect descriptions, dialogue-the whole book/series is written so well, I had to remind myself More...
First off, let me say that Jenny Han is a GENIUS and a very talented author! Perfect descriptions, dialogue-the whole book/series is written so well, I had to remind myself More...
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May 13, 2010
The beginning was particularly boring. The way she introduced the characters we already knew was very slow. and not direct (which is not always good. but in this case i think that would have worked better.) In the first book i was very excited to see Susannah again. But little did i know that on the second page she's dead. Which left the two boys very depressed. A little later in the book Jeremiah calls Belly saying Conrad is gone. Belly <1>immediately</b> grabs his book and helps c
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Feb 07, 2012
Jill
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When I first started this book I really enjoyed it, but was a bit confused because I felt like I was dropped in on somebody's life--with no back story, no explanation of anything even why she was called "Belly," which is rather weird if you think that might just be somebody's name. Eventually, however, the story is woven in throughout very nicely, which is good for readers like me who don't realize there was a book 1. And it's good for readers who already knew that because they don't h
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Jan 18, 2012
Mandy
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From the get-go this book had me hooked. She had me going, then she had me crying, Han really knows how to manipulate her audience. The stories she weaves are so real that you can’t help feeling like you’re really in the story and have some kind of stock in the characters and their well-beings.
It’s because of that same reason that I also didn’t like this book as much though. As much as I understood her and sympathized with her, Belly acts so ridiculous in this novel that it kills More...
It’s because of that same reason that I also didn’t like this book as much though. As much as I understood her and sympathized with her, Belly acts so ridiculous in this novel that it kills More...
Jan 15, 2012
Christy
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Just as fast a read as the first one! I couldn't put it down this morning! Really enjoyed it!
Belly is in the midst of her first summer away from the Cousins' beach house that she, along with her brother, mother, Susannah, Conrad and Jeremiah retreat to every year. This is also the first summer without Susannah...In the midst of grief, the course everyone has envisioned for their lives is suddenly threatened. On top of all that, Belly is heartbroken in a very real way. Her best fri More...
Belly is in the midst of her first summer away from the Cousins' beach house that she, along with her brother, mother, Susannah, Conrad and Jeremiah retreat to every year. This is also the first summer without Susannah...In the midst of grief, the course everyone has envisioned for their lives is suddenly threatened. On top of all that, Belly is heartbroken in a very real way. Her best fri More...
Jan 08, 2012
Orlagh
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In Brief: Ever since she was a child Belly has been in love with Conrad. His brother Jeremiah has been in love with her. The three are dealing with a family tragedy that threatens to tear them all apart.
The good bits: I really enjoyed the 'flash back' scenes in the books - it was a good way to find out about the characters history without having to spend chapters and chapters reading about it. I also really enjoyed the chapters which were told from Jeremiah's point of view.
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The good bits: I really enjoyed the 'flash back' scenes in the books - it was a good way to find out about the characters history without having to spend chapters and chapters reading about it. I also really enjoyed the chapters which were told from Jeremiah's point of view.
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Jan 08, 2012
Taylor
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Jenny Han’s final book, We’ll Always Have Summer, is the last book in her trilogy. When Belly, an eighteen year old girl returns to cousins beach after Susannah’s death she begins to second guess her relationship with Jeremiah. Are things really right? Does she truly love him? After all, it is a proven fact that you can’t have everything you want. Belly wants Jeremiah and Conrad.
After a long planned wedding to Jeremiah with a quick and sudden proposal from Jeremiah, Belly really starts t More...
After a long planned wedding to Jeremiah with a quick and sudden proposal from Jeremiah, Belly really starts t More...
Jan 02, 2012
Shannon
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This is a really good teen contemporary book and I have enjoyed the series so far. I love both Conrad and Jeremiah as characters; they each have something very special about them. Jeremiah is that super sweet boy that would make the perfect boyfriend and nobody has a bad thing to say about him. Conrad, oh how I love him! He’s super smart and yes he can be annoying but he’s the type of person who you have to earn his trust for him to open up to and I can totally understand that because I am the e
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Dec 24, 2011
Michelle (SweetBookReviews)
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It's not Summer without You By Jenny Han is the follow up to 'The Summer I turned Pretty', we are back with all the familiar characters we have come to love or dislike as they spend yet another summer together.
Unlike the first book, this story plot screams out more DRAMA, and has less humor in it than the first. Don't get me wrong there are those laugh out loud moments but there wasn't as much as the first and I really missed that. But it didn't really matter because the drama in this More...
Unlike the first book, this story plot screams out more DRAMA, and has less humor in it than the first. Don't get me wrong there are those laugh out loud moments but there wasn't as much as the first and I really missed that. But it didn't really matter because the drama in this More...
Dec 20, 2011
Taffy
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First line:
"It was a hot summer in Cousins."
It's hot in Cousins in more ways than just summer. Cousins is the beach house where Belly and her mom and brother visit friends. Only this time, Susannah is dying. And Conrad told Belly he doesn't love her. And Jeremiah does. It's a brotherly love triangle.
It's a rough summer for Belly. She's use to going to the Cousins beach house every year. This year Susannah is gone, Conrad hasn't called her back and Ta More...
"It was a hot summer in Cousins."
It's hot in Cousins in more ways than just summer. Cousins is the beach house where Belly and her mom and brother visit friends. Only this time, Susannah is dying. And Conrad told Belly he doesn't love her. And Jeremiah does. It's a brotherly love triangle.
It's a rough summer for Belly. She's use to going to the Cousins beach house every year. This year Susannah is gone, Conrad hasn't called her back and Ta More...
Nov 30, 2011
Devyani
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“Nothing, nothing felt better than the way sand felt beneath my feet. It was both solid and shifting. Constant and ever-changing. It was summer.”
3.5 stars
Its Not Summer Without You is the second book in the summer series and is a sequel to The Summer I Turned Pretty , which btw i just loved :)
its been two months since Susannah died and Belly is broken and grieving the death of someone who was just like a mother to her . Apart from that Conrad has sort of pa More...
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Its Not Summer Without You is the second book in the summer series and is a sequel to The Summer I Turned Pretty , which btw i just loved :)
its been two months since Susannah died and Belly is broken and grieving the death of someone who was just like a mother to her . Apart from that Conrad has sort of pa More...
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Nov 08, 2011
Erin
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Suspenseful, heart-wrenching and marvelous are only a couple of words that describe Jenny Han's novel It's Not Summer Without You. Belly, the faint-hearted main character is still crushed by Susannah's death and still hopes that one day she and Conrad will be together."Kissing him, being with him like that... it was cool lemonade with a long straw, sweet and measured and pleasurable in a way that felt infinite."(page 108) I imagined a tall glass of lemonade with condensation sliding do
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Nov 06, 2011
The Sweet Bookshelf
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I've been waiting forever for this book to arrive in the post. When I got home from work, there it was. I opened it and read it in ONE sitting. I love doing that. I feel like I get all the facts and feelings without stopping. I can fully immerse myself in the story. I love it.
This book was just what I was hoping for, but more. I really wish I had summers like this growing up. Wouldn't it be so fun to have a beach house and stay there ALL summer long?
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This book was just what I was hoping for, but more. I really wish I had summers like this growing up. Wouldn't it be so fun to have a beach house and stay there ALL summer long?
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Oct 12, 2011
Lisa
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“On the day of his mother’s funeral, to the boy I loved more than I had ever loved
anything or anyone, I said, “Go to hell.”
It's not that these books are bad(well, this was my second out of three). It's just I don't connect with the story or characters.
I don't know if this was slightly better than the first or if I was just in a different mood. When I say slightly, I mean slightly. I think I gave the first book three stars as well.
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Aug 22, 2011
Kim
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I really enjoyed this book. It is a continuation of the first in the series, "The Summer I Turned Pretty." If you haven't read that, go back and read it before you start this one.
Belly is still obsessing over Conrad. She is in total love with him but as usual, moody Conrad is just that. His mother has passed and he's having a very hard time dealing. At the funeral reception he and Belly have words when she sees him with another girl and she tells him she hates him and neve More...
Belly is still obsessing over Conrad. She is in total love with him but as usual, moody Conrad is just that. His mother has passed and he's having a very hard time dealing. At the funeral reception he and Belly have words when she sees him with another girl and she tells him she hates him and neve More...
Aug 12, 2011
Sophia
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This is the second book in the Summer series. I read the first book, The Summer I Turned Pretty, and I fell in love with Belly's story. During one of my frequent stops to Barnes, I picked up this book, eager to read it. It was a very short and easy read. I finished it in less than two days. Nonetheless, it was a great book.
The story starts with Belly being very upset about Susannah's death and not being able to go to Cousins. Also, she's still not over Conrad, her first love. She re More...
The story starts with Belly being very upset about Susannah's death and not being able to go to Cousins. Also, she's still not over Conrad, her first love. She re More...
Jul 30, 2011
Sarah
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I read this book in half a day... which for me means that the book is realllllyyyyy good!! I liked this book more than the 1st because it had more drama!!! haha!! This book is where Conrad starts to shut Belly out (you find out why in the last book) and Jeremiahs crush really starts to take affect on Belly!
The books chapter alternate between Belly and Jeremiah point of view.. and I think i perfered to read Jeremiahs because in those chapters it really explains why he likes Belly so much More...
The books chapter alternate between Belly and Jeremiah point of view.. and I think i perfered to read Jeremiahs because in those chapters it really explains why he likes Belly so much More...
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Jul 27, 2011
Maddie
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This series has to be one of my favorites of all time. Honestly, I just love these books to the point where I will stay up all night to finish them. This is the ultimate summer read - hot guys, summer, romance, and, it's actually pretty deep. I LOVED THIS BOOK!!!!
The love triangle that goes on is this book is so... so.... confusing, heartbreaking, breathtaking, hopeful... I love both Conrad and Jeremiah. I keep switching who I want Belly to end up with. After the first book, it was C More...
The love triangle that goes on is this book is so... so.... confusing, heartbreaking, breathtaking, hopeful... I love both Conrad and Jeremiah. I keep switching who I want Belly to end up with. After the first book, it was C More...
Jul 02, 2011
Sammee
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4.5 Stars
I loved the The Summer I Turned Pretty when I read it last year and have been looking forward to reading this ever since. And I can honestly say I enjoyed every minute of it.
I love Jenny Han's writing and the way she subtly incorporates flashbacks into the story. It's through these we really get to know the characters. This time we get the story from Belly and Jeremiah's point of view and that works fabulously. I loved seeing Belly and Conrad from his point o More...
I loved the The Summer I Turned Pretty when I read it last year and have been looking forward to reading this ever since. And I can honestly say I enjoyed every minute of it.
I love Jenny Han's writing and the way she subtly incorporates flashbacks into the story. It's through these we really get to know the characters. This time we get the story from Belly and Jeremiah's point of view and that works fabulously. I loved seeing Belly and Conrad from his point o More...
