Summer Reads: The Summer I Turned Pretty
Book: The Summer I Turned Pretty
Series: The Summer Series (Book #1)
Author: Jenny Han
My Rating: 5 Stars! *****
Synopsis (via Goodreads):
Belly measures her life in summers. Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August. Winters are simply a time to count the weeks until the next summer, a place away from the beach house, away from Susannah, and most importantly, away from Jeremiah and Conrad. They are the boys that Belly has known since her very first summer—they have been her brother figures, her crushes, and everything in between. But one summer, one terrible and wonderful summer, the more everything changes, the more it all ends up just the way it should have been all along.
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My thoughts:
What I really loved about this book was how the essence of summer was such a driving theme. I love how Belly says her years are measured in summers. I think that’s how most people feel growing up; you just keep waiting for summer to get there, counting down the days until school is out. So I really loved how Belly talked about summer. I thought it was so relatable.
I could not put this book down! I was so invested in the story and rooting for Belly that I just couldn’t put it down. I feel like we’ve all been there, liking someone who you didn’t think would ever like you back. Belly’s feelings for Conrad are exactly like that, so I feel that the way Jenny Han wrote those parts were also really relatable.
Speaking of Conrad…how cute is Conrad’s character?! At this point in the trilogy, I feel like there’s a lot more we don’t see about Conrad, so I really want to see where Han takes his piece of the story line! I just feel like Conrad is one of those misunderstood guys and that there’s more we don’t see to him.
Who here is Team Conrad? Who’s team Jeremiah?
I also really love Susannah’s character. I think she seems so kind-hearted and wise. I just really love her as a character in this book.
This book is quite honestly the perfect book for these last few days of summer weather before Fall officially arrives! It’s a good book to end your summer reading list with.
If you love cheesy love stories or love triangles or summer vacation or the beach…this book is for you! I also can’t say enough how gorgeous this edition’s cover is! Seriously, the sea shells are so perfect and the cover just says “summer”.
What were your thoughts on this book? Let me know!
Happy Reading!
-Nadette
