The Summer I Turned Pretty (Summer, #1)

by Jenny Han

My whole life was measured in summers. Like I don’t really begin living until June, until I’m at that beach, in that house.

“Because Cornelia was taken. Everyone wanted to be Cornelia.” “Yeah, everyone wanted to be Sextus too.” “Why?” I said. Immediately I regretted it. “Oh. Never mind.” Cam laughed. “Eighth-grade boy humor isn’t very developed.”

Wait a reference i finally understand bc i took 5years of Latin

winning was always important, and doubly so because I was a girl and was never expected to win anything. Victory is a thousand times sweeter when you’re the underdog.

“Best friends are important. They’re the closest thing to a sister you’ll ever have,”

wondered if this was the way old crushes died, with a whimper, slowly, and then, just like that—gone.