The story pulls readers into the action and allows them to live vicariously through Belly to experience her wild summer. Han’s novel leaves readers wondering: will Belly overcome her friends’ betrayal when she discovers the secret, and will she find true love?Īlthough I have a fond affection for all YA fiction, this book goes above your standard teen romance. Everyone in the house seems to know and be hiding Susannah’s secret from Belly. While the main focus is on Belly’s growing feelings for Cam and Conrad, something is also happening with Susannah, causing Conrad to rebel. As their relationship forms throughout the book, Hans also includes flashbacks to past summers to show how Belly’s relationships with the brothers have developed.Ĭonrad’s rebellion, Cam’s interest, and Jeremiah’s steadfastness keep Belly’s summer interesting.
Before Belly leaves the party with the brothers, she gives Cam her number, allowing Belly and Cam to start a relationship. Once everyone is settled into the house, the three teens go to a party where Belly meets Cam, a cute, nerdy boy who seems interested in her. After a school year apart, both brothers immediately recognize a new beauty to Belly, hence the title. They soon arrive at her mother’s friend Susannah Fisher’s beach house, where they will be spending the summer with Susannah and her two teenage sons, “tall, dark, and handsome” Conrad and “loving momma’s boy” Jeremiah. The story begins with fifteen-year-old Belly on her way to vacation at Cousins Beach with her mother, a lifelong tradition that Belly loves. If you want to see the realities of romance through a young girl’s eyes, this book is perfect for you. I enjoyed how this book demonstrated many young girls’ desire for summer love and how that budding romance does not always go according to plan. The Summer I Turned Pretty delves into the themes of young summer love, the joy of family and friends, and the struggles of being a teenager. Her writing style provides playful dialogue between the characters, allowing the reader to stay engaged and experience what the characters are feeling.
THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY BOOKS MOVIE
Jenny Han is known for the book series, To All the Boys I Loved Before, which is now a popular Netflix movie series. Will either of them like her? Because this.Is the Summer I turned Pretty.Do you feel like the summer went by too fast? Well, I have the perfect book for you that allows you to experience a taste of summer in the fall: The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han. Choosing between her 2 lovers Jerimiah and Conrad Fisher. Belly decides that it's time she acts like the adult that she is. While the stay in the house was supposed to be enjoying, they need to focus on things that matter the most. Her first love, Conrad is different, he's distant. Things are different in the Summer house. But that's when she finds out that Susannah Fisher is diagnosed with Cancer, which changes everything. She thinks the summer will be fun, Hanging out on the beach and Playing with the people she loves, Belly is looking foward to her summer vacation. Belly would be turning 16 this year, as now she feels as if she can fit in with the boys. 15 year Belly Conklin is enjoying another summer with the people that she loves in Cousins, a place she's been going to since she was a baby! The fishers, Aka Jerimiah and Conrad, are finally grown up, and Belly feels like she can fit in aswell.