The Summer I Turned Pretty

Author: Jenny Han
Series: Bk. 1 (Summer Trilogy)
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Pages: 276
How Received: Bought

 Some summers are just destined to be pretty. 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 wonderful and terrible summer, the more everything changes, the more it all ends up just the way it should have been all along.

I bought this book last summer for my trip to California. I wanted a cute little romance to read on the way down there. I wanted a book that made me long to feel the sand underneath my feet. "The Summer I Turned Pretty" did just that! Jenny Han made me so gleefully happy! I would have loved to spend a summer on  Cousins Beach, along with Jeremiah and Conrad. Han showed me what a true summer romance is.

This book was brilliantly written. It pulls you in ,and you can't resist it! They are some flash back in the novel, which I loved! They show how the boys start to change about Belly.

Belly was an amazing main character. You could relate to her. You could feel the pain she was going through, and how hard it was for her to chose who she wanted. The two bothers, Conrad and Jeremiah, will make you fall head over heels! They are undeniable some of the best male characters. Jeremiah is the sweet, cute, and funny one that has always been their for Belly. But Conrad is the one Belly has always loved. Conrad was sometimes a jerk, but he has a pretty good reason to be... OH! how can I forget about Cam. I really liked him, I pictured him as some cute dork! Through out the whole novel I keep switching guys. I would go from Conrad, to Cam, to Jeremhia, then back to Cam! It was so frustrating! I now know what Belly was going through. They were are great guys!

Jenny Han has captured my heart with this novel! Along with the romance ( which I love) this novel also has some self discoveries in it. This was the perfect summer read! It will make you want to go swimming, then spend a night on a pier! I loved it!

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