The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han

The Summer I Turned Pretty (Summer, #1)

by Jenny Han

From the author of To All The Boys I've Loved Before (now a smash-hit Netflix movie), this is the perfect funny summer romance for fans of The Kissing Booth and Holly Bourne.

One girl. Two boys. And the summer that changed everything . . .

Every year Isabel spends a perfect summer at her favourite place in the world - the Fisher family's beach house. It has everything a girl could want: a swimming pool, a private stretch of sandy beach... and two (very cute) boys:

Unavailable, aloof Conrad - who she's been in love with forever
Friendly, relaxed Jeremiah- the only one who's ever really paid her any attention.

But this year something is different. This year, the boys seem to really notice Isabel for the first time. It's going to be an amazing summer - and one she'll never forget . . .

'This book has what every girl wants in a summer' - Sarah Dessen, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Read the next instalments in The Summer I Turned Pretty Series: It's Not Summer Without You and We'll Always Have Summer by bestselling author Jenny Han.

Reviewed by Chelsea on

4 of 5 stars

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When I started this book I thought it would be a typical summer romance story. Clearly I was wrong. I fell in love with most of the characters at the very start. The main character Belly (the worst nickname ever) is easy to relate to which is really important in a book like this. She likes this boy Conrad and has every since she was younger. I liked Conrad at the start of the book but as it got to the middle I started disliking him more and more. He’s basically a jerk who doesn’t care about breaking someone’s heart. My favorite was Jeremiah because he was the funny boy who always eased the tension. I wish there had been more of him in this book.

The plot was pretty basic. Belly is in love with Conrad and wants to be with him. The usual stuff. This is why it doesn’t get 5 out of 5. It was addicting and hard to put down but when it was over I didn’t care. A really good book makes you want more after it’s done. This one didn’t do that for me.

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