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 Sam@WLABB on

4 of 5 stars

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This was a sweet coming of age story. The summer Belly turned pretty, was a pivotal summer in many ways. Every summer after this summer would be changed for many reasons.

I really liked the dynamic between the moms, between the brothers, between Susannah and Belly, between Belly and the Beck boys. There are a lot of complicated relationships, and I look forward to seeing where Han goes with them.

And, although I sort of suspected it, I was not ready, and cried when certain things were revealed. I just wanted them to have their perfect summer.

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