We'll Always Have Summer (Summer, #3)

by Jenny Han

[Angie]

Well, that certainly did not go how I was expecting, even though looking back it does seem inevitable. At first I thought that I was going to be annoyed with Belly and Jeremiah and the whole "We were broken up!" "No, we were on a break" fight, but then things take a totally unexpected turn. I knew I was going to enjoy this one far more than the previous two the moment I wanted to throw the book across the room, which was fairly early. But this time it wasn't Belly that drove me nuts, it was Jeremiah.

Maybe I had him on some kind of pedestal since I was annoyed with Belly and Conrad in the other two books, but he majorly disappointed me. I can't say anything about his decisions without spoiling anything, but he's not who I thought it was. He's not who Belly thought he was either. It's funny how Summer Jeremiah isn't exactly the same as rest of the year Jeremiah. Conrad on the other hand, gets a bit more depth in a good way. I now understand why he behaved the way he did towards Belly, but I still want to punch him in the face.

This book definitely packed an emotional punch. There's issues with Belly and her mom, Belly and Jeremiah, Jeremiah and Conrad, and Conrad and Belly. There's all kinds of things going on that cause strains on these relationships, and I couldn't flip through the pages fast enough to see how it all turned out. I knew it could go only one of two ways, neither of which I liked. I was hoping for a third option, but of course that would never happen.

We'll Always Have Summer is an almost perfect end to this so-so series. Even though I don't agree with any of Belly's choices, I enjoyed watching her grow up, make mistakes, and fall in love twice. I can't complain about not feeling a connection, since this book had me so invested that I was beyond frustrated. I'm sure this review is incredibly vague in places, but I really don't want to spoil anything. It's definitely worth the read.

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