The cute title was what first made me read Jenny Han’s ‘The summer I turned Pretty’. Everyone loves summer, and Belly does more so, because summer is the time when every year her mother, Steven and Belly go to the Susannah’s summer house on Cousins Beach, It is where Conrad and Jeremiah will be.
Belly has been going to the beach house for as long as she can remember. It is a place where no rules apply, where the only thing to do is have fun, and though being the only girl makes her feel left out sometimes, summer is the only time, for which Belly seems to live throughout the year. Belly’s mom and Susannah call themselves Blood Sisters, and summers in Susannah’s beach house is their tradition. Susannah is sweet, and Belly is the daughter that she never had. But everything about this summer feels different. Steven (Belly’s older brother) is going to college, that fall. Conrad too will start college soon. And summer won’t be the same again. Belly wants it to be perfect. But, Conrad is acting like a jerk. Jeremiah is acting weird. Steven is gone too soon. And her mom and Susannah are always out. Cam is sweet and cute…but whatever happens he is no Conrad.
While it is supposed to be a summer read, I found it a bit too serious and dragged out. All I wanted to do was shake Belly up, and say you have three guys going for you and you are still whining…?? What else do you want..?? Saying that she is immature is an understatement. Seriously, what girl finds sooo many faults in her mom’s judgement? And if everything revolved around Conrad from the beginning…why is she so confused about him now? Baseline being, that I found the book kind of irritating. I guess hard core love story fans may try it, but really…I don’t think you should bother.
But if you are the kind of person who has to complete a series once started then check out it’s sequels.
just say books 