So many friends have read this book, so many praising reviews on Amazon and Good reads, so much drama swirling after Belly and which Fisher boy she will choose. I love him! No, wait, actually, hold on. I love him now! Except for a tiny piece of me that loves the other. Honestly, the writing style is unique and easy to pick up on, but the plot and everything else revolved around three characters. While these three characters' personality and character are very clearly defined and developed, it's not quite enough to turn this series into the perfect love triangle it was made out to be. There are some more mature concepts in the book, so I'd recommend it for ages 12+ Other than that, it was a simple, charismatic coming-of-age story.
The Summer I Turned Pretty
By Jenny Han
Book 1 of 3 in the
The Summer I Turned Pretty Series
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 6 - 8 | Grades 2 - 5 | n/a | 4.1 | 57671 |
Belly’s never been the kind of girl that things happen to. Year after year, she’s spent her summers at the beach house with Conrad and Jeremiah. The boys never noticed Belly noticing them. And every summer she hoped it would be different. This time, it was. But the summer Belly turned pretty was the summer that changed everything. For better, and for worse.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13: 9781416968290
ISBN-10: 1416968296
Published on 4/6/2010
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 304
Book Reviews (18)
This was amazing. GO JELLY! I think I liked To All the Boys better.
Belly’s never been the kind of girl that things happen to. Year after year, she’s spent her summers at the beach house with Conrad and Jeremiah. The boys never noticed Belly noticing them. And every summer she hoped it would be different. This time, it was. But the summer Belly turned pretty was the summer that changed everything. For better, and for worse.
Reading this right now! Will include star rating when I am done.
Every summer, Belly goes to Cousins Beach. There lives Susanna, Belly's mother's best friend who is basically Belly's second mother. Susanna has two boys: Jeremiah and Conrad. Since the beginning of time, Belly has had a crush on Conrad. However, both brothers view Belly as a little sister- not a girlfriend. That all changes one summer, though- the summer Belly turns pretty. Both boys notice it. BAM! Suddenly Belly is pretty. Like, girlfriend pretty.
Great review @bsc!
Totally agree!😁👍
A lot of my friends recommended this book to me, and I decided to give it a shot. I'm not a big fan of romantic books, but I still think it was really good.
i love this
this book was okay. i didn't like it very much because i really wish that the main character would have been nicer to her best friend, and the brother. other than that, i can definitely relate to the main character.
i love it its so romantic and the characters have a lot of good feelings that u can act like your in the book
This whole sires is amazing! I would recommend !