Almost as soon as they arrive, Belly knows that this summer is going to be different. But that\’s never made her love her summers, or Conrad, any less. As the youngest, Belly is used to being left out or made fun of by the boys. Belly\’s mom and Susannah Fisher have been friends for decades and Belly can\’t think of anything more natural than spending every summer in Cousins with Susannah and her sons, Conrad and Jeremiah. But summer has always been the important thing because summer means it\’s time to return to Cousins Beach and the house her family shares with the Fishers. Of course she and her brother have school the rest of the year, she has friends, she has an entire life.
![the summer i turned pretty book 1 the summer i turned pretty book 1](http://online.anyflip.com/nlzfl/jskk/files/mobile/1.jpg)
The family brought together not by blood but pure love for one another.Belly\’s life has always been measured in summers. There’s love between the two families and that warmed my heart the most. There’s not just love between Belly, Conrad, Jeremiah, and Cam Cameron (haha). There’s betrayal, loneliness, and so much more than a love triangle. These parts are what actually what I cried over the most because again, I could relate having experienced it firsthand. There’s intense heartbreak that doesn’t necessarily involved the love interests. So I understood her every time she defended him, every time she forgave him, and when she said that no matter what happened in her life, she’d someway still love him, I knew what she meant.ĭon’t misunderstand, though, this isn’t solely a love triangle story. I’ve been in love with the same person for such a long time - like they say, the first love sticks with you. She grew up with Conrad and has loved him for so many years. Not in all aspects, I wouldn’t make the same choices she made if I was put in the similar situation, but definitely when it involved Conrad.
![the summer i turned pretty book 1 the summer i turned pretty book 1](https://media-temporary.preziusercontent.com/frames-public/9/7/0/8/8/f9607a74a08887d5bd779c01191380.jpeg)
The reason why I liked this book so much was because I totally related to Belly. It can get juvenile but we’re dealing with ages between 8 to 15, so I expected immaturity. But hey, sometimes you just need that drama and this was the dose I needed today. In its simplest form, this is a love triangle, possible square, and I know many frown upon and sometimes I do, too.
![the summer i turned pretty book 1 the summer i turned pretty book 1](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f7/d5/17/f7d517b2f5d20287bf0994dc7e5da89e.jpg)
I cried a lot - or in my case the normal amount. I was happy, sad, frustrated, confused, and sad. I went through a lot of emotions because of her writing. It was as if I was growing up with these boys and living my summers in that beach house in Cousins. I loved that she went back and forth between the past and the present. I don’t know how she did it but she made it so much easier for me to step into the lives of Belly, Conrad, and Jeremiah. I loved it in To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before and I loved it here. I just dove right in and I loved it! Before getting into the deeper topics of this books, I want to praise Jenny Han’s writing. Well, I didn’t really let myself form any. Suffice to say, it went beyond my expectations. I didn’t want any preconceived notions about this book because I love Jenny Han’s writing. Secondly, I did not read reviews of this book/trilogy because I know it received mixed reviews. Woah! Let me first say that this was the perfect book for me to get over my reading slump! I’m worried that I’m getting these slumps more often now. But one summer, one terrible and wonderful summer, the more everything changes, the more it all ends up just the way it should have been all along.
![the summer i turned pretty book 1 the summer i turned pretty book 1](https://pictures.depop.com/b0/8521614/467037707_9r7xkKNqIs/P0.jpg)
They are the boys that Belly has known since her very first summer–they have been her brother figures, her crushes, and everything in between. Winters are simply a time to count the weeks until the next summer, a place away from the beach house, away from Susannah, and most importantly, away from Jeremiah and Conrad. Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August. Source/Edition: Bought at Amazon, Paperbackīelly measures her life in summers. The Summer I Turned Pretty (Summer #1) by Jenny Han