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The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han

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itsmemiana's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I really liked this. I love Jenny Han. this was one of the books that had been on my tbr for the longest (even before I started reading in English so probably 13/14 years old) and I honestly think it took me this long because of the ugly old covers LMAO. but the new ones are so pretty. but I wish I had read it then, I would've loved it more than I do now.

but anyway, I loved it. the reason why it doesn't get a full 5 stars is because I got kind of pissed off at some of the characters sometimes, including Belly. but I think the character I hated the most was Taylor..... and it's because she reminded me of a lot of my past friendships but what Belly said to her right before their friendship fell off wasn't okay either.

and the brothers... I like both tbh... but I think I'm team Conrad (even tho he pissed me off a lot too) but that only settled in the second half of the book.

also, pls don't listen to Belly, asking for consent is the hottest thing you can do :)

oh and Cam deserves better.

can't wait to watch the TV show!!

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leexpen's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

📝 SYNOPSIS:

Belly spends every summer at a beach house with her mother, brother, two beautiful boys, and their mother. Growing up, she mostly passed time at the house with the parents, but this year, everything changes.

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👍🏻 RECOMMENDATION:

♥️ SKIP it (and the Netflix show). You know this story already, and you can find other versions with better characters.

💬 FAVORITE QUOTES:

Sometimes it's like people are a million times more beautiful to you in your mind. It's like you see them through a special lens. But maybe if it's how you see them, that's how they really are. It's like the whole tree falling in the forest thing.

My dad once told me that Winstone Churchill said that Russia was riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma. According to my dad, Churchill had been talking about my mother. This was before the divorce, and he said it half-bitterly, half-respectfully. Because even when he hated her, he admired her.

So this was my power over her: my supposed innocence over her supposed sluttiness. It was all such BS. I would've traded my spot for hers in a second.

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📑 COMMENTS:
• This story is warm and cutesy, just what one expects from a romance, especially a teen romance. It follows the story beats you expect from a childhood friends-to-lovers story. Combined with the short, focused chapters, it's an easy read.
• The narrator does an amazing job of sounding like a sweet, excited teenager. It's a shame Belly is completely annoying and oblivious, and most of the cast is frustrating too. (Thank you, Susannah, for being the exveption!)
• There is a scene in which Belly says asking someone before kissing is awkward. I'd like to remark that consent is important, and Belly is wrong on this subject. If it feels awkward to ask or to say yes, you shouldn't be doing it yet!
• Toward the end of the book, the pacing is uncomfortably fast. There is a major reveal that readers hardly get any time to feel.
• NOTE: The plot and characters differ significantly from the Amazon series. They're only loosely similar. Amazon does it better, but they're both easy skips.

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