The Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy by Jenny Han (The Summer I Turned Pretty, It's Not Summer Without You, We'll Always have Summer)

My Overall Review:

The Summer I Turned Pretty trilogy was a very light and nice read that involved fluffy love relationships and nice character development. I do recommend this trilogy although I didn't find it fantastic. It was simple and was easy and fun to read.

 

 

Title: The Summer I Turned Pretty
Author: Jenny Han
Pages: 276


Belly measures her life in summers. Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August. 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. 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. 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

My Rating:✰✰✰✰

This was a very nice light summer read. Reading this book really did make me want to do something in the summer and have a beach house. I don't think the love relationships are the best, but I am curious to see what happens in the end. I think both Conrad and Jeremiah seem like a good people and have their own charms. I personally like Conrad better since he seems a little bit more mysterious. I think Cam was kind of random and unnecessary to the story though. Belly seemed a little immature since she stuck out her tongue way too much. But I did enjoy this light read and will be continuing this series.

 

Title: It's Not Summer Without You
Author: Jenny Han
Pages: 288

Can summer be truly summer without Cousins Beach?

It used to be that Belly counted the days until summer, until she was back at Cousins Beach with Conrad and Jeremiah. But not this year. Not after Susannah got sick again and Conrad stopped caring. Everything that was right and good has fallen apart, leaving Belly wishing summer would never come.
But when Jeremiah calls saying Conrad has disappeared, Belly knows what she must do to make things right again. And it can only happen back at the beach house, the three of them together, the way things used to be. If this summer really and truly is the last summer, it should end the way it started--at Cousins Beach.

My Rating:✰✰✰✰

This book is what I expected to be. It was similar to the first one because it was just as good and light. I still don't feel any connections with the characters that much but hope to in the last book.
 
Currently, I don't know who she is going to end up with. I thought that I was going to like Conrad and I did at first, but he seems too stubborn so maybe Jeremiah will end up being with Belly. Conrad is just very complicated and Belly keeps falling in and out of love with him.
 
I really loved it when the three came back and tried to save the beach house. I was even happy when Laurel, Belly's mom, came and won against Mr. Fisher.
Something I didn't really love in this book was the way it was written. Some chapters talked about the past and the one after the next continued that time which confused me a little. I also felt like Jeremiah's chapters were short enough to really be nonexistent since they were not consistent.
Susannah's death in this book does play a huge role and I do miss her. I feel bad for Laurel since she was so close to her.
I am looking forward to see how this will all end.
 

 

Title: We'll Always Have Summer
Author: Jenny Han
Pages: 291

It's been two years since Conrad told Belly to go with Jeremiah. She and Jeremiah have been inseparable ever since, even attending the same college-- only, their relationship hasn't exactly been the happily ever after Belly had hoped it would be. And when Jeremiah makes the worst mistake a boy can make, Belly is forced to question what she thought was true love. Does she really have a future with Jeremiah? Has she ever gotten over Conrad? It's time for Belly to decide, once and for all, who has her heart forever.

My Rating:✰✰✰✰1/2

This book was my favorite out of this trilogy. I loved how it took place when Belly starts going to college and I could really see the development in her. When I read how she was already with Jeremiah, I already knew she was going to end up with Conrad and I rooted for Con anyway. I liked Jeremiah but really thought of him as a brother to Belly versus a lover.
I was very shocked when Jeremiah proposed to Belly, especially since he cheated on her. When she said yes, I could already tell that that wasn't happening.
I did like Conrad's chapters more than I liked Jeremiah's. I still think that if Conrad was more honest about his feelings, everything would've been easier to solve. But I actually kind of enjoyed the drama in this book.
I also really like Taylor in this book since the two didn't fight. To be honest, I didn't pay much attention to the other characters that Belly was friends with. The only thing is that I feel like even after this book, Belly would still sometimes look at Jeremiah in a way since they did have a past. But I do hope that their lives are better in the future.
I am very happy with this ending and am glad it ended the way it did.