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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
Maybe it should be called The Summer I Turned Petty.
Shamelessly obsessed with the show so I had to go back to the source material! Really well written and atmospheric, can’t wait to read the next two.
I would have really loved this as a teen! The plot and writing was a bit too simple to hold my whole attention.
alright, let’s get down to brass tacks, I don’t like when people rate books low without understanding the intended audience. TSITP gets a lot of hate surrounding the main character “Belly” being boy obsessed. Just a reminder that this a youth romance novel! It is not supposed to be a detailed adult romance story (speaking only on the first book here).
I read this book for the first time in middle school and I enjoyed it a lot! I appreciate the innocence of Belly dealing with her emotions while going through puberty. There is a sense of nostalgia for this novel, remembering your first real crush.
While there are some questionable themes that directly battle traditional feminist values - we are talking about a 16 year old female MC. If anything it goes to show how young women are raised/what they are taught to value (male attention, gaining worth/value through appearance). However, this isn’t Jenny Han crafting an anti feminist story some of it is just reality of being a young girl.
Jenny Han will always be one of my favorite romance youth writers - and dang did she nail the book to tv series adaptations in both TSITP and To all the boys I’ve loved before.
I read this book for the first time in middle school and I enjoyed it a lot! I appreciate the innocence of Belly dealing with her emotions while going through puberty. There is a sense of nostalgia for this novel, remembering your first real crush.
While there are some questionable themes that directly battle traditional feminist values - we are talking about a 16 year old female MC. If anything it goes to show how young women are raised/what they are taught to value (male attention, gaining worth/value through appearance). However, this isn’t Jenny Han crafting an anti feminist story some of it is just reality of being a young girl.
Jenny Han will always be one of my favorite romance youth writers - and dang did she nail the book to tv series adaptations in both TSITP and To all the boys I’ve loved before.
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
much better than the tv show. not a big fan of any of the boys in this one though..
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
i’m sorry belly is so insufferable i can’t
this book wasn’t THAT bad tbh. it was entertaining and all but i just couldn’t rly connect with any of the characters. i didn’t like either of the love interests either … jeremiah was kinda boring and conrad was just a jerk for no reason. also the way belly talked abt and treated other girls was so weird??? 😭
this book wasn’t THAT bad tbh. it was entertaining and all but i just couldn’t rly connect with any of the characters. i didn’t like either of the love interests either … jeremiah was kinda boring and conrad was just a jerk for no reason. also the way belly talked abt and treated other girls was so weird??? 😭
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer
Minor: Drug use