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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The second Summer I Turned Pretty didn’t land for me the way the first one did. Not much really happens. It’s really not a romance novel at all, more a story about grief and how teens stumble through it. I thought that part was handled well: the kids’ choices following Susannah’s death are messy but believable.
Some Conrad/Belly flashbacks were genuinely sweet, but overall it still felt like a nothing book. The so-called love triangle between Belly and the two Fisher boys barely exists until the last chapter, which honestly worked better for me since I'm not big on love triangles.
Some Conrad/Belly flashbacks were genuinely sweet, but overall it still felt like a nothing book. The so-called love triangle between Belly and the two Fisher boys barely exists until the last chapter, which honestly worked better for me since I'm not big on love triangles.
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
fast-paced
nothing happens yet it’s entertaining and addicting
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
medium-paced
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Pure nostalgic re read
Book would’ve been 5 pages long if they’d just told Laurel what was up from the start.
getting Jeremiah’s POV made me truly dislike him, he was fine in the first book.
Book would’ve been 5 pages long if they’d just told Laurel what was up from the start.
getting Jeremiah’s POV made me truly dislike him, he was fine in the first book.
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
“I honestly liked It’s Not Summer Without You way more than the show 📚✨. The emotions hit harder, the characters felt more real, and I was hooked the whole time 💕. Such a messy, beautiful summer story that had me turning pages nonstop 🌊☀️.”