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The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han

58 reviews

maura_willis's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

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marigold82's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted relaxing sad fast-paced

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

3.0

I knew nothing going into this book,had I known it was just a light hearted coming of age teen focused novel I would have probably went into it differently. I was constantly waiting for the story to unravel only to find out as soon as it began to the book was over.

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nadia_luq's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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lemanson3's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

1.75

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spideyreads's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.0

I've read this book twice. After reading it a second time, I've realized it's not really worth all the hype. It's just a book that's kind of... there. The protagonists were extremely self-centered and annoying, and even the book acknowledges that they act as if the world revolves around them. Another thing that annoyed me about this book is the age difference and the "practically siblings best friends to lovers" dynamic and how young the protagonist, Belly, is. I'm sorry, I have trouble imagining an eighteen year old wanting to date a fifteen/sixteen year old he's known since birth. I don't know, the age difference just sort of rubs me the wrong way since there's an obvious difference in the characters's maturity levels. I think young adult books should be encouraging teenagers to act their age and be themselves instead of always wanting to be grown, but, not going to lie, that's probably what this book captures the best; the feeling of wanting to be as grown up as your cool older friends. Maybe I'm being too picky, and I'm sure lots of my favorite books also have this problem, but this book just had it showcased front and center.

I'm a big romance reader, so it's pretty shocking I didn't like this book. I recommend To All the Boys I've Loved Before if you want to read something by Jenny Han. Better characters, better writing, and better romance. To All the Boys is definitely worth the hype.

read this book if you like:

love triangles
watching characters grow up
beachy, summery reads
teen TV shows
BookTok
romance tropes

don't read this book if you hate:

"Pick me girls"
will-they-won't-they
BookTok
toxic love interests
bland/boring characters & love interests
romance tropes

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moonbin's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.75

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saramcaps's review

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emotional lighthearted sad 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? Yes

3.0

Such a cute, easy summer read great for younger readers, but entertaining for all ages in a nostalgic sort of way. The ending deals with a difficult topic that I didn’t expect, but I think gives the series more merit than just a love triangle summer romance book.

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lyndann's review

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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viviette's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

The thing is… I ADORED this book but HATED it at the same time. It made me laugh, it made me cry, it made me slam my kindle down on my bed, it made me do all those things and more. But afterwards, even after these 3 MONTHS of coping with the ending of the series, I’m traumatized. The third book RUINED my favorite character, breaking my heart in the process; I’ve had BREAK DOWNS over it. Now, do what you want, but if you read this series you must be P.R.E.P.A.R.E.D for the gut wrenching, character breaking, tear making, stupid in the making, baking bacon, flippin’ tazing, ending!!

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katiea714's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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