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I reread these books all the time because they are just enjoyable. It's simple with few characters, unrequited love, and puppy love. It is just a feel good summer read.
Started off great with the first book, but each book after got worse & worse ðŸ˜
the best series to read during your summervacation. Beautifully written, keep reading it again, made me fall in love with Jenny Han's writing skills, longing for summer. And my own Jeremiah and Conrad ;)
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
over all series was like a solid 4 stars
I think I'm mostly just torn up about the last book, so many conflicting feelings for me, I feel like things weren't resolved properly or I didn't see it or I don't know what but ehhh
It was still a great series and I actually really liked it and flew through it
I think I'm mostly just torn up about the last book, so many conflicting feelings for me, I feel like things weren't resolved properly or I didn't see it or I don't know what but ehhh
It was still a great series and I actually really liked it and flew through it
Let me start off by saying that the best part of this series was the beach house - not what happened at the beach house but just the house itself. That house had more growth and character than our MC. So yeah, that's how these books went for me.
I honestly should have known not to expect much. Unlike most, I did not enjoy the To All the Boys I've Loved Before series. But I wanted to give this a chance since I had heard so much about it. It was a very quick read. I finished all three books in three days. So that was a plus. Now let's talk about the books.
The Summer I Turned Pretty - We meet Belly (am I the only one who was annoyed by this name? I get the nickname when you're a child but not when you're a teenager. I digress.) Every summer Belly goes to the beach house with her mom and brother, and there they stay with her moms bff and her two sons, Conrad & Jeremiah. Belly is in LOVEEEE with Conrad but of course, he wants nothing to do with her. The whole book is her pining over him until the end when it seems they get together.
It's Not Summer Without You - Conrad and Belly broke up (shocker) and now it's another whole book about going after Conrad and Belly whining about he doesn't love her. Oh, and an actual sad moment - the boys' mom passes away. I was really sad with this as she was one of the only good characters.
We'll Always Have Summer - Belly is with Jeremiah, but still loved Conrad. Belly is going to marry Jeremiah, but still loves Conrad. Do you see the problem here?
By the time I reached the middle of the third book, I didn't want Belly with either of the boys. All of them were 100% toxic for each other. Conrad was horrible to Belly and we're just supposed to forgive him because he's hurting on the inside? I'm sorry but no. As for Jeremiah, I actually liked him through most of the series. Up until the last book when Han completely changed his character and made him absolutely horrible. I guess she had to make Conrad seem more appealing so make the other brother a jerk? It was such a 180 from his previous character that I almost didn't finish, but I had come so far at that point that there was no turning back.
Another issue I had was pacing. Han wove in flashbacks throughout all of the books to try to give us more backstory but they were very abrupt and either disrupted the flow or had nothing to do with anything going on. Also, suddenly just having Conrad's POV in the later books was another miss. Disrupted the flow and added nothing of value.
In all honesty, I just don't think Han's writing is for me. Her style is very simplistic. There's really no deep feeling or beautiful prose. It's "he walked here. then we went here. I love him. He loves me." I need more. I need emotion and characters growth. I need angst and feelings and I didn't get anything but annoyance at these characters.
I honestly should have known not to expect much. Unlike most, I did not enjoy the To All the Boys I've Loved Before series. But I wanted to give this a chance since I had heard so much about it. It was a very quick read. I finished all three books in three days. So that was a plus. Now let's talk about the books.
The Summer I Turned Pretty - We meet Belly (am I the only one who was annoyed by this name? I get the nickname when you're a child but not when you're a teenager. I digress.) Every summer Belly goes to the beach house with her mom and brother, and there they stay with her moms bff and her two sons, Conrad & Jeremiah. Belly is in LOVEEEE with Conrad but of course, he wants nothing to do with her. The whole book is her pining over him until the end when it seems they get together.
It's Not Summer Without You - Conrad and Belly broke up (shocker) and now it's another whole book about going after Conrad and Belly whining about he doesn't love her. Oh, and an actual sad moment - the boys' mom passes away. I was really sad with this as she was one of the only good characters.
We'll Always Have Summer - Belly is with Jeremiah, but still loved Conrad. Belly is going to marry Jeremiah, but still loves Conrad. Do you see the problem here?
By the time I reached the middle of the third book, I didn't want Belly with either of the boys. All of them were 100% toxic for each other. Conrad was horrible to Belly and we're just supposed to forgive him because he's hurting on the inside? I'm sorry but no. As for Jeremiah, I actually liked him through most of the series. Up until the last book when Han completely changed his character and made him absolutely horrible. I guess she had to make Conrad seem more appealing so make the other brother a jerk? It was such a 180 from his previous character that I almost didn't finish, but I had come so far at that point that there was no turning back.
Another issue I had was pacing. Han wove in flashbacks throughout all of the books to try to give us more backstory but they were very abrupt and either disrupted the flow or had nothing to do with anything going on. Also, suddenly just having Conrad's POV in the later books was another miss. Disrupted the flow and added nothing of value.
In all honesty, I just don't think Han's writing is for me. Her style is very simplistic. There's really no deep feeling or beautiful prose. It's "he walked here. then we went here. I love him. He loves me." I need more. I need emotion and characters growth. I need angst and feelings and I didn't get anything but annoyance at these characters.
My book was all 3 books in one. I had only seen a few clips from season 1 of the show, but all of the books were incredible. Finished all 3 books in 3 days. Jenny Han created another wonderful masterpiece, which doesn’t shock me, but I truly love this series. Team Conrad for life.
adventurous
relaxing
fast-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
CONRAD. the first book is so diff from the series.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
This series is literally a summer day in high school after being outside for a while and coming home smelling like the day and just laying on the couch for hours. It is a comfort book, just like the other Jenny Han book.