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It's Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han

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ashleyjean6's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

This book is definitely different from #1 in tone, much more somber, in pace, slow, and the characters (especially Belly), felt much more annoying. Instead of a carefree summer YA romance, this finds everyone grappling with devastating circumstances. Parents and kids are fighting, there's underage drinking. It's a sad book. And I was feeling like it was just an entire filler book and I didn't know if I felt like finishing the last book. But it leaves you really wondering.... So I will cross my fingers characters grow up a lot and the ending is worth the slog that was book #2.

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almaprincess66's review

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challenging dark emotional reflective 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? N/A

4.25

This is not what I was expecting after the first book.

There was so much tone change and little summer at the house. But it paid off at the end, that is why I'm rating it so high.

It was so interesting and emotional to see how different everyone handled the grief. It was really truly different without Suzanne.

But Belly got a lot of character development, and said out all the problems I had with Conrad in the first novel so good for her.

I'm interested, how the series will close up.

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littlered1110's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad 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

4.25

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sweetea121389's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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neliasbookshelf's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

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brittanylee0302's review against another edition

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emotional fast-paced

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

3.75

THEY DID SUSANNAH DIRTY! I knew what was going to come of Susannah's character in this book and I thought it was going to be really sad. When Belly was just like "Susannah is dead" I was so upset.

Susannah deserved so much more for her character. I really enjoyed still following the story of Belly, Jeremiah, and Conrad and thought this storyline was really good. Similar to the first book, I often felt like the timeline was confusing with the flashbacks and felt like I had whiplash with how some of the parts just jumped from one thing to the next. I enjoyed this book a little more with the storyline but overall, I still feel like these books are missing huge pieces of their storylines.

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