The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han

3.51 AVERAGE

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mahsahf's review against another edition

3.5
lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

emufranklin's review against another edition

2.0
lighthearted reflective 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: No
I dont know how the shows so good because this is slop

art11's review against another edition

3.25
relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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nicolette's review against another edition

2.75
emotional fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character

georgie__s's review against another edition

3.5
emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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fmurphy31's review against another edition

3.75
funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

khaleesiofthetardis's review against another edition

3.5
funny hopeful lighthearted 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: No
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hannahbailey's review against another edition

3.0
emotional hopeful sad medium-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: No
Never has a book screamed 2010 YA angst more! Felt like a nostalgic road trip, despite never experiencing a summer like this as a teen lol. 

Such a good choice to set the show in modern times as this already felt so outdated, but it was still fun to read! Belly is annoying and Conrad is way meaner in the book, but what I somehow forgot after watching the show was how sad the actual storyline is 😭
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jetlaggedjanet's review against another edition

4.0
emotional hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Fun and easy read for sure

makira_k's review against another edition

4.0
emotional funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes