A review by fazazzle
The Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy: The Summer I Turned Pretty; It's Not Summer Without You; We'll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.25

Did I read all three books in this trilogy in less than 72 hours? Yes. However, while I was very heavily invested in the plots, it surely is not the most well-written trilogy (sorry Jenny I love you). It was very hard to root for the characters at points, which was less a result of them being “complex” and more a result of them being annoying. I also was never fully rooting for Belly to end up with either of the Fisher boys, which is probably not a good sign for a love triangle romance series. There probably could have been more work done in the flashbacks and alternate perspective chapters to fix this problem, since those chapters really have a clearer image of outside characters. 

That being said, I did really love the narrative structure of the series, as Jenny very seamlessly jumped between flashbacks and the present. I also think that the way the stories dealt with friendship and grief were very interesting. And, of course, I still loved the romance plot even when I couldn’t fully support it. I did be kicking and screaming reading this silly little trilogy.