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kimberlyvandenouden 's review for:
The Summer I Turned Pretty Complete Series
by Jenny Han
So WOW.
I finished this bad boy in like 2 days. And I wasn't even trying to. I was like: yes I will finally have a book that will take me at least a week since I'm so busy.
But that obviously didn't happen, it suck me right in.
So to begin with, this was not what I was expecting. I thought, a fun easy read with a little drama about loving two brothers.
I didn't think this was going to be about cancer and losing the most important person in your life and grief and a lot of WEEPING.
But what can I say, I love Jenny Han. She is amazing in creating very flawed characters who seem so real.
Belly's child flashbacks and her emotions they all seem so silly, but they are also so real and relatable for that age.
I feel like this trilogy is great, but I think the premise and the book cover (also the original ones) are just misleading.
Even though the ending is happy, it's just a lot of heart break and then a happy ending, which is way too short in my opinion.
I would have loved it if she had written a fourth book about how she coped with the break-up and studying abroad, how it became that in the end they didn't all hate each other etc. It's as if every single feeling Belly has had throughout the book was magnified, and then a really important period of time where she really grew up and learned from her past mistakes, was just glossed over and finished quickly with a happily ever after. It felt too sudden and I didn't feel ready to let go yet.
BUT, this is Jenny Han. Her characters love fierce, and it is devastating and heart breaking but you still want it.
If you're looking for an easier lighter read, I would recommend you read her 'To all the boys I've loved before', because it has all the good stuff this has, but then less heart breaking.
The summer I turned pretty: 4 stars
It's not summer without you: 3 stars
We'll always have summer: 3.5 stars
I finished this bad boy in like 2 days. And I wasn't even trying to. I was like: yes I will finally have a book that will take me at least a week since I'm so busy.
But that obviously didn't happen, it suck me right in.
So to begin with, this was not what I was expecting. I thought, a fun easy read with a little drama about loving two brothers.
I didn't think this was going to be about cancer and losing the most important person in your life and grief and a lot of WEEPING.
But what can I say, I love Jenny Han. She is amazing in creating very flawed characters who seem so real.
Belly's child flashbacks and her emotions they all seem so silly, but they are also so real and relatable for that age.
I feel like this trilogy is great, but I think the premise and the book cover (also the original ones) are just misleading.
Even though the ending is happy, it's just a lot of heart break and then a happy ending, which is way too short in my opinion.
I would have loved it if she had written a fourth book about how she coped with the break-up and studying abroad, how it became that in the end they didn't all hate each other etc. It's as if every single feeling Belly has had throughout the book was magnified, and then a really important period of time where she really grew up and learned from her past mistakes, was just glossed over and finished quickly with a happily ever after. It felt too sudden and I didn't feel ready to let go yet.
BUT, this is Jenny Han. Her characters love fierce, and it is devastating and heart breaking but you still want it.
If you're looking for an easier lighter read, I would recommend you read her 'To all the boys I've loved before', because it has all the good stuff this has, but then less heart breaking.
The summer I turned pretty: 4 stars
It's not summer without you: 3 stars
We'll always have summer: 3.5 stars