A review by oddandbookish
It's Not Summer Without You (Deluxe Edition) by Jenny Han

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

I received a copy of this book for free from the publisher for promotional purposes. 

 

This one was so much better than the first book! 

 

First off, I have to preface this review by saying I have seen the second season of the show, so I did know a lot of the plot points going into the book and obviously wasn’t surprised by some of the things that happened. 

 

This book was much more emotional than the first, since it deals a lot with grief and the aftermath of Susannah’s death. The book did a good job exploring grief and how people process it differently. 

 

This book was also much more balanced in regard to flashbacks than the first book. There weren’t as many and they were more evenly spaced out throughout the story. The flashbacks were also more important this time and contributed to the plot. 

 

The main characters (Belly, Conrad, and Jeremiah) were still so messy. Sometimes I did get annoyed with them, especially with Conrad. However, they were still grieving Susannah, so I’ll cut them some slack. 

 

Like the first book, the writing style worked well. The book reads easy and smooth, like a summer breeze. 

 

Overall, I really enjoyed this one and can’t wait to see how the story ends in book 3!