A review by c45p1n
The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han

emotional lighthearted reflective relaxing sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

This... was a piece of words... a collection of words... yes lots of words.
Honestly, this book felt like a prologue to whatever is next, but instead of hooking me in and leaving dying for more, I was repulsed and embarrassed. Very embarrassed, and also very uncomfortable. 

  • This book was very gloomy. Seriously, for a book with such a vibrant vibe and uplifting reviews, this was a gloomy and sad book. And not just in the beginning, no, the entire time was gloomy and depressing and pitiful. 
  • I don't like these characters and the writing style is confusing from all the flashbacks/time skips. I don't like Belly, I don't like Conrad, Jeremiah is cool but he seems like Splenda. (Sugar, but fake, empty calories.) Steven is an ass but he also makes sense. I don't like Laurel, Belly and Steven's mom. Susannah is cool, easy to read about. There's no substance to this whole book, honestly. 
    •  I don't like Belly, she's annoying, naive, immature, but she's also barely 16 so i guess that makes sense? Anyway, I don't like Belly, but she is a realistic character. And Cam is cool? I guess?
    • Cam is actually nothing of importance, I have no care for his character
  • I'm also disappointed because the whole reason I started reading this book was because the TV Previews look interesting, and the reviews I have are pretty stellar. I guess that's just good marketing.
  • I'm not really attached to any of these characters so I don't really have enough opinion on them to write about, disappointingly so.
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