I nearly melted when Conrad was introduced. That strong, silent, protective guy, why, he was even sexier than Edward Cullen! And although he didn't sparkle, he certainly made up for it by his sorrowful brooding, which my heart soared out to. I mean, who DOESN'T understand when someone who is in pain turns to drinking and picking fights at parties?There is just something so alluring, so captivating, about Conrad, because what he does not say or do in words is immediately engraved in my ever-lovin...

Ahhh such a good book to get into the summer mindset and I’m SO excited to start the sequel. I love the setting and the characters. It made me so nostalgic for past summers when I was in high school.

Perfect book to get me into the summer mindset! I started reading it this morning when I got to the beach and I didn't stop until I read the entire book. This book is about more than summer and romance, but also family, self, and loss. I enjoyed every single character and how they were more complex than they first appeared. I definitely want to read the rest of the series soon (and also go to the beach a couple dozen more times).

it is currently 4:30 am, i just read this in one sitting and i can confidently say this book was one of the cutest, most comforting reads EVER. it’s cliche and i hate the love triangle trope, but i am obsessed with the summer i turned pretty. i related to soooo much of this, it’s actually crazy. belly and i are very similar lol. this book made me laugh, tear up, and made me really frustrated at times. i am about to order the next two books in the series, because i have to know what happens next,...

3.5/5I was in the mood for a YA contemporary romance and this was perfect for that. I loved the story, even if most of the characters were not super developed. Just a good ol' YA contemporary romance.I liked Belly for the most part even though she was a little bratty at times, LOVED Jeremiah, liked Cam alright, and didn't really love Conrad most of the time. Overall, pretty alright! I'm excited to read the rest of the trilogy.

I had no idea I would end up in tears at the end of this book! :( such a quick & easy read which was perfect because I felt a reading slump coming along. This book had such good summer vibes and I loved every character so much! This story focuses on 4 teenagers, their moms, and the beach house in which they have spent every single summer since they were born. There's a lot of depth in this book which I didn't really expect since it feels like such a quick read. Even though, I predicted what ende...

Just some thoughts.Actual rating: 2.5 stars Belly: Belly's pretty much clueless the whole time. She thinks the world revolves around her but it doesn't. She's shallow as hell. But for some reason, she doesn't annoy me too much. (She was getting on my nerves a lot toward the end of the book, though.) Overall, she's just an okay character.(view spoiler)[Though I can't believe how she treated Cam...she just abandoned him after using him for so long. What the heck? (hide spoiler)] I also don't g...

I didn't like this book.The thing that bother me the most was the girl, Belly, she was VERY annoying. I also just couldn't connect with the story, I mean all the book is about how much she loooooves Conrad (one of her mom's best friend's sons) and everything in her lifes revolves around Conrad.It was bording on obsession actually, she came across as pathetic. And she complained about EVERYTHING, that the boys wouldn't play with her, that the boys weren't paying her attention, that her bestfriend...

4.5? 5? I don't even know, but this book read like a dream and I really enjoyed it. Also, I am terrified about what is going to happen in the later books.

*** 2.5 stars ***“Would you rather live one perfect day over and over or live your life with no perfect days but just decent ones?” I started reading ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ because I felt like a reading slump was heading my way and a couple of people told me that this would be the perfect book to read in such a situation. And it actually is because this was such a quick read and I finished it in less than a day. It’s also a perfect summer read that you can enjoy while spending your time on...

I read it in one sitting. Even though there’s a thin air of sadness coating the story’s atmosphere, to me it was still familiar, warm and comforting. Jenny Han’s writing and stories usually do that. I appreciate how the first book to this trilogy is more like a coming off age novel more than anything. The writing actually reminds me of that of Shug, a middle school book written by Ms. Han which was completely endearing. The entire story happens in a span of an entire summer but I was impressed w...

Amazing...that's only thing i can say! :) I recommend this book to everybody. One of the best books I've ever read :)EDIT: I keep getting notifications that people like this review and I wondered why, then after seeing other reviews I understood. Here is the thing, I thought that if I read this book again now I wouldn't like it as much as me being mature and all that (put into a box in my brain labeled "lies I tell myself"). For that reason I didn't want to read To All the Boys I've Loved Before...

There was so much about this book that bothered me, and I almost gave up on it several times. I think the thing that bothered me most though was the protagonist. Very often, if I can't connect or feel compassion for the main character, the book has slim to no chance of winning me over. In my opinion, Belly was such an immature, self-focused and petulant child. Her actions and feelings about events and people really were annoying that I wanted to shake some sense into her, I'll provide more speci...

This book made me want to cry tears of blood.Belly, if someone is hurting and tells you to stop talking, you don’t just kiss them. Also, if you and your friend overhear about his mother’s breast cancer, you don’t think thoughts like ‘oh, I hope she doesn’t loose a boob’No. Just, no.My husband does not approve of you.Low Points in this book: Belly. Girl, this is for being whiny and obnoxious. Also, for being a bitch to your mother and thinking that she would never ever do anything for you and f...

Hi, so this book isn't technically a five-star read. It's a little cliche and a lot cheesy and centres around a love triangle and just is not a literary masterpiece. I don't care about any of that though because this is the book I was reading before I was a reader. This is the book that made me want to read. This was the first book I read into the night. The first book I couldn't put down. This was the book of my preteen years and the nostalgia I feel for this book surpasses any reservations I h...

my sister has taken over my old room.due to the fact that i am 23 years old, lazy, and immature, a good chunk of my belongings are still in my parents' house. this means that up until a week or so ago, my bookshelves (see my profile picture) were largely intact.in a room my sister now lives in.which means, if you know anything about little sisters, that my books are being treated like a library. except with no organizational system or accountability of any kind. which is how upon my return, i ha...

Rating: 4 1/2 stars Characters: 5 stars Setting: 5 starsPlot: 4 Honourable Mention: To Susannah. For being the embodiment of summer, and pretty much perfect. ***OOH, possible spoilers ahead guys, watch out!Well. So that was... I feel a lot like this: Because I am sure of two things: 1.) I freaking love this series. And Conrad. I really freaking adore him, more than Jeremiah I am happy to say. Ah, to be young and fictionally in love...2.) This is my new favourite series. And three, becau...

284 pages where absolutely nothing happened.I've read many books with annoying-but-bearable protagonists, but this one made me want to pull my own hair out.Belly wasn't that bad, but whenever I tried to like her, she immediately did something entirely stupid and I just had to hate her all over again. Not exaggerating, but she was annoying 90% of the time. Like how many boys was she interested in at the same time? Did she even realize she was basically hurting every one of them by making a move o...

☼ An awesome summer read ☼This story was so cute! I loved all the characters because each and every one of them made me grin happily. Belly "It was a summer I'd never, ever forget.It was the summer everything began. It was the summer I turned pretty." Belly's whole life was measured in summers. According to her, winter didn't count. It was summer that mattered. Why? Because she gets to meet her two favorite boys, Conrad and Jeremiah.I found Belly very amusing and fun to read about. She was such...

What a perfect summer beach read! Belly is 15 about to turn 16 and spends every summer at the beach with her mom’s family friend, who has two sons, Jeremiah and Conrad. The complicated relationships there are the focus of the book. Belly has had a crush on older son Conrad since forever, but he’s two years older and mostly sees her as pretty annoying. And in all fairness, Belly is definitely the least mature of the group, but then she’s also the youngest. Can we blame a guy going into college in...