The Summer I Turned Pretty

The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
Jenny Han
Star Rating
★★★
Reviewer's Rating
Sep 27, 2022

The Summer I Turned Pretty, by Jenny Han, is a romance novel and the first in a three-novel

series.



The Summer I Turned Pretty follows Isabella, or Belly, Conklin for one summer. Every year, she

visits Cousins Beach with her brother, Steven, and they stay with the Fishers. The Fishers consist

of Susannah Fisher and her two sons, Conrad and Jeremiah. After spending years having a crush

on Conrad, it only took one summer for Conrad to finally take notice of Belly. But that isn’t all,

Jeremiah also seems to be interested now. The three of them spend a summer together, full of

heartbreak but also new beginnings. Follow along as Jenny Han takes you through a riveting

tale about one summer in Cousins and how much of Belly’s life could change.



In The Summer I Turned Pretty, Jenny Han takes you through the ups and downs of Belly’s life,

through when she must to make hard decisions but also when she is having the most fun of her

life. The effective writing makes the reader feel like they are in the text. The detailed imagery

allows us to immerse ourselves in the experience and all the emotions Belly is feeling with

Conrad and Jeremiah. The suspense involved in the decision of choosing between Conrad and

Jeremiah also draws readers in. It keeps the reader on the edge of their seat because the tide

always shifts as to who it seems like Belly will choose. In the first three-part series, Han uses

different literary techniques and symbolism to signify meaning with Conrad and Jeremiah’s

actions. Overall, the novel delivers on its expectations but does not exceed them.

 

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