The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han

The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han is a perfect book for the summer time or in need of reminiscing on summer memories. Isabell (Belly) lives her life in summers always longing for that time of year. During her summers belly and her mother and brother spend the summer on the beach with her mother's best friend (Susannah) and children. Every summer is the same for Belly except this summer since she has “blossomed”. Conrad and Jeremiah Susannah’s children start to see Belly differently than the previous summers. The Summer I Turned Pretty is the story of Belly’s summer of heartbreaks and surprises good and bad.

I would definitely recommend this book to those who like a good book on summer and summer flings. The author perfectly describes the perfect summer and takes the reader to the beach house with every description. Han makes the reader want to take a trip to the beach immediately. This phrase from the book will explain the feeling Han gives, ”For me there was-is-nothing better than walking on the beach late at night. It feels like you could walk forever, like the whole night is yours and so is the ocean. When you walk on the beach at night, you can say things you can't say in real life. In the dark you can feel really close to a person. You can say whatever you want.” The Summer I Turned Pretty is the first of a trilogy of books on Belly’s summer adventures.

Rudyana Tabbara