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

5.0

Summer is the time for being free, for being everything else we can't be for the rest of the year. And for Belly, summer is a time for love. This summer is also a time for change, growth and taking chances. First love never really dies and all the love that follows your first will always have to measure up to it. And sometimes when we fall in love, we don't realize how destructive it is, how we only give importance to that other person and don't value ourselves. Sometimes, we overlook the pain they cause us because of the mere fact that we love them. I hope Belly finally learns to love herself more and to give herself a better shot at love with somebody else, like Jeremiah or Cam. Like Belly, we should learn to see ourselves real worth before we can expect somebody else to value and treasure us. I hope Belly becomes like summer, free and reckless.