It's Not Summer Without You
Now a blockbuster original series on Prime Video! Will Belly choose Jeremiah or Conrad?
Belly finds out what comes after falling in love in this follow-up to The Summer I Turned Pretty from the New York Times bestselling author of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before (now a major motion picture!), Jenny Han.
It used to be that Belly counted the days until summer, until she was back at Cousins Beach with Conrad and Jeremiah. But not this year. Not after Susannah got sick again and Conrad stopped caring. Everything that was right and good has fallen apart, leaving Belly wishing summer would never come. But when Jeremiah calls saying Conrad has disappeared, Belly knows what she must do to make things right again. And it can only happen back at the beach house, the three of them together, the way things used to be. If this summer really and truly is the last summer, it should end the way it started—at Cousins Beach.
Belly finds out what comes after falling in love in this follow-up to The Summer I Turned Pretty from the New York Times bestselling author of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before (now a major motion picture!), Jenny Han.
It used to be that Belly counted the days until summer, until she was back at Cousins Beach with Conrad and Jeremiah. But not this year. Not after Susannah got sick again and Conrad stopped caring. Everything that was right and good has fallen apart, leaving Belly wishing summer would never come. But when Jeremiah calls saying Conrad has disappeared, Belly knows what she must do to make things right again. And it can only happen back at the beach house, the three of them together, the way things used to be. If this summer really and truly is the last summer, it should end the way it started—at Cousins Beach.
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This was a nice follow-up to how the first book ended but there was so much happening. Firstly, I cried way more in this one because all things Susannah just got me going. It was really sad to see how much all of the kids’ lives changed when she passed and seeing the interaction between Conrad, Jeremiah and Belly had me hooked the whole time. Can’t wait to see how everything wraps up in the third book!
I saw many coping methods for grief in this book. I felt like Belly was relatable in the last book, whereas in this book I felt more annoyed at her, specifically at how she treated people like Taylor and the Summer boys. Laurel at times seemed to be absent as a mother, but she rly pulled through in the end. And screw Jeremiah and Conrad's dad.... :( .
I enjoyed It’s Not Summer Without You more than The Summer I Turned Pretty. I enjoyed the dual narration from both Belly and Jeremiah. But this book was incredibly sad. The death of Susannah. Belly and Conrad’s relationship. Belly and Laurel’s Relationship. Conrad and Jeremiah and Adam’s relationship. Just so much sadness. And poor Belly just trying to navigate love and loss.
Rather than the first book this one had me locked from the first page. It says it all that i read the whole thing within 24h.
⭐️⭐️ Frustrating, Messy, and Lacking the Summer Magic
It's Not Summer Without You had all the teen drama I expected, but without the charm that made the first book feel special. The beach house, the nostalgia, the lighthearted summer atmosphere—all of that was gone, and what was left felt frustrating and emotionally draining in a way that wasn’t satisfying.
Belly’s love triangle with Conrad and Jeremiah got even messier, but instead of feeling invested, I just felt exhausted. Conrad was even more distant and broody, Jeremiah was still the nice guy in waiting, and Belly spent most of the book confused and heartbroken—which, honestly, I get, but it made for a really repetitive and frustrating read. I wanted someone to communicate like an actual person instead of sulking and making everything harder.
The emotional weight of Susannah’s absence was important, and I appreciated how grief played a role in the story, but it felt overshadowed by all the relationship drama. The pacing dragged, the characters kept making questionable decisions, and overall, it just felt like a book full of waiting around for something big to happen—and when it did, it wasn’t really worth it.
I wanted to love this, but it lacked the fun, warmth, and emotional depth that could have made it a strong sequel. Instead, it just left me frustrated. Hoping the final book brings back some of the magic
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