The Summer I Turned Pretty (Summer I Turned Pretty, The)

Now a blockbuster original series on Prime Video! Will Belly choose Jeremiah or Conrad?

Belly has an unforgettable summer in this stunning start to the Summer I Turned Pretty series from the New York Times bestselling author of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, Jenny Han.

Some summers are just destined to be pretty.

Belly measures her life in summers. Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August. Winters are simply a time to count the weeks until the next summer, a place away from the beach house, away from Susannah, and most importantly, away from Jeremiah and Conrad. They are the boys that Belly has known since her very first summer—they have been her brother figures, her crushes, and everything in between. But one summer, one wonderful and terrible summer, the more everything changes, the more it all ends up just the way it should have been all along.

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Published May 31, 2022

304 pages

Average rating: 7.05

736 RATINGS

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Readers say *The Summer I Turned Pretty* by Jenny Han is a nostalgic, feel-good coming-of-age story that captures the essence of summer, first love, a...

Book Lover 1971
Sep 29, 2025
8/10 stars
Surprisingly good!!
ljzsreadsandreviews
Oct 22, 2024
8/10 stars
This was a super cute read. The TV show on Prime has gotten a lot of hype lately but I couldn’t get myself to watch the show without checking the books out first. This is the first of the three book series and I really enjoyed it so I’m excited to check out the next two!
Denise Lauron
May 19, 2024
8/10 stars
I picked this up because I enjoyed the movie so much, and I wanted to see how it differed from the movie. I think I would have enjoyed the book more if I hadn't had the casting and the difference in the story from the movie skewing my view of the story in the book.

I enjoyed this quick, easy read and would recommend it.
Laura
Dec 17, 2025
8/10 stars
Very short book and since ai watched the series on Prime Video, I have to say that the show was much better and the characters were developed and more characters were given a storyline in the show where they are pretty much non existent in the book. Thankfully Lily Tung was the narrator (the girl who plays Belly in the show)
Madeline M Murdock
Dec 01, 2025
10/10 stars
I loved this book so much. It just comforting to feel as if you are at the beach house in Cousins. Belly is just so relatable and adorable. This book made me laugh, cry, and swoon!

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