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Summer I Turned Pretty (Turtleback School & Library)
Summer I Turned Pretty (Turtleback School & Library) | Jenny Han
149 posts | 304 read | 6 reading | 68 to read
Some summers are just destined to be prettyBelly 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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Heleentje
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It was fine.

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This book is all catchy dialogue and sun-kissed imagery. Nothing could be more appropriate in the dog days of summer. One minute, you will feel like you are in the sand at the beach, the next, you will remember exactly how this summer felt when you seemed nowhere near adulthood.....
Full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6499599091

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monkeygirlsmama
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I selected this title on a whim... Initially I thought it was mildly interesting, but in truth I thought about DNFing it. It wasn't that it wasn't good; it just wasn't engaging me. I was, however, listening to the #audiobook version and I was quite enjoying the narrator. So I kept listening, and before you know it i was at the end. Turns out, I'm glad I didn't DNF it and I'm actually looking forward to picking up the subsequent titles.

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BookishGirl06
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I think my book was misprinted somehow. I happened to flip through the book and noticed part of the book got cut off or something 😳😱.

Edit:the rest of the book looks a kids activity book

AnnCrystal Yikes 😳❕❗ 5mo
BookishGirl06 @AnnCrystal the whole ending is gone. It‘s just filled with random things you‘d find in a kids activity book 5mo
LiteraryinPA Weird!! 5mo
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TEArificbooks I had a book once that was missing 32 pages of the book and in its place was was the first 32 pages repeated. 5mo
BookishGirl06 @TEArificbooks ouch. I guess at least with mine it‘s a little entertaining but still annoying bc now I had to borrow an audiobook off libby just so I can finish it 5mo
quietjenn Oops! That is not great. 5mo
AnnCrystal That is just wrong!

I once discovered pages in a book that were only half printed. The text disappeared right off the side of the page. Terribly annoying!
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mcctrish I think it‘s hilarious that the substituted pages say ‘take a hike‘ cuz that‘s what the rest of your story did but I‘d be so mad and disappointed 5mo
monkeygirlsmama Oooof! 5mo
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BookishGirl06
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Started this

monkeygirlsmama I started this today and almost finished. But, frick, I forgot it was the first of a trilogy! 🤦‍♀️ Now I'm gonna HAVE to listen to the next two next week. 😝 5mo
BookishGirl06 @monkeygirlsmama well I thought the first one went pretty quick. The other 2 probably the same ? 5mo
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Rachel.Rencher
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I'm sailing through this YA romance. It's pretty cute and reminds me of my summers I spent in Maine as a kid, although I didn't have cute neighbor boys to fawn over. 😂

Thank you to everyone for all the well-wishing on the last post. I got a pretty strong dose of Prednisone and a nebulizer. That paired with 4 days of resting & eating clean seemed to curb this lupus flare. I'm learning what it means to manage this one day at a time. 💜

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Ms. Han,
I said I was going to read you last year and the year before that but time and other books just kept getting in the way but now…I‘ve been challenged to finish it by next week! Scholar: I bet you won‘t. Me: Watch and learn young grass hopper!

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Shemac77
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Great on audible. The narrator took some getting used to.

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Shemac77
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Next audible

Balibee146 Awww 🐱 8mo
IuliaC 😻 8mo
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JenReadsAlot Adorable 8mo
LeahBergen 😆😆 8mo
kspenmoll What a cutie- is he begging to come in or just spying? 😻 8mo
Shemac77 Little bit of both! He‘s such a character. @kspenmoll 8mo
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Bookishgal71
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I am a fan of YA romances, and I kind of loved the series on Prime so o read the book. They literally have different endings. I actually preferred the show this time. Very rare.

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Belly felt likable and realistic. I could relate to her life as an only girl in the group.

This was really perfect summer read but could have been a bit lighter. I prefer summer books that feel cozy.

I might have had a bit too high expectations for this book. I was surprised how little there happened and I wasn't intrigued to read more.

This wasn't a book for me but at the same time I appreciate how realistic this felt.

#SeriesLove23

TheSpineView Well done! 11mo
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KatieRose23
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My amazing bf got me this series and I couldn‘t resist starting it today. So far, so good! 😊

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I guess I need to move this up my TBR, especially since my scholars are reading this in one sitting.

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Read it because I loved the show love it so emotional

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2 years since Amethyst now for those of you who don't know she was my baby I lost through ruptured ectopic pregnancy and almost died.... The summer I turned pretty fanfic I was reading earlier same thing happened in it was like reliving it all over again

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RavenclawPrincess913

So I don't understand why people are saying Conrad left Belly was it different in the books? What I remember is she left him instead of being there for him when he was loosing his mom...

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Cute YA read. A quick read too!

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I'm sure I would be more rabid about this series if I weren't twice Belly's age, but I get the praise! The drama was delicious, and the characters were realistic depictions of teens. I really felt for Laurel and Beck most of all! Because I'm OLD. #yalit #yaromance

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RavenclawPrincess913

How does book compare to the show??? Are the books any good?

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My niece picked this audiobook for our annual drive bringing her home after a week visiting with us—a reread for her, and she‘s been rewatching the adaptation too, starring Lola Tung whose narration here is exceptional! I was surprised by how literary this young adult romance is—wistful, bittersweet nostalgia just permeates every page, with complex characters. It‘s pretty quiet and slow moving for YA and yet kept the whole car riveted for 6 hours.

ShyBookOwl What a nice tradition! 1y
underground_bks @ShyBookOwl she always falls asleep so it was good to have a reread this time 😂 1y
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Britdarko
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This is my second read through. I started the Amazon series last year when I needed something to watch for an plane trip. I realized after the fact that it was a series. The book was better the second time through. I read it in 2 days. It‘s youthful and hopeful and reminds you of human emotions that can be forgotten in the seriousness of adulthood.

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guidosophia
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This was a fun carefree summer book that I really enjoyed reading and I was able to read it pretty fast. I‘ve wanted to read this series since the show came out but the wait for the books at the library was always too long. I‘m glad I got to read it finally. I must say it did not feel like a romance at all. Some parts felt forced, like the love triangle was lowkey just thrown in there. But still fun and the end had me crying

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Grab your beach bags and your fainting couches, because Episode 243 of my book podcast will leave you feeling seriously swoony. We talk about THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY! ☀️✨ listen at the link in my bio!

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Best friends are important. They're the closest thing to a sister you'll ever have.

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