{"id":5476,"date":"2023-03-08T12:00:19","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T12:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kildarelibrariesblog.com\/?p=5476"},"modified":"2024-05-08T14:30:45","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T14:30:45","slug":"book-review-the-summer-i-turned-pretty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kildarelibraries.ie\/blog\/book-review-the-summer-i-turned-pretty\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: The Summer I Turned Pretty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"734\" src=\"https:\/\/kildarelibraries.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/summer.jpg?w=194\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5478\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Author:<\/strong> Jenny Han<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Genre:<\/strong> Young Adult Fiction<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Review by:<\/strong> Chantelle, LCA Intern for Library HQ<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong> Belly measures her life in summers. Everything good occurs whilst she visits Jeremiah and Conrad at the beach house. She\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s known the two boys practically since birth. They have been her friends, her brother-figures, her crushes, and the murky waters in between all of that. However Belly is no longer that naive little kid. She\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not just her brother\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s little sister, she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s confident and becoming a new person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This summer&#8217;s going to be the best summer. The summer of all summers. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s going to be the summer that changes her life<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Review:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Summer I Turned Pretty<\/em> is the first book in Jenny Han&#8217;s <em>Summer <\/em>trilogy. The novel revolves around Belly as she attempts to shake off the little kid image Conrad and Jeremiah have built, and become the pretty woman they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll finally notice. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s all about this summer, and working on her confidence as well as attempting to navigate life with a heart that yearns for Conrad to notice her, as well as the heartbreak of a family member suffering from cancer. This novel also talks about and deals with issues of drug and alcohol abuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a slower-paced novel, dealing with some real-life issues that many face today. Recently the novel was picked up by Prime Video and made into a television series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you like the sound of this book, place a request on it on our <a href=\"https:\/\/kildare.spydus.ie\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/FULL\/WPAC\/BIBENQ\/154740772\/6577999,1\"><strong>Library Catalogue<\/strong><\/a>. If you enjoy Jenny Han, her other series, <em>To All the Boys I&#8217;ve Loved Before,<\/em> is available on <a href=\"https:\/\/kildare.borrowbox.com\/performer\/10273434\/jenny-han\"><strong>BorrowBox<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: Jenny Han Genre: Young Adult Fiction Review by: Chantelle, LCA Intern for Library HQ Synopsis: Belly measures her life in summers. Everything good occurs whilst she visits Jeremiah and Conrad at the beach house. She\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s known the two boys practically since birth. 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