It’s Not Summer Without You: Summer I Turned Pretty, Book 2

4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars | 36,181 ratings

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Last update: 04-26-2025


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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 (soon to be a major motion picture!), Jenny Han.

Can summer be truly summer without Cousins Beach?

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.


Top reviews from the United States

  • MommaLayne
    5.0 out of 5 stars Poignant Sequel
    Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2024
    **"It's Not Summer Without You"** by Jenny Han is the poignant sequel to **"The Summer I Turned Pretty,"** continuing Belly's journey of love and loss as she grapples with the complexities of growing up and the challenges that come with it. As summer approaches, the excitement Belly once felt about returning to Cousins Beach is overshadowed by heartache; the illness of her beloved mother, Susannah, has created a rift between her and the Fisher brothers, Conrad and Jeremiah. With Conrad's emotional distance leaving her feeling abandoned, Belly finds herself yearning for the carefree summers of the past.

    However, everything changes when Jeremiah reaches out with alarming news: Conrad has gone missing. Determined to mend their fractured relationships and to bring the trio back together, Belly realizes that returning to the beach house is essential to healing and finding closure. Han skillfully weaves themes of nostalgia, friendship, and the struggles of first love throughout the narrative, as Belly comes to terms with her feelings and the realities of adulthood. **"It's Not Summer Without You"** beautifully captures the bittersweet nature of summer and the importance of confronting unresolved emotions, making it a touching and relatable exploration of love, family, and the passage of time. Fans of the series will find themselves deeply invested in Belly's quest for connection and understanding as she navigates the complexities of her heart.
  • Katie G
    4.0 out of 5 stars Just like the show
    Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2024
    I ordered this book after watching the show. It's just like the show and is a cute coming-of-age romance novel. Highly recommend it to any teens looking for a cute read.
  • Charlotte Wolff
    5.0 out of 5 stars This book series will ruin your life!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2025
    I got so invested in this, I ended friend ships. TEAM CONRAD! No matter what they say, he has his reasons. He was literally so much older than her that it would be creepy to crush on her! This book will ruin your life, but it's worth it. Because you find out, through Belly, that love is possible!
  • LuVi
    5.0 out of 5 stars touching story
    Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2024
    Really enjoined this book. It lets you really feel and see what the narrator is thinking and feeling. Also helped I had the audio version lol
  • CindiJ
    3.0 out of 5 stars 2.5 stars overall
    Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2014
    I'm slowly making my way through this trilogy because I don't want to give up on it. But each book disappoints me more than the previous book. I just can't get into this series. And I know I'm not the target audience for this series (I'm a grown adult) but I read YA literature and never have I read a book with such a selfish, childish main character.

    Belly got to me in the first book but in this one she just went over the top. I can't count how many eye rolling moments I had while reading this. To the point where I was so relieved to see Jeremiah's chapters, which were very few. The first time my eyes rolled to the back of my head was during Susannah's funeral. I can not believe she said those things to Conrad, at his mothers funeral! I'm so sick of her getting mad at her mom for being a caring mom, for getting upset at other girls who just happened to be talking to Conrad, for getting mad at Conrad for not being able to open up to her even if she's never tried to really talk it out with him. I know this is a teenage angsty girl, but come on! I've read so many books about teenage girls, and no one acts the way she acts. It really says something about Belly when she has no other girl friends other than Taylor. And even with Taylor, she hates and is a horrible friend to. Her life pathetically revolves around these two boys and it's a horrible message to deliver to young girls.

    So this whole Jeremiah thing...I saw it coming but I didn't buy it. I just didn't understand why he was so attracted to her. In fact, I didn't buy anyone's relationship in this series. I also didn't understand why Belly was so hung up on Conrad. Jenny Han never made me see what was it about Conrad that Belly loved. To me, it is a teenage crush and if it's truly love, it didn't deliver through for me.

    Like the first book, there's nothing much in this book in way of plot. The whole book revolved around these three trying to save their beach house from being sold by Conrad and Jeremiah's dad. I didn't understand why Belly's mom had to come save the day and convince their dad to not the sell house and why that actually worked. Was there a deeper past with Belly's mom and their dad other than that she was good friend with his wife? Why wasn't what his sons wanted enough to persuade him? Why didn't he actually sit down with his boys and actually tried to understand where they were coming from? It just didn't make sense to me.

    I'm still holding out in the hopes that Jenny Han is purposefully writing Belly this way because Belly is eventually going to blossom into a likeable character in the third book. Let's see if this is the case. With that said, I do understand why this series has received the high praise from readers. I do think this would appeal to a lot of teenage girls and if I were in them, I would also enjoy this book. But because I'm not and I've read so many other great teenage book characters, I thought I'd just provide some of my thoughts.

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