It's Not Summer Without You (The Summer I Turned Pretty Book 2) Kindle Edition

**"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.

I wanted to get back into reading and started off with easy to read YA. After reading Return to the Walter Boys and hating the ending (im still salty, it gave nothing) I did some research for similar books BUT BETTER, as in an actual good and satisfying ending. So far, I'm 2 books in to the Summer i turned pretty trilogy, it's been 3 days and I'm hoping for the best with the 3rd one. If you're into the love triangle, easy to read romcom that will keep you on your toes then this book is for you.

Being with Conrad was supposed to make everything better, but instead it's one more thing that's fallen apart in the aftermath of Susannah getting sick again.Belly doesn't know who she is without summers at Cousins Beach. She doesn't know what to make of Conrad's apathy or the distance that's grown between them since last summer.In a year where so many things have changed, Belly isn't sure if she can keep pining for Conrad. All she really knows is that when Jeremiah calls to tell her that Conrad has disappeared, she has to help find him in It's Not Summer Without You (2010) by Jenny Han.It's Not Summer Without You is the second book in Han's Summer trilogy which begins in The Summer I Turned Pretty.Belly narrates most of this book with a few chapters interspersed from Jeremiah's point of view. Belly spends so much of this series focused on Conrad that it was interesting to see more of Jeremiah's perspective.With the addition of Jeremiah's chapters and the story shifting away from Cousins, all of the characters are more developed here. The tension between Belly and both Fisher boys is palpable as all three try to reconcile themselves to the loss of the summer cocoon that used to bind them together.It's Not Summer Without You is a melancholy installment but the series is stronger because of it as another layer of depth is added to the story. Han takes the familiar elements from The Summer I Turned Pretty and inverts them to make this an entirely new reading experience. A must-read for fans of the series and as much of a page-turner as you're likely to find in a breezy contemporary--let's just say I gasped more than once as I made my way to the end of this book!Possible Pairings: Stay Sweet by Siobhan Vivian, Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum, Love and Other Perishable Items by Laura Buzo, Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen, I Believe in a Thing Called Love by Maurene Goo, Nantucket Blue by Leila Howland, The Museum of Heartbreak by Meg Leder, The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart, When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon,Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler

She's killing me with these endings!! But I did love the book. Read the whole thing in 3 hours. I'll be going crazy waiting to read the third book. I mean, I have a day job. Lol!