Book Review: It's Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han

It's Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han

It's Not Summer Without You (The Summer I Turned Pretty Book 2) by Jenny Han
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Release Date: April 27, 2010
Format: Paperback
Pages: 288 pages
Genre(s): Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Description: 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.



My Review: 

     I decided to continue reading this trilogy because I couldn't get enough of the summer-y feeling. Thank you, Jenny Han!! This book follows Belly after she finally finds out what's been keeping Conrad astray from everyone and thing. This book not only follows Belly's perspective but also from Conrad and Jeremiah as well. We get to see what's really going inside their heads as they handle this situation together. 
     Suddenly, Conrad disappears and Jeremiah asks Belly for help in order to find him. They search every place they think he would be at and finally arrive at their beach house in Cousins. Conrad doesn't want to go back to school, he wants to save what's important to Susannah; their summer beach house. Every memory, every tear, every laugh they all shared in this one place and Conrad doesn't want it to be taken away. This book shows how Conrad sees his father and how he does everything in order to save what's left.
     This book was a very light read to see the continuation of what happens with Belly and the Fisher boys. Because of the actions from Conrad, something between Belly and Jeremiah spark to life. But we'll never know if Conrad still has feelings for Belly, or if he's already given up that part of his life as well. Read the third book to find out!

Book Review: The Scorch Trials by James Dashner

The Scorch Trials by James Dashner

The Scorch Trials (The Maze Runner Book 2) by James Dashner
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Release Date: October 10, 2012
Format: Paperback
Pages: 368 pages
Genre(s): Young Adult, Dystopia, Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic
Description: Solving the Maze was supposed to be the end. 
 
Thomas was sure that escape from the Maze would mean freedom for him and the Gladers. But WICKED isn’t done yet. Phase Two has just begun. The Scorch. 
 
There are no rules. There is no help. You either make it or you die.
 
The Gladers have two weeks to cross through the Scorch—the most burned-out section of the world. And WICKED has made sure to adjust the variables and stack the odds against them. 
 
Friendships will be tested. Loyalties will be broken. All bets are off. 
 
There are others now. Their survival depends on the Gladers’ destruction—and they’re determined to survive.

My Review:
     Hearing about the movie coming out soon in late 2015, I just had to pick this book up! I read The Maze Runner quite a while ago, so many characters and events were puzzling me when I started this book. I remember reading a few chapters of The Scorch Trials from the back of the first book and it was something that kept me on the edge. I don't know what took me so long to continue the series.

     The first page of this book kept me going. It was another adventure I wanted to delve into. Everything was a mystery at first because you don't know what happens to the Gladers and what they have coming for them. After time, a lot of questions get answered and it leaves the reader satisfied.

     If you're hoping for romance in the book, there's a few chapters between Thomas and Teresa, but also other characters as well. I was extremely surprised at Teresa's character and can't wait for how it looks like on the big screen! Death does occur in this book, just like the first, and plenty of things are quite weird. But it's a great world to get to know and one of the societies that I love seeing involve with difficult scenarios for the Gladers to get past.