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!