Was It Really The Summer I Turned Pretty?

This year's hit TV show has been The Summer I Turned Pretty. Everywhere I turned, people were either talking about it, posting about it or recommending it. I decided that before I watch show for the first time, I would read the books to compare. So far I have been impressed with the series and understand why it has become so popular. I've been watching the series as well and have seen that there are a lot of differences so far!

Some summers are just destined to be pretty. Belly measures her life in summers. Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August. Winters are simply a time to count the weeks until the next summer, a place away from the beach house, away from Susannah and most importantly, away from Jeremiah and Conrad. They are the boys that Belly has known since her very first summer, they have been her brother figures, her crushes and everything in between. But one summer, one wonderful and terrible summer, the more everything changes, the more it all ends up just the way it should have been all along.

Now, one of the biggest questions fans always seem to debate is if each viewer/reader is team Conrad or Jeremiah. Honestly, if you were to ask me right now which team I’m on, I’d have to say neither. They both have had their moments where I like them, but they have often had rougher moments with Belly that make me change my mind.

I will say that I was not super in love with the book either, since it tends to skip a lot between the present and the past. It becomes very confusing as to when the section of the book is taking place. The TV Series has been really good and I find a lot easier to follow than the book. I have noticed plenty of differences such as Laurel finding her own love in the show. Some of the events of the book 

Overall, I have truly enjoyed reading this series, especially now that I am older because I feel like I can really relate with Belly. I am the middle cousin so all of my older cousins clicked well because there was a 3 year gap between me and the youngest of the oldest. The same thing applied to my younger cousins so I felt stuck in the middle with no where to go. I would try to fit in and impress my cousins to find where I belonged with my family, but just like Belly, I often made a large mistake that outcasted me even more.

I cannot wait to continue this roller coaster of a series and see what else lies ahead for Belly and who ultimately ends as her forever person.