REVIEW: The Summer I Turned Pretty (Summer #1) by Jenny Han
The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han Series: Summer #1 Published by Penguin on 3rd June 2010 Pages: 288 Every year Isabel spends a perfect summer at her family friends' house. There's the swimming pool at night, the private stretch of sandy beach... and the two boys. Unavailable, aloof Conrad - who she's been in love with forever - and friendly Jeremiah, the only one who's ever really paid her any attention. But this year something is different. An easy contemporary read, that is certainly targeted more towards the younger audience in the young adult genre. Oh where to start with this novel. I think one of the key aspects of this novel that threw me, is our main character Belly. I believe, dependant on your age, the way you read her will differ. Personally I found her to be a rather petty and immature character. Belly constantly played the victim, and although this I believe strongly related to her age, to read it from her perspective re