His character undergoes a dramatic transformation in the third novel, changing from Golden Boy to Frat Boy, after spending some years at university. However, he grows tired of burying his feelings and demands his fair chance with her. Like Conrad, he falls for Belly in the first novel but allows his brother to pursue her first. He is a good friend to Belly and a loving brother to Conrad and deeply loves his family more than anything. Jeremiah "Jere" Fisher - The supposed golden boy of the Fisher family and supportive force in the family where Conrad is known to be the turmoil. Despite everything, he sincerely loves his family and friends and wants only what is best for them. In the first book, he develops feelings for Belly after finally noticing her, but has a very rocky relationship with her. He’s rebellious, stubborn and infuriating a great deal of the time with his family and friends since they struggle to understand him. He is known to push away his loved ones and keeps his emotions and feelings inside and rarely, if ever, expresses them. She also holds a passion for swimming and the feeling of being in water, finding it peaceful, and holds a great talent for the sport.Ĭonrad Fisher - The eldest son of Susannah and Mr. This is further complicated when she finds herself developing feelings for Jeremiah, resulting in an intense love triangle between the three. She has had a crush on Conrad since she was young, but her relationship with him proves to be rather rocky throughout the trilogy. She is known to be persevering, head-strong, sometimes domineering, and yet equally fragile. She is the daughter of Laurel and younger sister of Steven. Isabel "Belly" Conklin - The main character, narrator and protagonist in the series. You can also read my review on Goodreads here.Ĭheck out The Summer I Turned Pretty on Goodreads, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble.The following are the characters of the The Summer I Turned Pretty trilogy. It put a new perspective on the entire book, and gave it more depth and emotion. I was pretty surprised by the ending as well. I liked all three of the love interests as well by themselves (just not with Belly!). I liked most of the characters besides Belly! The two moms–Belly’s and Jeremiah/Conrad’s–were wonderful characters, and I love how they were such good moms, but still friends themselves and good characters. I read it all in one sitting, and it’s a fun book to fly through in the summer and just give you good vibes. With that being said, Belly aside, there were some things I liked about this book. But I honestly didn’t ship Belly with any of the guys–none of them gave me the feelies!–and I thought that she treated her boyfriend terribly! BUT THEN she almost throws a fit when people don’t go along with her crazy schemes, and thinks everyone’s behavior is because of her?ĪND don’t even get me started on the love “triangle.” Which was really more of a love square because there are three love interests? Why three people all like this girl is beyond me. However, that was spoiled by how selfish and immature Belly struck me as.īelly seems to spend the entire book trying to be mature, a girl who kisses her boyfriend (apparently never being kissed at age 13 makes you soooo immature), wants to go skinny dipping, and wants to drive before she’s of age. I thought that this would be a really fun, light summer read. I had really high hopes going into this one because I enjoyed Han’s To All The Boys series so much.
She’s basically grown up with these boys, but there’s something more, a secret love she harbors, and this summer, the summer she turns 16, the summer she’s finally grown into herself, this summer everything can change. That’s what Belly experienced in the summer she turned pretty.Įvery summer, Belly goes to Cousins Beach with her mom, brother, and their close family friends, Jeremiah and Conrad. First kisses, first romances, first loves. Especially as a teenager when there’s nothing but opportunities ahead, opportunities for firsts. “It’s the imperfections that make things beautiful.”Īnything can happen in a summer. But one summer, one terrible and wonderful summer, the more everything changes, the more it all ends up just the way it should have been all along. 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. 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. Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August.
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