“The Summer I turned Pretty” is a trilogy written by Jenny Han. The trilogy was nominated for many awards leading to the making of a show. The show and books are very popular today.
About the Author
According to En forme, Jenny Han comes from a South Korean background. She released her novel, “Shug”, in 2006. The novel brought Han’s name out to the world, leading her future writing into success. She later went on to write two popular trilogies: “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” and “The Summer I Turned Pretty”.
Both series of books were a hit and led into the making of three films and three seasons which were both very successful. “The Summer I Turned Pretty” books were launched in 2009, 2010, and 2011. The show debuted in 2022, and the two later seasons were released in 2023 and 2025.
“To all the boys I’ve Loved Before” was launched in 2014 and the following books were released in 2015 and 2017. The films were released in 2018, 2020, and 2021.
The Book
“The Summer I turn Pretty” fallows a girl and two boys. Their moms were best friends in High School and raised their children to be like siblings. Isabel and Steven are the children of Laurel Park. Conrad and Jermiah are the children of Susannah Fisher.
Isabel (also known as Belly), had always had a crush on Conrad, but he would never give her the attention she wanted. Jeremiah on the other hand has a crush on Belly. The three characters go throughout the entire trilogy with this conflict.
The Media
After the first season, many fans had different opinions. The media was divided based on who they thought Belly should end up with.
“Team Conrad of course! He was more mature, while Jermiah only wanted Belly for her looks.” said Ivana Gidado, a student at Colonia High School.
Each boy had a team, Team Conrad and Team Jermiah and the conflict led all the way up to the season finally.
Another Colonia High School student, Bianca Oliveira said, “Team Conrand, because he was a better choice, he always loved Belly. Jeremiah didn’t love her until she turned pretty, but Conrad always had a special place for her in his heart”.
The Show
Similarly, the show aligned with the book. There were extra details and some details that were left out, but overall it was pretty close to the book. When the first seasons launched it streamed about 9 million views. When the second season launched it doubled according to The Hollywood Reporter. For the final seasons, it reached 70 million viewers in its first 70 days as stated by Deadline .
Movie?
After the finale, viewers were sad. The ending was very much loved, but fans were sad it was over. Belly chose Conrad and viewers only got to see a couple of minutes of them being together. When the show came to an end, a rumor of a movie to see more of Belly and Conrad was teased. Now viewers question if it’s true! Will they see the move of Belly and Conrad?
