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  • The Summer I Turned Pretty

  • By: Jenny Han
  • Narrated by: Lola Tung
  • Length: 6 hrs
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (490 ratings)

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The Summer I Turned Pretty

By: Jenny Han
Narrated by: Lola Tung
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Summary

Belly has an unforgettable summer in this stunning start to the Summer I Turned Pretty series from the New York Times bestselling author of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before (now a major motion picture!), Jenny Han.

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.

©2009 Jenny Han (P)2022 Recorded Books
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Love the show, obsessed with the books!

Unfortunately I watched the series first (even though it was/is a great show) when I should have read the books first!

There is so much relatability in this and the raw love and passion is what kept me going! I am glad for how it ended but could’ve used a little more ‘spice’ 🌶️. But it is a teen book so get why not. Still loved every aspect of all three books and found it hard to put it down!

10/10 recommend ♥️

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The Summer I Turned Pretty (Light)

I’ve come to this post two seasons on Amazon. Listened to it in a couple of sittings. It’s light and easy, but I do prefer the TV show. The show made me cry; there is so much depth and emotion. The book is like a pared back version. (I know the books came first!) It’s nice to hear the original story and I think I enjoyed it more because I was picturing the show throughout. It’s well written and pleasantly narrated, but the plot and characters seem thin.

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Pleasant enough

Enjoyable book. I would recommend to listen on the plus catalogue but I wouldn’t use a credit for it. Great ‘palate cleanser’ book.

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Love it

I loved that the voice didn’t sound like a computer it made it feel mor warm if u get what I mean, I love the way the character are with each other it sounds like such a fun environment so i would tell teen/young adult
Readers to listen to the book!

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Exactly what I hoped for

I too have spent every summer of my younger years at the beach and I really could just taste the salt and smell the ocean from the words. Lola Tung’s performance brings it all alive. Exactly how I’d imagine Belly would sound like!

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honestly love it!!

i’m not really into books so i tried audiobooks and i still wasn’t too tempted but i listened to this after watching the series and OMG this has definitely convinced me to read more(or listen rather) of this genre,and i also love how it’s read by lola tung(belly)!!!

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Beautifully read

Loved the series and loved the book - such a great reading! The actress really brought it all to life.

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5 stars

Well read by Lola Tung and just like the TV series. Amazing story line relatable to so many teenagers.

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The perfect summer listen!

Lola really brought this story to life. The perfect narrator and the perfect Belly. Excited to hear the rest

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Well done!

Lola Tung is amazing narrating the story and, now that many more of us have the TV series to relate to, it’s really fun to hear her change her tone accordingly to each character. The story seems less detailed as I expected but overall a great book and an even greater listen!

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