The Summer I Turned Pretty
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The Summer I Turned Pretty

by Jenny Han

2009•Romance•272 pages

Taste attributes: romanceteendramatried & testedwholesomerealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agelove conquers allcomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeA grounded romance novel that is simple, wholesome and stirring. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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4.3 / 5

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About This Book

This book is fresh fun and exciting. 15 year Belly Conklin is enjoying another summer with the people that she loves in Cousins, a place she's been going to since she was a baby! The fishers, Aka Jerimiah and Conrad, are finally grown up, and Belly feels like she can fit in aswell. Belly would be turning 16 this year, as now she feels as if she can fit in with the boys.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

RomanceTeenDramaComing of ageLove conquers allComplex relationship

Subjects

BeachesComing of ageFriendshipInterpersonal relationsSummerVacation homesTeenage girlsTeenage boy/girl

Details

Author
Jenny Han
Published
2009
Pages
272
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