It's Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han (4/5)

Loving two people at once is possible, but ultimately there’s only one in the end. The book It’s Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han portrays this theme and is the second novel to a trilogy series for young-adults. The story is about highschool student Isabel Conklin, who goes by Belly, and her love for the Fisher brothers, Jeremiah and Conrad. Belly's family and the Fishers have visited Cousins Beach and stayed at their beach house every summer together since they were babies. Both mothers of the families were best friends and have always seen their girl Belly with one of the sons. As Belly and the brothers got older, tension was built between them. Belly had always had a crush on Conrad, the older Fisher brother, but later found herself in a long-term relationship with Jeremiah. Conrad was the arrogant, shy, and mysterious one while Jeremiah was bubbly, open, and sweet. Conflict rises as Belly makes childish decisions and puts herself in even more of a pickle with the help of her best friend Taylor. Meanwhile, trying to figure out which brother she’d end up together with. I find this book to be very relatable for teens and Jenny Han did a wonderful job connecting her writing to modern day situations that readers would enjoy reading. Although the writing and format of the storyline was very well done, I found the main character to be frustrating to readers by the many youthful, childish, and idiotic decisions that she made in regards to the boys and their feelings. Overall, the book was a good read and kept me screaming out of frustration one minute and sighing out of relief another. That's a feeling that intrigues me to want to hear more about the novel. I believe people interested in romantic movies and or coming of age stories would love this book because of its protagonist and love interest rivalry aspect. Finally, reading It’s Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han was not a waste of time and definitely brought me entertainment whether or not it was in a positive or negative way. I’d rate this a 4/5.