The Summer I Turned Pretty has divided the media once again. This show was originally based on the book series,The Summer I Turned Pretty, by Jenny Han. While the show hasn’t stuck to the books exactly, it is undoubtedly a teen favorite.
Selome Hallu with Variety Magazine reports, “According to Amazon, Season 2 of ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ is one of the 10 most-watched seasons of any series ever on Amazon Prime Video.”
The series starts out with Belly going to Cousin’s Beach, where they have gone every year since she was born. In Cousin’s it’s just Belly, her mother, Laurel, and her brother, Steven, along with her mother’s best friend, Susannah Fisher and Susannah’s two sons, Conrad and Jerimiah. For as long as Belly can remember she has been in love with Conrad Fisher, however Belly’s faithfulness is tested as Conrad and Jerimiah fight for Belly’s affections. Season one reveals that Conrad has always been the one for Belly. However, season two, one year later, everything has changed for Belly. Originally no one wanted to be together that summer, however their summer plans were wrecked and they were all forced to work together again to save their beach house.