We’ll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han


Publication Date: April 26, 2011


Plot: It's been two years since Conrad told Belly to go with Jeremiah. She and Jeremiah have been inseparable ever since, even attending the same college—only, their relationship hasn't exactly been the happily ever after Belly had hoped it would be. And when Jeremiah makes the worst mistake a boy can make, Belly is forced to question what she thought was true love. Does she really have a future with Jeremiah? Has she ever gotten over Conrad? It's time for Belly to decide, once and for all, who has her heart forever.




MY THOUGHTS:

The last book to this precious book series by Jenny Han gets a big ole 5 stars from me! The perfect conclusion to this series that I’ve been glued to for days. If you’ve never read these books, do yourself a favor & go read them now! Conrad + Belly forever!!


Packed with emotions, a lot of love and a lot of pain, this whole trilogy is perfect for the summer! 'm not ever sure how to articulate my feelings about this series. On the one hand we have summer nostalgia, an angsty love triangle, childhood friends to lovers, with some grief and friendship mixed in. On the other hand, Belly can be a bit immature and self-centered at times, but I love the way her relationship with Conrad develops so much that I just tend to set that aside.

If you are team Jeremiah, you probably loved most of this book, and I was so worried that we were going to get the most disappointing ending of all time. The only negative thing I have to say about this book is how it seemed rushed and we didn’t get enough development for our happily ever after (but hopefully Jenny will give us a bit more in the show!)


Should you read it? Short answer, yes! It's a cute, summer read that you can binge in a day. And Conrad is the brooding, angsty bad boy that we all love. Go read this series now!

☆ Rating: 5/5 stars 

FAVORITE QUOTES


“He didn’t give me flowers or candy. He gave me the moon and the stars. Infinity.”


“Maybe that was how it was with all first loves. They own a little piece of your heart, always.”


“Because it felt final. I always believed that we would find our way back to each other every time. That no matter what, we would be connected—by our history, by this house. But this time, this last time, it felt final. Like I would never see him again, or that when I did, it would be different, there would be a mountain between us.”


“But just because you bury something, that doesn’t mean it stops existing. Those feelings, they’d been there all along. All that time. I had to face it. He was part of my DNA. I had brown hair and I had freckles and I would always have Conrad in my heart.”


“He was marrying my girl, and I couldn’t do anything about it. I just had to watch it happen, because he was my brother, because I promised.”

FAVORITE QUOTES


“He didn’t give me flowers or candy. He gave me the moon and the stars. Infinity.”


“Maybe that was how it was with all first loves. They own a little piece of your heart, always.”


“Because it felt final. I always believed that we would find our way back to each other every time. That no matter what, we would be connected—by our history, by this house. But this time, this last time, it felt final. Like I would never see him again, or that when I did, it would be different, there would be a mountain between us.”


“But just because you bury something, that doesn’t mean it stops existing. Those feelings, they’d been there all along. All that time. I had to face it. He was part of my DNA. I had brown hair and I had freckles and I would always have Conrad in my heart.”


“He was marrying my girl, and I couldn’t do anything about it. I just had to watch it happen, because he was my brother, because I promised.”