Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Wednesday Reads

So I started reading this book yesterday:




IT'S NOT SUMMER WITHOUT YOU by Jenny Han. Love it so far! Really good. Have I mentioned I love contemporary?

Anyway, I'm half way through the book and I was on Goodreads today and saw that after the title of this book it said, "Book 2" and I was like, "What??" I hadn't realized it was the second book in a series. So then I read the summary of book one. Jenny Han did an amazing job of seamlessly filling in the back story of book one into this book. I have not felt like I've missed a thing. I am very impressed.

So, like I said, I'm only half way done, but barring any horrible plot fouls, I'm going to say that I recommend this book. Here is the summary (warning, spoiler for book 1-THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY):

"It used to be that Belly counted the days until summer, until she was back at Cousins Beach with Conrad and Jeremiah. But not this year. Not after Susannah got sick again and Conrad stopped caring. Everything that was right and good has fallen apart, leaving Belly wishing summer would never come.
But when Jeremiah calls saying Conrad has disappeared, Belly knows what she must do to make things right again. And it can only happen back at the beach house, the three of them together, the way things used to be. If this summer really and truly is the last summer, it should end the way it started—at Cousins Beach."

Okay, now that I've read the summary, the only thing she hasn't explain is why they call her "Belly". Was that in book one? I'm guessing it would've had to have been with such a weird nickname.

5 comments:

  1. I'm not sure if that nickname would be a good thing or a bad thing... :)

    Thanks for the recommendation!

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  2. I can't even tell you how much I loved this series. Okay, I will. I loved it A LOT! I definitely recommend reading book one. I think it was my favorite. And it does answer the Belly question:)

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  3. Chantele, The book finally said her real name (Isabel). It was just in the book once. lol Crazy. But I really liked it.

    Ruth, I think I'd have a hard time reading book 1 because I already know so much now. In fact, I think I might only read this book because I fear that I'm supposed to like Conrad when I LOVE Jeremiah. I think that's what happens when you read book 2 first, you end up liking the one she doesn't end up with. And I'll be so sad if she doesn't end up with him because he's so adorable.

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  4. I can't get over the name... Belly? It's like something my older boy cousins would have called me to make me mad.

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  5. Oh, but so much can happen! But I respect your decision:)

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