“The Summer I Turned Pretty” season two is lastly right here. The present, primarily based on the Jenny Han collection of YA novels, premiered its first season in June 2022, and hopeless romantics couldn’t get sufficient of the dramatic teen romance and love triangle that the primary character, Isabel (Belly), skilled. Now, season two, which premiered its first three episodes on July 14, makes use of the occasions of Han’s second novel, “It’s Not Summer Without You,” for the plot. Can’t await all of the episodes to drop? Read forward for guide spoilers to get an thought of the place Belly’s story might go this time round.
“It’s Not Summer Without You” Summary
The novel begins one 12 months after “The Summer I Turned Pretty” ends, with Belly having a daydream about being again at Cousins Beach with the Fishers. To her dismay, she involves and realizes she is definitely in her hometown with mates from college. We study instantly that Belly and Conrad are usually not collectively, that she is just not planning a visit to Cousins for the summer season, and that Susannah has died. Conrad and Belly saved in contact all through the college 12 months and even spent a while collectively as Conrad drove to go to her, however their romance led to May.
“It’s Not Summer Without You” jumps between the current and the previous all through the guide, and even switches narrators. Through Jeremiah and Conrad, we study extra about their perspective on Susannah’s dying, and the way the loss impacted their lives and relationship with Belly. At Susannah’s funeral, Belly catches Conrad in his room with one other lady, they usually have a battle during which Belly tells Conrad to go to hell, and that she hates him. Conrad bites again by telling Belly he ought to have by no means began a romance together with her, as she is only a child.
Flashing ahead, Jeremiah calls Belly to tell her that Conrad is lacking, and that Jeremiah wants her assist to seek out him. Conrad’s mid-terms are arising, and he must be in school to take them. On her and Jeremiah’s street journey to seek out him, Belly provides readers extra intel on what went down between herself and Conrad. First, earlier than Susannah’s dying, she made Belly promise that she would all the time take care of Conrad irrespective of how a lot he pushed her away. Second, we study concerning the night time they broke up. Conrad took Belly to her promenade, and after appearing unusual all night time, broke issues off together with her with no rationalization.
After displaying as much as Conrad’s school to search for him, they meet Conrad’s buddy, who mentions that the lacking teen was headed to the seaside. Jeremiah and Belly understand that Conrad has returned to Cousins. In distinction to the TV collection, the school journey is the place Belly finds the infinity necklace from Conrad, and places it on with out in search of his permission. When Belly and Jeremiah later arrive to the seaside home, Conrad is there and sad to see them each. For days, the trio argue about Conrad skipping his mid-terms. Eventually, the reality comes out: Conrad and Jeremiah’s father, Adam Fisher, is promoting the seaside home and Conrad is there to cease it from occurring.
The trio plans an enormous occasion on the seaside home, throughout which Belly will get drunk and calls her mom, Laurel. Through drunken tears, Belly begs Laurel to return to Cousins and cease Adam from promoting the home. Laurel arrives and he or she convinces Adam to as a substitute give the home to Conrad and Jeremiah, pending Conrad returning to highschool to complete his mid-terms.
Jeremiah and Belly drive Conrad to campus, however not earlier than sharing a kiss. Conrad and Belly get into an argument over her second with Jeremiah, and Conrad tells her that she belongs together with his brother. Conrad additionally tells Belly that he doesn’t have emotions for her anymore. The guide ends with Jeremiah bringing Belly house, and the 2 holding arms after Jeremiah confesses he desires to be together with her.
The third and closing installment in Han’s guide collection, “We’ll Always Have Summer,” brings the complete Cousins crew’s saga to a detailed — however we’ll have to attend to see that on the small display screen in season three!