Anabelle’s Reviews > The Summer I Turned Pretty > Status Update

In the summer I turned pretty, the past couple of chapters showed alot of drama and showed how belly was raised. "belly was raised on leftovers, werent you bean? I was a neglected child who was fed only old food that nobody else wanted." (268) This shows how she grew up and gives you alot of background information.

One scene that changed my perspective about Belly and Conrads friendship is when Belly thought conrad was going to be mean to her. I thought conrad was super nice to Belly. "In my head, I heard Conrad go "ooh youre hitting on him. Way to flirt Belly." (145) This shows that Belly thinks that Conrad would make fun of her and that he can be tough on her

One moment that shows how much belly has changed was when Conrad noticed Belly wearing makeup which her old self would never wear. "Whats with the perfume? Its giving me a headache. And why are you wearing all that makeup"? (139) This shows that Belly is started to change from her older self and is starting to try new things.

Bellys parents have been through ups and downs. In the text it hints that, after her parents got divorced, Belly wasnt as close with her father as she was with her mother."I think my dad stopped being my hero when I saw him with one of his PhD students after he and my mother separated. She wasn't even pretty" (48) Indicating that Belly doesnt look up to her dad after the divorce.

In the Summer I turned Pretty, Belly goes to her family friends beach house. Belly realizes that she changed from how she was last year. "Im keeping my contacts" "Belly is all grown up" (8)

I like this book. Belly needs to make a choice.