We'll Always Have Summer: Book 3 in the Summer I Turned Pretty Series

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Burton, Carson; Urban, Sasha; Chapman, Wilson (April 28, 2022). "Jenny Han's 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Sets Summer Release Date (TV News Roundup)". Variety . Retrieved 2022-04-28. 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. Review Conrad dates around over the course of the series, particularly because he thinks he can't be with Belly. He gets cozy with his ex-girlfriend Aubrey after Susannah's funeral, and while at Stanford, he has a no-strings-attached fling with a woman who realizes he's not as into her as she is into him. Belly found him in the lifeguard stand when Jere returned from the bachelor party. When he told Belly that Jere cheated, I could see how torn he was because he felt happy that he had bad news and that that might end the relationship, but also sad because he didn’t want to hurt Belly. I thought it meant a lot that he even told her rather than protect his brother. When she started to walk away after she felt judged for continuing the wedding even if Jere cheated, and Conrad called out, “I still love you,” (pg. 236), CUE THE SIRENS 😫💚!!!!

But truest of all was that I just wanted to be near him. I wanted him for all seasons, not just summer. . . We’d known each other our whole lives, and in some ways, it felt like a. big surprise—in other ways it felt inevitable.” (pg. 5)UGUUUUUUUUGGGHGHGHGHHGHGH!!!! He screwed up!!!! He could have been with the woman he loved all this time if didn’t screw the freak up. *world’s biggest sigh*

Belly has loved Conrad for a lifetime it seems, but he's kept his feelings to himself, choosing not to do anything to change their dynamic. After the summer she turns 16, they give their relationship a try, but amid family drama and Susannah passing away, Conrad pulls away and tells Belly to be with Jeremiah instead. Jere was also at the wedding with a new girl. It felt like things were hospitable between all three of them because he went to their wedding and that Belly could joke around with Jere when she blew him a kiss. However, I did want to know what happened to Bely, Conrad, and Jeremiah after Jere and Belly’s engagement—-what conversations they had and how they found a way to forgive each other and enter each other’s lives again. I wondered about the awkwardness, the tension, the anger, especially between Conrad and Jere and how they became brothers again. I didn’t think there was as much anger in Jere’s heart towards Belly because he always knew she loved Conrad and couldn’t be mad at her for that, but he was just hurt that she didn’t love him the same way. I wondered how they mended their friendship. Belly’s disappointment in Jeremiah makes her think of his brother, Conrad. She recalls how, six months earlier she had driven down to the Fishers’ beach house and stayed the night. Conrad showed up and the two of them shared fun conversations. Belly never told Jeremiah about that day because she felt guilty about it. That day made Belly realize that, even after a few years of dating Jeremiah, she was still in love with Conrad.

I loved how she replied to his last letter and how there was a promise for another Christmas together. Looks like Chris Briney very well might get Santa Clause in the future seasons 😂. Telling both their families about their marriage plans will be a challenge, so they decide to break the news to everyone simultaneously at a dedication event honoring Susannah. When she was alive, Susannah was a key supporter for an abused women’s shelter, and the shelter is planting a garden in her honor. Ernie, two commercial breaks ago, you told me that if I didn’t try and break up my brother’s wedding, I was a punk!’ When Belly moves into her college dorm, she and other girls play the drinking game “I Never.” The other girls mention things like going skinny-dipping and having sex in public places.