Maybe it's the change of seasons, or starting a new semester at school, but lately I have been facing extreme writers block. I've been reading plenty, but when I came to putting my thoughts into words I just sat and started at my computer screen.
I also had a hard time getting started with this post because I messed up with this book. I picked it up as a $3 impulse buy, and I realized my mistake pretty quickly. It was a part of a series. And not just a part of the series, but the final book in the series. Oops.
However, I continued reading and it was pretty easy to jump into without having read the other books, so that was a relief.
We'll Always Have Summer is about Isabel Conklin, or Belly, and the men that she loves. Growing up, Belly and the Fisher's shared a summer house, and Belly, her brother Stephen, and Conrad and Jeremiah Fisher were inseparable. When they reached high school, Conrad and Belly fell in love and started a relationship, but when Conrad and Jeremiah's mother died, it reached it's breaking point. Conrad began shutting Belly out and pushing her away. He finally decides that he is no good for her and gives his younger brother, Jeremiah, permission to be with her instead.
A few years later (where We'll Always Have Summer begins), Jeremiah and Belly have been happily dating for two years, and Conrad has moved out to California and cut off most contact with the people he left behind. But Belly's happy world is shattered when she learns that Jeremiah cheated on her. Desperate to fix things and win her back, Jeremiah proposes and Belly agrees to marry him.
As they plan their wedding, Conrad resurfaces to support his brother, and Belly quickly realizes that she still loves him. She then has to choose between the certainty of Jeremiah and the magic of Conrad, before she walks down the aisle.
I thought that this book was cute. It was a very simple read, and would definitely be geared more towards teens and young adults. As usual, I liked that it was relatable. Everyone can relate to Belly's pain and even if not so drastic, everyone has had to make a decision that will alter their life.
I think that the only reason I didn't like this book as much as I would have is because I jumped in so late in the story. And although I picked up on the details of the earlier books, I wasn't able to really get attached to the characters, and that is something that is very important to me.
I suggest you start the series from the beginning, and don't make the same mistake that I did. But I can't pass up a $3 book, and I did enjoy it.
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