It's Not Summer Without You

by Jenny Han

First published 2010

Belly's world shattered when her first love died. Now, a year later, she returns to the beach house where she spent carefree summers, hoping to piece herself back together. But her best friends Conrad and Jeremiah are just as broken, haunted by their own losses. As the three navigate bittersweet memories, Belly must decide if she has the courage to open her heart again.

Genres: fiction, romance, young-adult, contemporary-romance, family-drama

Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking

Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family

Setting: Beach House

Period: Summer

320 pages · Paperback · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

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