Review: We’ll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han
Title: We’ll Always Have Summer
Hardcover, 288 pages
Author: Jenny Han
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing
Publication Date: April 26, 2011
Source: Publisher
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Book Summary:
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:
WOW.
I read and enjoyed the first two Summer books (The Summer I Turned Pretty and It’s Not Summer Without You), but they are NOTHING compared to this third book.
The main characters of each of the books are Belly, Jeremiah, and Conrad. Belly’s feelings for Jeremiah and Conrad flip back and forth several times throughout the course of the books – so you can only imagine the emotional distress in the third book as she must make her final decision.
I was lucky enough to read at the exact same time as one of my other friends – it allowed me some emotional release to exclaim OH MY GOODNESS or other such phrases as we each reached chapter milestones.
The only problem I had with this book was that I couldn’t read fast enough. My heart was breaking and tearing, my emotions run amuck. I grinned, I cringed, I laughed, and I cried (more specifically I cried after the book was over because I was so emotionally exhausted).
I think that the ending will leave any reader satisfied. The rest of the books were so well written and it all comes together so well in the end.
This is one of my favorite books of ALL TIME. All time all time all time. Jenny Han is an excellent contemporary writer and has crafted a trilogy worthy of high praise.
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Oh wow! 10/10!!! I am so adding this to my TBR list! Thanks.
I love, love, love the cover!
It is so, so good. Though, there are 2 books before it in the trilogy – The Summer I Turned Pretty and It’s Not Summer Without You, so make sure you read those first! Most all libraries I have been to have them
Ok thanks, I’ll add those to the list too.
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shanyn: OMG
allison I KNOW OMG!!!
shanyn: OMG CHAPTER !!!
allison: OMG OMG
shanyn: SO EMOTIONAL
allison: I KNOW OMG
…we should be so proud of that conversation
lol!
baaaaahahahahaha That’s a real transcript too, isn’t it.
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I LOVED the first 2 ‘Summer’ books – read them last summer – and cannot wait to get my hands on this one … I loved the way the 2nd one ended, I cheered for Belly, hehe
but I’m def wanting to know how this one goes … Eeee! 
I am so excited for you to read it!!! I can already tell you are going to love it with how you cheered for Belly in the 2nd one!
Loved this book! Loved this series. I’m so looking forard to more form Han (I’m excited for her upcoming collaboration that was recently announced). I have opinions on the book — as you now– but won’t express them until I do my review closer to pub date. Like you, I don’t want to spoil any of the outcomes for other readers. But it ended well, I liked it!
Glad you loved it, too – it was so great. When I heard of her collaboration I squeed because I can’t wait for something else from her. I’m going to have to look up Shug (her first book) and order that one.
what i loved and kind of hated about this book, was that you are so IN the story that you share the same emotions of the characters!!so when sometimes i paused from reading, i felt exited, drunk, very very sad, in love (and i’m not in love, so you can imagine how weird it is). I LOVE THESE BOOKS!!!!!!!
That is exactly how I was feeling! I was so, so emotional the whole way through.
i love these books so much! I also just wanted to ask how were you able to read this book when it hasnt even come out yet?
Sometimes I receive books ahead of publication date from the publisher so that I can post reviews before they are published
I cannot wait to read it but I have already predicted who Belly will end up with. As much as I hate to say it I think she will end up with Jeremiah. I love Conrad and Belly but, I just feel she won’t pick him. Another scenario is that she doesn’t pick either one. But then I would hate the book.
I cannot wait to read it, but I have already predicted who Belly will end up with. As much as I hate to say it I think she will end up with Jeremiah. I love Conrad and Belly but, I just feel she won’t pick him. Another scenario is that she doesn’t pick either one. But then I would hate the book.
Just tell me, who does she pick?? I need to know, it’s killing me!!!! I hope it’s Jere, I always liked him more…
Can’t tell! Would ruin it
Just tell me one thing then, is it a happy ending???
You will be satisfied
Ok
I loved the first two books, I think I’ll love this one too, cannot wait to read it then…. You still can’t tell me??? 
Hahah I want you to come back and tell me how you liked the last one after you read it (with no spoilers)!
So I read it!!! And OMG!!!!!!! The best one for me definitely… I was cheering for Jere all the way in the first two books and everything but for the first time I saw how Conrad felt and I started to sympathize with him too. I dont know what I would do if I was in Belly’s position and I think I wouldnt be able to choose between the two of them now when I see the full picture. I cried, I laughed, and I cant believe that it all over now. You told that I’ll like the ending and I admitt that you were right. It ended the best way it was supose to end. I recommend this book with all my heart….
P.s no spoilers
YAY! Wasn’t it SO GOOD?? Especially since you didn’t know what was going to happen?!?! I loved it so so so much.
heeey did you get you read we’ll always have summer from gallery grab?
if you did could you possibly send me the newsletter, i got accepted into gallery grab but i did not sign up in time to get the newsletter, it would mean a lot to me
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Hey ! So i read the first two books closer to like september and i had been waiting for this one for so long! i was dying because of the cliff hanger at the end of the second one! The entire time i was going back and forth between wanting her to have Jeremiah or Conrad. I knew that i would be depressed no matter who she chose because i would ache for the other brother. So the only solution would be if she picked neither, but then all my love for these books would go down the drain. I just finished reading the third one, i read it all in like two hours i couldnt put it down. It gave me a new appreciation for steven definitly. He seems like such a cute older brother. And there were moments when i just wanted her to pick conrad so bad like when he said “he was getting married to my girl…” my stomach just dropped out of me. and then jeremiah…i cried so hard when the letter wasnt his, it was conrads…he lived his whole life second to conrad. I dont know hoe Belly did it. I could never pick, never not pick. Ugh ! ahah and how did Jeremiah [edited for spoilers] :S I cried so much, and im still crying aha. I love Jenny Han but I dont think i could ever pick between one of the boys
P.s – My sister said the funniest thing because the description on the inside of the book said “i always knew i would be belly fisher one day, just not like this” and she said …omg emma shes totally going to marry their dad. I laughed really hard. Would have been an interesting twist huh?
hhaha
Hope you don’t mind that I edited a little part to remove a spoiler just so someone doesn’t see it accidentally
I’m so glad you were emotional for this one, too! I couldn’t put it down, either – and then at the end I just sat there shocked that it was over and everything was written so well and it was so emotional!
I am SO GLAD that twist was not the right prediction, hahaha. Does not fit the book at all, I would have been so sad (and a little grossed out)!
Am I the only one who did not like this book? I only read a few pages and then the last page (’cause my sister was like “It’s my book!” and I hated it. No offense but I hated how Jeremy was.
I’m sure there are many people who don’t prefer the Summer series, they are just not as vocal
The first book, compared to the other two, I did like quite a bit less – but it was enough to keep me interested and keep going until the WOW I had in the last book!
Oh my Belly. I don’t think I’ve ever felt so crazed over a book series before. The ‘Summer’ series has made me feel so many emotions that ‘We’ll Always Have Summer’s ending just made me cry, and I’ve never really cried over a book. I cried in happiness and sadness. I was happy Belly was happy, but sad that one Fishermen would be hurt in the end. Also because this was it of Belly, no more stories from her which kills me.
This book is an amazing conclusion to the confusing love triangle of the first 2 books. If you’re going to read it, read all of them in order. If you thought the ‘Twilight’ love triangle was intense, you haven’t seen/felt nothing. Not only are you reading this book, you feel apart of it. In the first two books I felt I could really relate to Belly, this one not as much relate but more a feeling of understanding.
So I recommend this book to anyone older than 13, most likely girls. Thanks Jenny Han for an amazing read and experience and thanks for reading my somewhat review.
Thank you so much for your awesome comment! What an excellent review of the series – if my review doesn’t get people to read I hope yours does!
I just agree with everybody, this was such an amazing series!
I couldn’t believe how it ended. I bought all three books and I’m so glad I did. I’ve never cried so much in my life, this was a great book <3
It was so hard to pick who I liked better, they both seemed like such great guys, but omg this was so amazing!
Hey im from germany and i love to read english books.So I ordered the book “the summer i turned pretty” and i just loved it soo much.so i forced my mum to order the other two books from amazone!!i coudnt wait to get it .I read “its not summer withour you” and “well always have summer” through one night.I just LOVED the third book.I already loved the other two but this one .OMG jenny han writes so well and I was also soo emotional i thought the twillight-series was great but these books are amazing.I cried and laughed so so much and the ending was just great.I loved when conrad said”hes marrying my girl” i read it like ten times.I just can say i always always was team conrad.the ending was great and i coudnt belive it so i read the ending like 100 times again and again !!!! Im so glad i found these books on amazone.It made my summer
Yay! I am so, so glad that you read and loved this series! It’s such a great series, especially when you can read them all in a row. I am very happy your mom was able to order the next two for you!!
I loved this one too! Goodness, yes, it was SUPER emotional for me too. I just couldn’t believe how somethings turned out. AND I totally rooted for the guy she ended up with. I LOVED him from the beginning!
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He’s different, he is her best friend and they love each other but in a family kind of way and conrad is perfect for her. They would make the best couple. They have such a strong bond and connection and that makes them the best. I just pray conrad and belly end up together.!!
i love this book!!!