History Literature / TheSummerITurnedPretty

* LoveTropes:
** Belly for Conrad.
** Inverted with Cameron -- he notices Belly a long time before she notices him.

On February 8, 2021, it was reported that the series was being adapted to an eight-episode live-action series by Creator/AmazonStudios for streaming on Creator/PrimeVideo, with the show ultimately premiering on June 17, 2022. Han wrote the pilot and serves as showrunner, alongside Gabrielle Stanton (''Series/{{Haven}}''). It stars Lola Tung as Belly, Christopher Briney as Conrad, Creator/GavinCasalegno as Jeremiah, Jackie Chung as Laurel, and Creator/RachelBlanchard as Susannah.

On February 8, 2021, it was reported that the series was being adapted to an eight-episode live-action series by Creator/AmazonStudios for streaming on Creator/PrimeVideo, with the show ultimately premiering on June 17, 2022. Han wrote the pilot and serves as showrunner, alongside Gabrielle Stanton (''Series/{{Haven}}''). It stars Lola Tung as Belly, Christopher Briney as Conrad, Creator/GavinCasalegno as Jeremiah, Jackie Chung as Laurel, and Rachel Blanchard as Susannah.

On February 8, 2021, it was reported that the series was being adapted to an eight-episode live-action series by Creator/AmazonStudios for streaming on Creator/PrimeVideo, with the show ultimately premiering on June 17, 2022. Han wrote the pilot and serves as showrunner, alongside Gabrielle Stanton (''Series/{{Haven}}''). It stars Lola Tung as Belly, Christopher Briney as Conrad, Gavin Casalegno as Jeremiah, Jackie Chung as Laurel, and Rachel Blanchard as Susannah.

On February 8, 2021, it was reported that the series was being adapted to an eight-episode live-action series by Creator/AmazonStudios for streaming on Creator/PrimeVideo. Han will write the pilot and serve as showrunner, alongside Gabrielle Stanton (''Series/{{Haven}}''). It will star Lola Tung as Belly, Christopher Briney as Conrad, Gavin Casalegno as Jeremiah, Jackie Chung as Laurel, and Rachel Blanchard as Susannah. The show is set to premiere on June 17, 2022.

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On February 8, 2021, it was reported that the series is being adapted to an eight-episode live-action series by Creator/AmazonStudios for streaming on Creator/PrimeVideo. Han will write the pilot and serve as showrunner, alongside Gabrielle Stanton (''Series/{{Haven}}''). It will star Lola Tung as Belly, Christopher Briney as Conrad, Gavin Casalegno as Jeremiah, Jackie Chung as Laurel, and Rachel Blanchard as Susannah. The show is set to premiere on June 17, 2022.

On February 8, 2021, it was reported that the series is being adapted to an eight-episode live-action series by Creator/AmazonStudios for streaming on Creator/PrimeVideo. Han will write the pilot and serve as showrunner, alongside Gabrielle Stanton (''Series/{{Haven}}''). It will star Lola Tung as Belly, Christopher Briney as Conrad, Gavin Casalegno as Jeremiah, Jackie Chung as Laurel, and Rachel Blanchard as Susannah.

* RapunzelHair:
** Susannah used to have this prior to her chemo treatments taking it away, which Belly mentions saddened her as she loved Susannah's long hair.
** Belly is mentioned as having long hair more than once. Conrad even plays with it while drunk and, during his drunken binge, implies that he really likes her hair.
** Angie, a girl Conrad has a crush on in one of the flashbacks, had almost waist-length hair.

** Belly's parents divorced without much of a fuss and have joint custody of their children. This actually rubs Belly the wrong way, because, having seen Taylor's parents fighting constantly until they divorced [[spoiler:and Susannah's and Adam's messy divorce]], she begins to think that her parents might have never really loved each other.

** In the second book, [[spoiler: Conrad gets hit ''hard'' with this when he walks in on Jeremiah and Belly making out. He's so furious, Belly literally flinches when seeing his [[TranquilFury anger-filled eyes]]. He gets hit again when learning of Belly's engagement to Jeremiah in the third book, refusing to look at her before leaving. Later, he narrates during his perspective chapter that he would rather "get shot in the head with a nail gun" than watch Belly and Jeremiah cuddle together upon returning home. His pent up jealousy eventually leads to his AnguishedDeclarationOfLove when he can't take it anymore.]]
* HowWeGotHere: ''It's Not Summer With You'' opens two months after [[spoiler:Susannah's death]]. The first half of the book proceeds to explain the events during that period. The third and final book ''We'll Always Have Summer'' begins with Belly [[spoiler: on her wedding day with her unidentified husband helping her into their car]] as they prepare to take off to an unknown location. The rest of the book jumps back and explains how she ended up there [[spoiler: as well as who her husband is and where they're heading.]]

* MamasBoy: Jeremiah is much closer to his mother, and is much more supportive of her than Conrad is.
* MeaningfulRename: When Belly heads to college, she decides that she will be called "Isabel" by her new friends, and not "Belly", which she considers embarrassing. Everyone does their best to accommodate her choice, but find it hard to stop calling her the nickname they've been using for her for 18 years.

* NerdGlasses: Belly used to wear them, but switches to contact lenses just before the story, adding to her [[SheCleansUpNicely beauty shocker]] the boys.

* ParentalMarriageVeto: In the third book, Laurel is adamant in her disapproval of Belly marrying Jeremiah and threatens not to show up for their wedding. She isn't against Jeremiah, but the fact they're both 18-years-old and she would prefer them to wait until at least after graduation when they're older. She even offers to help pay for them to get their own apartment if it means postponing marriage.[[spoiler:She eventually mellows out and is convinced by Conrad to give them her blessing, though the wedding ends up not happening anyway.]] Subverted with Adam and Mr. Conklin. They don't exactly approve of the wedding themselves, but give them a go-ahead just to avoid any more drama and make the best out of it.

* ParentalSubstitute: Belly feels far closer with Susannah than with her own mother, having a deeper attachment and connection with her and comments on this. When Susannah dies, Laurel becomes this for Conrad.

** Played with. Belly is only two years younger than Conrad, but since she is considered the "baby" of the Conklin-Fisher family, her love comes across as precocious.

* UnrequitedLoveSwitcheroo: Belly likes Conrad, but Jeremiah develops a thing for Belly. [[spoiler: Then Belly develops a thing for Jeremiah, but isn't sure he likes her. Unaware he's thinking the same thing. The two eventually date. ''Then'' Conrad is revealed to still love Belly, who is now engaged to Jeremiah. But, she might still love Conrad. Jeremiah suspects her lingering feelings for Conrad, but still loves her. ''Phew!'' And it's not even the full story.]]

** In the climax of the third book, [[spoiler:Conrad tells Belly about Jeremiah's infidelity (after finding out at his bachelor party of his one-night-stand) and is shocked that, not only that she already knows, but is still willing to marry him despite it.]]

* YoureNotMyFather: During Belly's conflict with her mother over her running off to the summer house without telling her, Belly wishes that Susannah is her mother and not Laurel. Laurel just says "Well, it's unfortunate for you" and Belly immediately regrets saying it.

* SheIsAllGrownUp: The reaction both the boys and Susannah have to Belly when she first arrives at the Beach House. Also combined with SheCleansUpNicely.
* ShotgunWedding: In the third book, since the two are teenagers, everyone assumes that Belly is pregnant and is getting married to cover it up. Not only is Belly ''not'' pregnant but she's also still a virgin. Taylor deliberately invokes this trope to shield Belly from embarrassment at a dress shop as they're buying her wedding dress; lying that Belly's three months pregnant and Belly goes along with it to get a rise out of the people judging her.

* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Belly is the only girl among three older boys, and this is a source of frustration for her as she is perpetually left out of most, if not all, their activities growing up.
* SweetTooth: Belly. Conrad even says if they cut her open, she'd just bleed white sugar.

** This can also be applied to Belly regarding her feelings for Conrad. He treats her like crap, while Belly willingly keeps going back to him despite it. Belly lampshades this herself as unhealthy and it eventually leads to [[spoiler: her dating Jeremiah after she finally has enough of Conrad's mixed signals. And because she realizes she needs to date an emotionally stable guy.]]

* WildTeenParty: Jeremiah, Belly and Conrad throw one in "It's Not Summer Without You".

* WrongGuyFirst: Belly's first ever relationship (and fling) is Cameron and, while he was a good guy who genuinely liked Belly, the two were simply incompatible as a couple.

** [[spoiler: Conrad gives one to Belly in the third and final book. It's the night before she's supposed to marry Jeremiah and Conrad confesses his love for her, begging her not to marry his brother. She, in turn, brutally rejects him and declares [[ItsTooLate he's too late in telling her his feelings]].

** [[spoiler:At the end of the series, Belly and Jeremiah. It's mentioned that, during the former's trip to Spain, the two keep in touch through video chats (something that she doesn't do with Conrad, which annoys him when he finds out). During her wedding to Conrad, Belly blows a kiss to Jeremiah and he nods in return. It's implied they realized they were better of as JustFriends all along.]]

** [[spoiler: Conrad gives one to Belly in the third and final book. It's before she's supposed to marry Jeremiah and he confesses his love for her, begging her not to marry his brother. She, in turn, brutally rejects him and declares he's too late.]]

** Averted with [[spoiler: Belly and Conrad. They try to convince themselves of this in the third book, especially when Belly is engaged to Jeremiah. But, they gradually realize their [[UnresolvedSexualTension UST]] is truly ''NEVER'' going to go away and are forced to realize they can never be JustFriends and will always love each other.]]

* DaydreamSurprise: The beginning of ''It's Not Summer Without You''. Belly is relaxing at the summer house with her mother and Susannah and greets Jeremiah, Steven, and Conrad, who kisses her. Then Taylor abruptly wakes her up, revealing that not only is she not at the summer house, but [[spoiler:she has broken up with Conrad and Susannah is dead.]]
* DCupDistress: Belly hates her C-cup chest size (partly for it physically slowing her down and fear of it simply getting her noticed) and does what she can to hide her body. She's also afraid of the boys teasing her about it and she can ''also'' see Taylor's clear jealousy.

** This gets seriously lampshaded in the third book [[spoiler: when Belly prepares to marry Jeremiah and Conrad pretends to be okay with it. Everyone can see Conrad is still in love with Belly and wonder why he won't confess his feelings before it's too late. He insists he's no longer pining over Belly, but no one's buying it. It all comes to a head when Jeremiah demands that Conrad finally admit his true feelings for her. He does and admits [[OneTrueLove Belly's the only person he can be with]].]]

** In the second book, [[spoiler: Conrad gets hit ''hard'' with this when he walks in on Jeremiah and Belly making out. He's so furious, Belly literally flinches when seeing his [[TranquilFury anger-filled eyes]]. He gets hit again when learning of Belly's engagement to Jeremiah in the third book, refusing to look at her before leaving. He even narrates in his perspective chapter that he would rather "get shot in the head with a nail gun" than watch Belly and Jeremiah cuddle together upon returning home. His pent up jealousy eventually leads to his AnguishedDeclarationOfLove when he can't take it anymore.]]

* ParentalSubstitute: Belly feels far closer with Susannah than with her own mother, having a deeper attachment and connection with her. When Susannah dies, Laurel becomes this for Conrad.

** This can also be applied to Belly regarding her feelings for Conrad. He treats her like crap, and don't understand why Belly keeps going back to him. Belly lampshades this herself and it eventually leads to [[spoiler: her dating Jeremiah in the second and third books after she finally has enough of Conrad's mixed signals. And because she realizes she needs to date an emotionally stable guy.]]
** In the climax of the third book, [[spoiler:Conrad asks Belly why she agreed to marry Jeremiah when she knew that he cheated on her.]]

* WithFriendsLikeThese: Belly and Taylor go through a rocky friendship throughout the series. They usually have a huge fight that threatens their friendship at least once per book, but by the third seem to grow out of their childhood immaturity. While Taylor insists Belly is a poor friend, Taylor herself isn't that good of a friend towards Belly either. Taylor's treatment towards Belly during Susannah's recent death and her still clearly grieving the loss is also insensitive. However, they do make up [[spoiler: and Belly makes Taylor her maid of honor during her planned wedding to Jeremiah]] and remain close friends throughout adulthood. [[spoiler: However, Belly ''does'' consider her "real" best friend to be college-friend Anita while Taylor remains her "oldest" best friend from childhood.]]

* ACupAngst: Taylor, Belly's best friend, is self-conscious about her small A-cup size, wearing push-up bras and doing what she can to appear bigger. In the first book, when the girls are around 14, she sees Belly's large chest while they're changing and is stunned with jealousy. When Belly re-assures her that they were almost the same size, claiming to be a B-cup, she's relieved that she (supposedly) isn't bigger than her.

** Belly's parents divorced without much of a fuss and have joint custody of their children. This actually rubs Belly the wrong way, because, having seen Taylor's parents fighting constantly until they divorced [[spoiler:and Susannah's and Adam's messy divorce]], she begins thinking that her parents might never really love each other.

** [[spoiler:At the end of the series, Belly and Jeremiah. It's mentioned that, during the former's trip to Spain, the two keep in touch through video chats (something that she doesn't do with Conrad, which annoys him when he finds out). During her wedding to Conrad, Belly blows a kiss to Jeremiah and he nods in return. It's implied they realized they were truly better of as JustFriends all along.]]

** [[spoiler: After Jeremiah and Belly break up and end their engagement, they eventually come to this realization after slowly mending their strained relationship (offscreen). At her wedding to Conrad years later, she blows Jeremiah a kiss from afar and he responds with a nod.]]

* {{Bridezilla}}: Downplayed in the third book with Belly. She's (rightfully) annoyed with Jeremiah's nonchalance about their wedding (such as blowing off wedding appointments and errands) and planned marriage (such as picking an apartment and finances), doing nothing to help and leaving it all on her. When she calls him out on his overly lax attitude, he blows her off and calls her a Bridezilla. She ''doesn't'' appreciate it.

** This gets seriously lampshaded in the third book [[spoiler: when Belly prepares to marry Jeremiah and Conrad pretends to be okay with it. Everyone can see Conrad is still in love with Belly (even Jeremiah himself) and wonder why he won't confess his feelings before it's too late. He insists he's no longer pining over Belly when confronted, but no one's buying it. It all comes to a head when Jeremiah bluntly demands that Conrad stop lying and finally admit his true feelings for her. He does and admits [[OneTrueLove Belly's the only person he can be with]].]]

* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: In the first two books, Jeremiah is the Responsible to Conrad's foolish. [[spoiler: By the third book, these take a ''very'' dramatic switch with Conrad suddenly becoming the Responsible to Jeremiah's Foolish. It's implied college forced Conrad to finally grow up while university all but eroded Jeremiah's previous "golden boy" standing when he fell hard into frat-boy party life.]]

** In the second book, [[spoiler: Conrad gets hit ''hard'' with this when he walks in on Jeremiah and Belly making out in the front seat of his car. He's so furious, Belly literally flinches when seeing his [[TranquilFury anger-filled eyes]]. He gets hit again when learning of Belly's engagement to Jeremiah in the third book, refusing to look at her before leaving. He even narrates in his perspective chapter that he would rather get shot in the head with a nail gun - repeatedly - than watch Belly and Jeremiah simply cuddle together upon returning home. His pent up jealousy eventually leads to his AnguishedDeclarationOfLove when he can't take it anymore.]]

* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: [[spoiler:In ''We Always Have Summer'', it is revealed that Conrad let Belly go in the previous book because he recognized how screwed up he was at the time and thought that he would have hurt Belly if they reconciled, so he instead paired Jeremiah up with her. However, he also names giving her up as the biggest regret of his life and how [[GreenEyedMonster watching her be with another guy is killing him]].]]
* JustAKid: Belly is annoyed that everyone at the summer house see her this way, as she is the youngest.

* MeaningfulRename: When Belly heads to college, she decides that she will be called "Isabel" by her new friends, and not "Belly", which she considers embarrassing.
* MistakenForGay: Belly begins to think Cameron is this when he avoids making out with her, awkwardly asking for permission to kiss her and rejects going skinny-dipping with her when she herself offers to do so. His lack of physical affection with her is a primary factor that kills her attraction towards him.

* NayTheist: Belly once flunked a church service because she hadn't bothered to memorize a hymn. Everyone was swayed by the service, but she wasn't and felt like an intruder. This seems to come from her mother, who is "not religious in the least". However, it's mentioned that Laurel attends a few services while Susannah is in the hospice. Not to pray, but to have sometime alone.
* NerdGlasses: Belly used to wear them, but switches to contact lenses just before the story, adding to her beauty shocker the boys.

* ParentalMarriageVeto: In the third book, Laurel is adamant in her disapproval of Belly marrying Jeremiah and threatens not to show up for their wedding. She isn't against Jeremiah, but the fact they're both 18-years-old and she would prefer them to wait until at least after graduation when they're older. She even offers to help pay for them to get their own apartment if it means postponing marriage.[[spoiler:She eventually mellows out and is convinced by Conrad to give them her blessing, though the wedding ends up not happening anyway.]] Subverted with Adam and Mr. Conklin. They don't exactly approve the wedding, but give them a go ahead if they want to.
* ParentsAsPeople: Laurel, Susannah and Adam are all presented as people rather than just the kids' parents.
* ParentalSubstitute: Belly feels she's closer with Susannah than with her own mother. When Susannah dies, Laurel becomes this for Conrad.

* QuittingToGetMarried: Before their wedding, Jeremiah tells Belly that she should quit from her part-time job, which she complies.

** Belly is mentioned as having long hair more than once. Conrad even plays with it while drunk and implies that he likes it.

* RomanticRunnerUp: [[spoiler:Jeremiah. He only wants to marry Belly if she can give all of her heart to him. The problem is, she can't.]]

* ShotgunWedding: In the third book, since the two are teenagers, everyone naturally assumes that Jeremiah has impregnated Belly and wants to make it up by marrying her. Not only is Belly not pregnant but she is also still a virgin. However, Taylor deliberately invokes this trope to shield Belly from embarrassment from gossip at the shop where they are buying her wedding dress, when she lies that she is three months pregnant.
* SiblingTriangle: [[spoiler:Both Conrad and Jeremiah are in love with Belly. Belly is definitely in love with Conrad but she is confused by her feelings for Jeremiah.]]

* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Belly is the only girl among three older boys, and this is a source of frustration for her as she is perpetually left out of their activities growing up.

** Not played straight at first with Belly and Conrad after their breakup, as Conrad is clearly still very bitter with how things ended up and Belly feels awkward whenever she gets to be with him alone. However, the tension eventually melts and things get easier for them. [[spoiler:And then Conrad sees Belly kissing Jeremiah and [[LoveHurts flips out]], showing that, no, it ''never'' got easier for him.]]
** [[spoiler:At the end of the series, Belly and Jeremiah. It's mentioned that, during the former's trip to Spain, the two keep in touch through videocalls (something that she doesn't do with Conrad, which annoys him when he finds out). During her wedding to Conrad, Belly blows a kiss to Jeremiah and he nods in return.]]

* {{Bridezilla}}: Belly, annoyed at Jeremiah's nonchalance about their wedding plan and basically doing nothing to help out, calls him out on his overly lax attitude. He blows her off and instead says she's just being a Bridezilla. She ''doesn't'' appreciate it.

On February 8, 2021, it was reported that the series is being adapted to an eight-episode live-action series by Creator/AmazonStudios for streaming on Creator/PrimeVideo. Han will write the pilot and serve as showrunner, alongside Gabrielle Stanton (''Series/{{Haven}}''). It will star Lola Tung as Belly, Christopher Briney as Conrad, Jackie Chung as Laurel, and Rachel Blanchard as Susannah.

* SingleTargetSexuality: [[spoiler:When Conrad is asked by Agnes, his Stanford friend, if he has ever been in love with someone, he replies that he has. Just one: Belly.]]

* HowWeGotHere: ''It's Not Summer With You'' opens two months after [[spoiler:Susannah's death]]. The first half of the book proceeds to explain the events during that period. ''We'll Always Have Summer'' begins with Belly [[spoiler: on her wedding day with her unidentified husband helping her into their car]] as they prepare to take off to an unknown location. The rest of the book jumps back and explains how she ended up there [[spoiler: as well as who her husband is and where they're heading.]]

* ParentalMarriageVeto: In the third book, Laurel is pretty adamant in disapproving Belly marrying Jeremiah and threatens not to show up during their wedding. It's not that she is against Jeremiah, but they are only college kids and she would prefer them to wait until at least after graduation. [[spoiler:She eventually mellows out and is convinced by Conrad to give them her blessing, though the wedding ends up not happening anyway.]] Subverted with Adam and Mr. Conklin. They don't exactly approve the wedding, but give them a go ahead if they want to.

* HowWeGotHere: ''It's Not Summer With You'' opens two months after [[spoiler:Susannah's death]]. The first half of the book proceeds to explain the events during that period.

* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: [[spoiler:In ''We Always Have Summer'', it is revealed that Conrad let Belly go in the previous book because he recognized how screwed up he was at the time and thought that he would have hurt Belly if they reconciled, so he instead paired Jeremiah up with her.]]

* {{Bridezilla}}: Belly, annoyed at Jeremiah's nonchalance about their wedding plan and basically doing nothing to help out, calls him out on his overly lax attitude. He blows her off and instead says she's just being Bridezilla. She ''doesn't'' appreciate it.

* DCupDistress: Belly hates her C-cup chest size and does what she can to hide her body. Partly because she's afraid of being teased by the boys and she can see Taylor's clear jealousy.

** This gets seriously lampshaded in the third book [[spoiler: when Belly prepares to marry Jeremiah and Conrad pretends to be okay with it. Everyone can see Conrad is still in love with Belly (even Jeremiah himself) and wonder why he won't confess his feelings before it's too late. He insists he's no longer pining over Belly when confronted, but no one's buying it. At all. It all comes to a head when Jeremiah bluntly demands that Conrad stop lying and finally admit his true feelings for her. He does and admits [[OneTrueLove Belly's the only person he can be with]].]]

* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: In the first two books, Jeremiah is the Responsible to Conrad's foolish. [[spoiler: By the third book, these take a very dramatic switch with Conrad suddenly becoming the Responsible to Jeremiah's Foolish.]]

* {{Bridezilla}}: Belly, annoyed at Jeremiah's nonchalance about their wedding plan, calls him out on this, causing him to brand her a Bridezilla.

On February 8, 2021, it was reported that the series is being adapted to live-action by Creator/AmazonStudios for streaming on Creator/PrimeVideo. Han will write the pilot and serve as showrunner, alongside Gabrielle Stanton (''Series/{{Haven}}'').

* YourCheatingHeart:
** [[spoiler:It is revealed that Adam cheated on Susannah. What makes this [[ThisIsUnforgivable unforgivable]] in the eyes of Conrad and Laurel is that Susannah's cancer came back when he did this.]]
** [[spoiler:In the third book, Jeremiah cheated on Belly while he was on a trip to Cabo. Belly in turn spent a few nights with Conrad at the summer house without telling Jeremiah (albeit unlike Jeremiah, they didn't have sex).]]