Belly did get on my nerves a little bit at certain parts but overall I love that she is a real character with flaws. Really thought book 2 was going to be as good as book 1 but I hate to admit,it was not as great and gripping in the end! Jeremiah and Belly (hate this nickname, btw) seem very selfish to behave that way, particularly at the time they choose to make out. From the author of To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before (now a smash-hit Netflix movie), perfect for fans of The Kissing Booth, Rainbow Rowell and Holly Bourne.

And Jeremiah, his younger brother, is still Belly's best friend - but maybe friendship isn't enough for him anymore. The romance was dead, love triangles are criminal, Belly is a player, Jeremiah's the rebound, and Conrad is the ex-lover that she totally doesn't wanna get back together with. These two brothers have just lost their mother and are dealing with that grief, so Belly, maybe it shouldn't be all about you just this once. It used to be that Belly counted the days until summer, until she was back at Cousins Beach with Conrad and Jeremiah.We learn right away that Belly and Conrad are not together, that she is not planning a trip to Cousins for the summer, and that Susannah has died. I have already purchased the third and last book in this series and can't wait to start reading it to see who Belly ultimately ends up with.

Through Jeremiah and Conrad, we learn more about their perspective on Susannah's death, and how the loss impacted their lives and relationship with Belly. Jeremiah , his gorgeous brother, is still Isabel's best friend - but maybe friendship isn't enough for him anymore . I just absolutely hate how much she plays with the brothers' feelings, like girl, please, just choose one and go, neither of them are even good choices, grab Cam Cameron and LEAVE. The author did a great job depicting the ups and downs of navigating through emotions and feelings about liking and loving and learning about one’s self as we go through teen years . We had so much fun dissecting the book and ended up typing over 3700 words through conversation on google docs about it.I wished for Conrad on every birthday, every shooting star, every lost eyelash, every penny in a fountain was dedicated to the one I loved. The answer is quite a lot and the book feels pretty lightweight compared to the show, where the main characters are so much more deeply developed and believable.

And Jeremiah, his younger brother, is still Belly’s best friend – but maybe friendship isn’t enough for him anymore. Most girlfriends or even friends would want to help or at least stand by their friend through these tough times, not Belly. I'd never once minded missing out, not even when Taylor told me about the cotton candy machine his parents had rented one year, or the fancy fireworks they shot off over the lake at midnight. Sometimes I closed my eyes and in my head, I said over and over again, It isn't true, it isn't true, this isn't real. But in this installment of the series the characters have grown and the story seems a little deeper and more meaningful.I thought this story was about Conrad and Belly and how she was going to help him, the way his mother asked her to, the way she promised his dying mother that she would after his mother tells her how much Conrad loves her, not just another teenage love triangle with two fabulous boys enchanted by a girl not worthy of either of them. Conrad and Belly kept in touch throughout the school year and even spent some time together as Conrad drove to visit her, but their romance ended in May.

Jeremiah , his gorgeous younger brother, is still Isabel's best friend - but maybe friendship isn't enough for him anymore . They walked up the steps, cracking up over how Steven had lost his shorts after a particularly ferocious wave. Like he and Belly were together the entire time and I hate both of them so I kinda wanted them to disappear, which makes no sense but that's alright. Many of the characters gain some much needed depth to their personas, including Belly’s mum, as they all grapple with their grief over Suzannah’s death.Read ahead for book spoilers to get an idea of where Belly's story went and how it differed from the show. In the book it was much more about Belly’s ongoing love for Conrad, which did make Jere and Belly getting together at the end feel very sudden. I mean sure, he has the right considering the CIRCUMSTANCES that this book revolves around, but I am picky and moodiness annoys me, even though I am the embodiment of moodiness.