In the book, it’s Laurel Dunne, but the show changed it to Laurel Park. Lastly, the main change is Laurel’s last name. She works hard and deserves to find the right person. We were happy that Laurel got a love interest. Laurel doesn’t have a romance in the book and instead spends most her time with Susannah. In the show, Laurel dates a fellow author Cleveland Castillo. In the books, Laurel is actually a teacher, which explains why she can spend her summers at Cousins.Īnother change is Laurel’s romantic life. Laurel mentions that she is an author and has an upcoming event. Laurel DunneĪt the beginning of the show, we saw Laurel, Steven and Belly driving to Cousins Beach. Warning: Spoilers if you haven’t read or watched The Summer I Turned Pretty. While we didn’t love every change, we’re impressed that the show still captured the character’s personalities and the book’s heart. Overall, we really liked Amazon’s adaption. Belly’s turning 16, guys are noticing her and their families are hiding some major secrets. We first read these books over a decade ago and quickly became invested in this summer story about Belly Conklin, who falls in love with two brothers named Conrad Fisher and Jeremiah Fisher.īelly measures her life in summers, always counting down the days until June when she can go to Cousins Beach.

When we found out that Amazon Prime was making one of our favorite series a TV Show, we couldn’t wait to watch it. Before T o All the Boy’s I’ve Loved Before, Jenny Han wrote The Summer I Turned Pretty, which released in 2009.

The summer i turned pretty