KJ's Book Reviews

  November 9 Written by Colleen Hoover Originally published 2015 About 307 pages Rate 9/10 My summary of November 9 Fallon used to be an amazing child actor until the day her father's house caught on fire and he forgot she was inside. Hollywood is so focused on looks that he burns were no match for Hollywood's already unrealistic beauty standards. Now she's 18 and having lunch with her father who she rarely talks to, he constantly reminds her of what he life could have been. Ben overhears and decides to stick up for her by pretending to be her boyfriend. Ben and Fallon really hit it off, but Fallon promised her mother that she would focus on herself until she's 23 years old, then she will start to date more seriously. Today she moves to New York City to pursue acting again, but the instant connection she has with Ben is hard to pass up. They decide that they will block each other on social media and meet up every November 9th until they are 23, then they will decide ...

  The Summer I Turned Pretty Written by Jenna Han Originally published in 2009 About 304 pages Rate 7/10 My summary of The Summer I Turned Pretty Isabel or Belly for short, has been going to Cousins Beach every summer for her whole life. This summer Belly, her brother Steven, and her mom go to the summer house to meet Susannah. Susannah and Belly's mom are best friends, Susannah has two boys, Jeremiah and Conrad that are around Belly and Steven's age. This is the only place that these people meet together throughout the whole year. In the past Belly has had a hard time being able to hang out with the boys because of Steven being an older brother. Steven would always pick on her like older brothers do and she would run away. This summer she's trying to become a good sport, she's trying to learn how to be a fun person to hang out with.  Sometimes it's hard watching people become distant without understanding why, Belly has a lot to learn, and a lot of hearts to try no...