Books Like The Summer I Turned Pretty

Jenny Han's The Summer I Turned Pretty is a reminder that summer is not only a season - you know, like that time of the year, which is a seasonal thing. First love, heartbreak, growing up, and second chances are all against the endless skies and crashing waves. If you've made it to the end of the series and you want that same bittersweet infinity, these books offer the same flirtation of romance from that same era for nostalgia's sake, and that had me feeling the same sense of self-discovery.

Books Like The Summer I Turned Pretty

We Were Liars - E. Lockhart

E. Lockhart's contemporary story of love, family secrets, and betrayal is a vacation one unforgettable summer on a private island. Its suspenseful plot and emotional depth make it a perfect addition to the library of readers who seek a darker, more mysterious counterpart to The Summer I Turned Pretty.

People We Know On Vacation - Emily Henry

Emily Henry's bestselling novel is about two friends who rejoin after years of separation. Told from one summer to the next, it's part comedic, part longing, part slowly-burning romance. The book’s humor, warmth, and witty banter make it the perfect read for lovers of romance stories that strike a balance between lighthearted joy and genuine emotional depth.

Love and Other Words - Christina Lauren

This is an extremely touching second-chance love story set through time: as past and future, as two childhood friends reacquaint themselves years later. It's raw, heartfelt, and intimate, a love story of a grown-up who has the same ache and the same tenderheart as The Summer I Turned Pretty.

Meet Me at the Lake – Carley Fortune

Set in a lakeside resort, Carley Fortune's novel is warm, pleasant, and nostalgia-laden. It's about a woman experiencing her newfound love for the man she once met years ago, and it goes into the details about love, timing, and fate. Richly written and poignantly charged, Heart of the Desert is required reading for all lovers of summer love and imbued with meaning.

Same Time Next Summer - Annbel Monaghan

A beach house, a first love (and a first heartbreak) - Same Time Next Summer is all the things that fans have come to love about the world of Jenny Han. Annabel Monaghan has a light but heart-warming writing style that these books would make perfect for long and sunny afternoons.

The Summer of Broken Rules – K.L. Walther

Set on Martha's Vineyard, with local traditions and games and unexpected love clashing with each other, reading K. L. Walther's sweet story of a wedding in a family is a pleasure. It is romantic, funny, light-hearted, and, like all of her books, it has the same sense of family hug and summer nostalgia.

To All The Boys I've Loved Before - Jenny Han

Before The Summer I Turned Pretty, Jenny Han gave us Lara Jean’s charming story of love letters and growing up. Sweet, sentimental, and impossibly relatable, it's the companion read that fans have been waiting for.

These books, like The Summer I Turned Pretty, offer everything readers crave — sun-soaked settings, emotional honesty, and stories that remind us how love can change us, no matter the season.