‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Season 2 Review: Jenny Han Delivers Postcard-Perfect YA Romance

Amazon hit drama returns with a big twist that finds the serenity of Cousins Beach forever changed

Lola Tung as Belly Conklin and Chris Briney as Conrad Fisher in "The Summer I Turned Pretty" Season 2 (Prime Video)
Lola Tung as Belly Conklin and Chris Briney as Conrad Fisher in "The Summer I Turned Pretty" Season 2 (Prime Video)

The second season of Prime Video’s teen romance series “The Summer I Turned Pretty” stays on course.

Author Jenny Han is a familiar name to young adult readers thanks to her contemporary romances like “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.” Once Netflix adapted that trilogy into a wildly popular series of rom-coms, Han emerged as a real power player in film and TV. Han has evolved into a savvy and reliable showrunner, bringing her own novels and characters to life with a deft touch and keen understanding of her core audience. This revelation may have come to many of her fans via the sweet but sharp Netflix series “XO,

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