17 biggest differences between the 'Summer I Turned Pretty' book and Amazon series

Erin AjelloJun 18, 2022, 19:14 IST

Lola Tung as Belly on "The Summer I Turned Pretty."Dana Hawley/Prime Video

Jenny Han's "Summer I Turned Pretty" novel was adapted into a series on Amazon Prime.
Many of the characters and plots are the same, but the TV show adds people and updates stories.

Belly's mom isn't an author, and Cleveland isn't in the book at all.

Laurel's profession isn't mentioned in the book.Amazon Prime Video

Susannah isn't there to greet Laurel, Steven, and Belly when they arrive, which foreshadows her illness.

She's taking a nap when they arrive in the book.Amazon Prime Video

Conrad smokes cigarettes in the book, not marijuana.

There were several small changes on the show that updated the 2009 book.Amazon Prime Video

Belly dresses very differently for the bonfire party.

Belly wears a sundress on the show.Amazon Prime Video

The cops never catch the kids drinking.

The kids come home from parties undetected in the book.Amazon Prime Video

Jeremiah isn't straight on the TV show.

Gavin Casalegno as Jeremiah on "The Summer I Turned Pretty."Amazon Studios

The debutante ball isn't in the books at all.

Belly isn't busy with events and practices in the book.Amazon Prime Video

Taylor's visit happens when the girls are younger.

Taylor and Belly are childhood best friends.Amazon Prime Video

Belly doesn't discover the necklace Conrad bought her for her birthday until the second book of the trilogy.

She finds the necklace in the second book of the trilogy.Amazon Prime Video

Belly's father doesn't come to the beach house in the book, and her parents' divorce wasn't as fresh.

Their dad is only mentioned in stories and flashbacks in the first book.Amazon Prime Video

Belly doesn't drink alcohol in the first book of the trilogy.

Her drunken escapades only appear on the show.Amazon Prime Video

Susannah and Laurel's fight only happens on the show.

The two don't have as many secrets on the show.Amazon Prime Video

Steven has a much larger role on the show, with added plotlines about dating and working.

He leaves the beach house early for a college visit in the book.Amazon Prime Video

Belly doesn't talk to her mother about dating in the books.

Belly prefers to open up to Susannah in the book.Amazon Prime Video

Susannah doesn't spend her summer painting portraits in the book.

Susannah is an artist on the show.Amazon Prime Video

Jeremiah and Belly don't start dating in the first book.

Belly and Jeremiah get together more quickly on the show.Amazon Prime Video

Jeremiah and Conrad's big fight happens in their backyard, not the public debutante ball.

The other details of the fight are similar to the book.Amazon Prime Video

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