Review: We'll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han

                  Book: We'll Always Have Summer (Summer #3) by Jenny Han
                  Pages: 291
                  Genre: Young Adult, Romance
                  Source: Library
                  *Will contain spoilers

Short Synopsis: Jeremiah and Belly are about to make the biggest mistake of their lives, and no one can seem to stop what they are so desperate to accomplish.

My Thoughts: A startling conclusion to the trilogy, some definitely shocking moments, and not what I expected it to be.

It's been two years since Conrad told Belly to go with Jeremiah. She and Jeremiah have been inseparable ever since, even attending the same college-- only, their relationship hasn't exactly been the happily ever after Belly had hoped it would be. And when Jeremiah makes the worst mistake a boy can make, Belly is forced to question what she thought was true love. Does she really have a future with Jeremiah? Has she ever gotten over Conrad? It's time for Belly to decide, once and for all, who has her heart forever.

This novel is more Jeremiah and Belly's story, than anything else, as we discover more about the main characters, Jeremiah, Belly, and Conrad. Jeremiah and Belly's relationship has become serious, though Jeremiah seems to be keeping a few more secrets than Belly, as Belly discovers that Jeremiah slept with another woman during their "break up". 

And if things couldn't get worse, after gaining Belly's trust back, Jeremiah proposes to Belly, and Belly agrees. My initial reaction to this scenario was.. wtf? Belly and Jeremiah's relationship felt like one destructive blow after another, and that neither was good for the other. It also felt that they were both trying to hold on to something that came together due to their aunt's death. 

Everyone who is involved in both of their lives, all see Belly and Jeremiah's engagement as a bad idea, especially Belly's mother, but the two are determined to see things through, no matter what the cost. I also felt that Jeremiah wasn't as involved in the whole ordeal as one should have been since he was the groom after all, and Conrad's reaction to the whole thing felt a little delayed. All three characters have a history together, and the fact that Jeremiah proposed to Belly, trying to keep what they had together because of his "mistake," did not sit well with me. The fact that Jeremiah had proposed in such an unromantic way felt like a cop out, like marrying Belly was the only thing to keep them together. 

And Conrad's reaction to everything, didn't feel as genuine as it should have been. In general, it was an interesting conclusion to the trilogy, but I was sorely disappointed with the outcome of things, and felt the ending was a bit rushed. 

Would I recommend this book: Eh

Rating: I give this book a 3/5.