10 Books to Read After "The Summer I Turned Pretty"

"Love & Gelato" by Jenna Evans Welch is sure to hit that same sweet (and bittersweet) summer feeling spot as "The Summer I Turned Pretty." Lina, a 16-year-old girl, is spending the summer in Tuscany, but not for a fun trip. She's there because her mother's dying wish was that she get to know her absent father. When Lina receives a journal documenting her mother's own time in Italy, she sets out to retrace those steps and discover the Italy her mother loved, alongside her charming new friend Ren.

There are plenty of romance, secrets, and music references in "The Summer of Broken Rules" by K.L. Walther, just right for reading after "The Summer I Turned Pretty." Fresh off a breakup, Meredith agrees to join her family's annual summer vacation for the first time since her sister's death. When the traditional game of assassin breaks out, Meredith forms an alliance with a cute boy, but she soon becomes worried that her growing crush will distract her from her mission of winning the game for her sister.

In Elise Bryant's "One True Loves," the summer setting is a Mediterranean cruise, not a beach, but it's still a heartfelt and occasionally heartwrenching tale of growing up, finding love, and discovering yourself. Lenore is the classic overachiever, which is why she's so stressed about being undeclared heading into college. While on a cruise with her family, she finds herself stuck with Alex, a charming boy with a 10-year plan who both irritates her and helps her start to realize what she's been missing out on.

While Carley Fortune's "Every Summer After" isn't a YA novel, it has a lot of the same themes of first love, regretful decisions, and emotional memories as "The Summer I Turned Pretty." A decade ago, Persephone left her coastal small town behind, including Sam, the guy she spent six years falling for before everything fell apart. Now she's headed back to their hometown for his mother's funeral, and all those mistakes from the past come right back to the surface.

If the sheer angst of the love triangle between a girl and two brothers is what keeps you hooked on "The Summer I Turned Pretty," then you should definitely check out "Some Other Now" by Sarah Everett. Jessi grew up with Rowan and Luke Cohen, the brothers next door, and the closest thing she felt like she had to family. One impulsive decision changes everything, though, splitting them all apart bitterly, until Luke makes an emotional request that Jessi can't help but agree to for one last summer.

There's something so endearing about messy teenagers dealing with big emotions, and that's what makes us love "The Summer I Turned Pretty" — and "Right Where I Left You" by Julian Winters. Isaac is trying to make the most of his last summer before college, which will also be his last with his BFF Diego. He makes big plans for the two of them but then gets distracted by his old crush Davi, leading to tensions between all of them as long-unspoken feelings start to surface.

Looking for another story of a teenage girl figuring out her life, with some family and romantic drama along the way? Sarah Kuhn's "From Little Tokyo, With Love" is just the heartwarming, thoughtful tale you need. Rika lives something of a Cinderella life, working her aunts' business and dealing with bossy cousins. When she locks eyes with a movie star, she begins to suspect that this star might be her mom, and she'll embark on a series of adventures — with a cute actor by her side — to uncover the truth and learn more about herself and her neighborhood in the process.

If your favorite storyline from the "Summer I Turned Pretty" TV show was the sparky banter between novelists Laurel and Cleveland, Emily Henry's "Beach Read" is for you. January and Gus, two writers with very different genres and approaches, find themselves as beach-house neighbors for the summer. After clashing initially, they agree to a deal: they'll both try to write something in the other's style . . . all while they try to ignore the growing attraction between them.

"Melt With You" by Jennifer Dugan features all the will-they-won't-they summer-romance tension you love from "The Summer I Turned Pretty," but with the quirky setting of an ice cream truck business. Last summer, best friends Fallon and Chloe hooked up, but it quickly ruined their friendship. This year, they're stuck together working the ice cream truck their moms co-own, which gives them plenty of opportunities to rehash the past or figure out the future.

Fans of "The Summer I Turned Pretty" will appreciate "The Renaissance of Gwen Hathaway," a tender-hearted tale of a teenage girl trying to cope with a devastating loss. After her mother's death, Madeline isn't especially enthusiastic about going back on the Renaissance Faire circuit with her dad, especially when she finds out that their summer stop has been bought out and "modernized." When she reluctantly befriends Arthur, the upbeat son of their new owners, Madeline might finally start to deal with the anxieties she's been repressing and open herself to the idea that not all change is bad.