Books Like The Summer I Turned Pretty

Every summer, Zarah returns with her family to Cousins Beach, where they stay at the beach house of her mom’s best friend, Leila, and her two sons, Khalil and Malik. This year, everything feels different. Zarah is 16, and the boys finally start seeing her as more than just the little girl tagging along. Caught in a complicated love triangle between the charming and dependable Malik and the brooding, emotionally distant Khalil, Zarah has to navigate first love, heartbreak, and the messy transitions of adolescence. At the same time, she faces emotional family challenges, and the changing dynamics within her own family. As summer heats up and loyalties are tested, one question lingers: will Zarah follow her heart to steady, sweet Malik or risk everything for the complicated love she’s always felt for Khalil?

Hayan Shin had a crush on his classmate, Hajin Kim for a long time and he's contented at just admiring him from afar but fortunate things happened, and they got closer together. Will Hayan finally be able to confess his feelings? And oh, he's been receiving love letters from a secret admirer too.

"I have never done this," I muttered, hypnotized by his eyes. "Nobody knows everything." He answered and gave me his hand. "You are so... so... So... beautiful." He was whispering his secret and I had his chiselled jaw wrapped in a small stubble beard in my hands. "You don't have to know anything. Follow me." He pulled me into his arms, he mumbled, I leaned over and kissed him. I cupped his cheeks and pulled him to kiss my lips. I want to savour those lips. He obeyed. He stormed into my life on a rainy day, one day just to shelter me. He was always uninvited into my life but once I tasted him, I realised I am more than I can be. He became My Taste I Like until I learnt his truth.

Akira was a regular human girl leaving work late one night when everything changed. She is now on a mission to figure out who she is, what she is and how to navigate her new life but there’s still one thing burning inside her that she can’t let go of: Revenge. Will love win out? Or will it prove not to be enough?

They said I was beautiful — but not real. That my smile was perfect — but my past made me broken. I spent years trying to prove I was more than the girl who changed her face to survive the world’s cruelty. I married Julian Vale, believing love would finally see me. I called Serena Blake my sister, trusting her more than my own reflection. And when my world collapsed under secrets, silence, and the weight of never being enough — I disappeared. Then I opened my eyes… Ten years earlier. Before the surgery. Before the vows. Before I forgot who I was beneath the makeup and the mask of confidence. This time, I don’t need to be fixed. This time, I don’t need to be forgiven. I remember every lie. Every betrayal. Every time I silenced my voice to keep the peace. So I’m not here to win back love. I’m not here to punish the past. I’m here to become the woman I was always meant to be — unedited, unafraid, and finally, completely seen. I was more than pretty. This time, I’ll live like I believe it.

Aiko, wanita yang introvert, berpenampilan kurang menarik namun memiliki kemampuan design yang baik. Jatuh cinta pada COO-nya, Cleosa Nicolas Ivander. Aiko jatuh pada pesona pria tersebut, namun berulang kali pula hatinya dipatahkan olehnya. Aiko memilih menata ulang perasannya, berusaha melupakan Ivander dan berusaha mengubah penampilannya. Namun karena intensnya pertemuan 'tidak sengaja' antara Aiko dan Ivander. Ivander akhirnya menyadari bahwa dirinya telah jatuh pada aura tersembunyi yang dimiliki oleh Aiko. Apakah Aiko berhasil melupakan Ivander atau bahkan terperosok semakin dalam pada pusaran cinta Ivander?

Emily Gale, cantik, mapan, dan matang, secara kebetulan bertemu Tobias Lorran. Pria panas dengan lesung pipi yang menawan. Emily terpesona pada pandangan pertama, dan sepertinya Tobias juga tertarik padanya. Tobias Lorran, muda, ceria, dan sehangat musim panas. Jatuh cinta pada Emily Gale, wanita yang lebih tua 9 tahun darinya. Meski begitu, sepertinya hal tersebut bukanlah halangan yang berarti, karena cintanya tidak bertepuk sebelah tangan. Mengenal Tobias membangkitkan kembali gairah sex Emily yang terpendam selama tujuh tahun. Tobias yang seksi dan lucu membuat wanita itu jatuh ke dalam pelukan pria tersebut. Hingga hubungan mereka semakin dekat dan Emily merasa memiliki ketergantungan terhadap pria muda itu. Masalah muncul ketika Tobias bertemu keluarga besar Emily. Hingga kemudian membuat Emily memutuskan menjauh dari Tobias. Akankah Emily benar-benar bisa menjauh dari Tobias sementara tubuh pria itu ternyata sudah menjadi candu baginya?

Nathan and Lily fell in love during the summer before there senior year. Nathan is the bad boy of his school and the only reason he is passing is because he and his friends bully people into doing there work. Lily is a straight A student who has very few friends. They met by accident in the beginning of the summer before there Senior year. Everything was perfect during the summer until it wasn't. She wanted to tell everyone they were dating but Nathan cared more about his reputation. Lily broke off things with him not wanting to get hurt. Despite saying he didn't want to ruin his reputation he completely changed the way he acts at school to be near her. Will he realize just how much he loves her. Will she take him back once she realizes how much he loves her.

“Can i trust you?” gumam Aquila sedikit terisak. Ada ketakutan yang besar pada sang gadis untuk mengijinkan orang lain masuk sepenuhnya ke dalam hidupnya. Ia takut jika ia mempercayai orang lain maka orang itu akan berbalik menghianatinya. Ia begitu takut akan penghianatan. Dan sekarang saat Altair menawarkan cinta yang begitu tulus dan lembut, ia tak tahu bisa mempercayai sepenuhnya atau tidak. Ia takut suatu hari pria yang kini menjadi kekasihnya itu akan pergi darinya karena sebuah penghianatan. Jangan salahkan Aquila yang tidak bisa mempercayai orang lain sepenuhnya, itu bukan kemauannya. Namun, lingkungan yang membuat dia menjadi seperti itu. Ia bukan gadis yang tumbuh dengan dongeng cinta sejati yang berakhir bahagia selamanya, melainkan gadis yang tumbuh dengan dongeng cinta yang penuh duri kemunafikan, penghianatan, pertengkaran dan air mata. Ia yang sudah membangun tembok tinggi bertahun-tahun untuk memagari hatinya agar tak merasakan cinta, kini dengan mudahnya dirobohkan oleh Altair hanya dalam hitungan bulan, tentu saja itu membuatnya bingung. Pertanyaan ‘bisakah aku mempercayaimu’ selalu menghantui gadis cantik itu.

Today was like the day I met him: Me, riding a bicycle and him, walking down the pavement. I grab the handle of the bicycle and watch him as he make his way towards me. I do not know why I feel nervous. A trickle of sweat drip on the side of my face, my heart beat fast and I could hardly breathe. He was meters away, until it grow shorter to a foot and then bam, he bumped into me and we fall down, him on top of me. This felt like a deja vù, like it was our very first encounter. We scurried to get up but ended up bumping our heads together. I glared at him as he got up, He didn't even offer me a hand. He didn’t even give me a second glance. He just passed by me. Not noticing me. Not even looking at me. I let go of the bicycle and turn to face him. I remove the helmet that I was wearing and grip it tightly before screaming, “YAH! My hands curled into a fist and before I know it, the helmet I was holding was already flying towards him.I raise my hand as if to save him but it collided on his head right before I could even react. It sounded a hollow thump and a pronounced groan. His hands made his way to the back of his head as he turn and face me. With those eyes that seem like it was murdering me, he chase me off and I hastily took my bicycle and ran. I couldn’t help but feel happy instead of guilty as he ran after me. This was like before. This was like that summer, that summer I met him.