‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ review: YA-induced saccharine sickness

The Summer I Turned Pretty, based on Jenny Han’s eponymous YA book, is so predictable that you want to bite your arm in frustration. The Summer I Turned Pretty Season: 1 Episodes: 7 Run time: 39 to 52 minutes Creator: Jenny Han Cast: Lola Tung, Jackie Chung, Rachel Blanchard, Christopher Briney, Gavin Casalegno, Sean Kaufman, Alfredo Narciso, Minnie Mills, Colin Ferguson, Tom Everett Scott Storyline: A summer teenage triangle played out by the sea This summer, as Belly turns 16, is different. Adapting To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before into a film trilogy was also the right idea as there is not enough of book to stretch to seven episodes in The Summer ITurned Pretty. Hope Cam turns into a hunk saving whales… If The Summer I Turned Pretty makes you sick with all the saccharine, you could flip to The Boys and imagine Billy Butcher telling Conrad, “How long are you going to be sulking like some poncy eyeline wearing emo…” The Summer I Turned Pretty is presently streaming on Amazon Prime Video