Not at all what I was expecting. 
 Belly, her brother Steven, and her mother Laurel have spent most of the summers of Belly's life at Laurel's friend Susannah's house at Cousins Beach with Susannah and her two sons Conrad and Jeremiah. Belly has grown up with these boys and has grown very fond of them, especially Conrad who she loves. Past summers, Conrad and Jeremiah didn't really pay her much attention; they mostly picked on her and treated her like a little sister. This summer is going to be different. This summer, Belly is pretty. This summer, she is going to attract some attention. 
 OK, different how exactly? There are flashbacks to previous summers, which are important, because they give a lot of much needed back story, but the past really seemed no different from the present. The boys still pick on Belly and they still treat her like a little sister. Sure, there are lingering looks here and there from both boys, but the only real difference between this summer and the other summers is that Belly finally gets a little boyfriend. His name is Cam. Maybe that was supposed to be the main story in this one, but I expected it to be more centered on Belly, Conrad, and Jeremiah. I expected tension and a struggle for Belly having to choose between these two boys. It's disappointing, because I didn't get that. Of course, Belly made a choice in the end, but it was the END. It really made all of the other stuff seem irrelevant, because Belly didn't even really change or grow any. 
 I don't dislike any of the characters (except maybe Taylor who was really annoying) but they didn't really stand out to me, and I didn't really connect with them. Belly acted like a brat most of the time, and I don't really see what she sees in Conrad or Jeremiah. Jeremiah is the nicer one of the two, but he's such an open book. I like that he's not afraid to tell people how he feels and be all crazy-out-in-the-open, but that can get to be too much. At least Conrad has some mystery surrounding him; throughout the entire book I'm thinking "What the hell is HIS problem?" After I found out what his problem is, I kind of wanted to hug him, but not before I smacked him. I really like Cam. He was sweet to Belly and I think he's the best one for her here. But he really deserves better. 
 There's really nothing and no one to root for. On the plus side, there were many hilarious moments. Mostly from Steven, between him and Belly. I laughed out loud in many places, and I'm in love with laughing, so when a book makes me really laugh, it gets bumped up a notch. The beginning cracked me up when Steven, Laurel, and Belly are driving to Cousins Beach and Belly and Laurel start singing along to Free Falling on the radio. That's one of the songs me and my own mother sing to and laugh about. So, that was close to home, and picturing that scene tickled my funny bone. 
 I won't continue with the trilogy, because I don't like this one enough to want to continue.