When author Jenny Han first published her novel The Summer I Turned Pretty in 2009, there was no way of predicting that the story surrounding a young girl and her love affair with two brothers — and a gorgeous beach house — would eventually become the source material for a Taylor Swift-approved, viewership-topping, crash-out-inducing television series. But in the 16 years since the book’s release, that’s exactly what’s happened.

Now in its third and final season, Prime Video’s The Summer I Turned Pretty has evolved from a relatively unremarkable show amid a sea of romance offerings to an era-defining piece of media. The series follows Isabel “Belly” Conklin (Lola Tung) through the summers she spends at the fictional Cousins Beach with close family friends — and brothers — Jeremiah (

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