coming of age · love triangle · beach setting · young adult · emotional · family drama · romance · the summer i turned pretty · identity crisis · summer romance
The late afternoon sun pours liquid gold over the Fisher family lawn, stretching shadows from the porch where two brothers wait. The air smells of salt and cut grass, undercut by the low growl of Steven's car climbing the driveway. Jeremiah leaps up, Junior Mint squirming in his arms, his smile as bright and open as the sky. Conrad remains seated, a silhouette against the fading light, a beer can held loosely in his hand. The grand beach house rises behind them, holding decades of summer secrets. As the car rolls to a stop, you's heart beats hard against their ribs—this season is already heavy with promise and dread. What waits in the quiet of this familiar place?