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== Reception ==

=== Season 1 ===
For the first season, the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 88% approval rating with an average rating of 7.1/10, based on 24 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "''The Summer I Turned Pretty'' doesn't need more time to become a swan, coming out of the gate a solidly charming and sweet rom-com with appeal across generations."<ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|id=the_summer_i_turned_pretty|title=The Summer I Turned Pretty|type=tv|season=1|access-date=August 23, 2022|publisher_hide=y}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 72 out of 100 based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{Cite Metacritic|id=the-summer-i-turned-pretty|title=The Summer I Turned Pretty|type=tv|season=1|access-date=November 21, 2022|publisher_hide=y}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Angie Han of ''The Hollywood Reporter'' wrote, "As a coming-of-age story, Amazon's ''The Summer I Turned Pretty'' is a cut above. Tenderly written and endearingly acted, it's sensitive to the subtle but irreversible shifts in self-perception that come with late adolescence—and at the same time clear-eyed enough to understand that teenagers, up to and including its own blushing heroine, sure can act like clueless jerks while they're figuring out how to wield their newfound powers."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Han|first=Angie|date=June 16, 2022|title=Amazon's 'The Summer I Turned Pretty': TV Review|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-tv-review-1235164802/|access-date=June 25, 2022|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US|archive-date=June 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626000609/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-tv-review-1235164802/|url-status=live}}</ref> Delia Cai of ''Vanity Fair'' also gave a positive review, commenting that "the specificity of Laurel's fantasy summer is ultimately what rescues ''The Summer I Turned Pretty'' from being too sticky sweet."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cai|first=Delia|date=June 16, 2022|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Is Wistful Fantasy for the Whole Family|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/06/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-is-wistful-fantasy-for-the-whole-family|access-date=June 25, 2022|website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|language=en-US|archive-date=July 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701140643/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/06/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-is-wistful-fantasy-for-the-whole-family|url-status=live}}</ref>

Writing for ''The Playlist'', Marya E. Gates wrote, "Although the voiceover in which [Belly] shares [her] feelings is unevenly deployed, it's refreshing to see a story that puts the girl in the driver's seat and gives her the room to work through the contradictions of adolescence and sexual coming-of-age on her own terms."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gates|first=Marya E.|date=June 17, 2022|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Review: A Perfectly Distracting YA Romantic Angst Piece of Summer Fluff|url=https://theplaylist.net/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-review-a-perfectly-distracting-ya-romantic-angst-piece-of-summer-fluff-20220617/|access-date=June 25, 2022|website=The Playlist|archive-date=June 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621025901/https://theplaylist.net/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-review-a-perfectly-distracting-ya-romantic-angst-piece-of-summer-fluff-20220617/|url-status=live}}</ref> Joyce Slaton of Common Sense Media said the series is "as sweet, light, and refreshing as a soda on ice by the swimming pool...[and] tackles the confusion and loveliness of an awkward coming-of-age."<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Summer I Turned Pretty TV Review {{!}} Common Sense Media|url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/the-summer-i-turned-pretty|access-date=June 25, 2022|website=[[Common Sense Media]]|language=en|archive-date=June 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625022541/https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/the-summer-i-turned-pretty|url-status=live}}</ref>

Abby Cavenaugh of ''Collider'' noted "though at some points, the love triangle—or quadrangle, with Cam included—can feel a bit forced, overall this story works on many levels. You grow to really care about these characters and want to see them happy," adding "Belly is the star of the show, and Tung sells every moment of it with her luminous performance."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cavenaugh|first=Abby|date=June 16, 2022|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Review: A Fun, Beachy Binge Watch Rooted in a Complicated Teen Romance|url=https://collider.com/summer-i-turned-pretty-review-lola-tung-jenny-han-prime-video/|access-date=June 25, 2022|website=Collider|language=en-US|archive-date=June 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624211917/https://collider.com/summer-i-turned-pretty-review-lola-tung-jenny-han-prime-video/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Season 2 ===
The second season holds an approval rating of 62% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 13 critic reviews, with an average rating of 6.5/10.<ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|id=the_summer_i_turned_pretty|title=The Summer I Turned Pretty|type=tv|season=2|access-date=July 28, 2023|publisher_hide=y}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On Metacritic, the second season received a score of 71 based on reviews from 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{Cite Metacritic|id=the-summer-i-turned-pretty|title=The Summer I Turned Pretty|type=tv|season=2|access-date=July 13, 2023|publisher_hide=y}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Some critics welcomed the series' tackling of the heavier themes of grief and loss.<ref name="Decider">{{Cite web|last=Gallucci|first=Nicole|date=July 12, 2023|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Season 2 Review: A Nightmare Dressed Like A Daydream|url=https://decider.com/2023/07/12/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review-prime-video/|access-date=August 16, 2023|website=Decider|archive-date=August 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816185104/https://decider.com/2023/07/12/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review-prime-video/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Jones">{{cite magazine|last1=Jones|first1=CT|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Season Two: Love in the Time of Taylor Swift|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review-lola-tung-christopher-briney-1234788445/|access-date=16 August 2023|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=July 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714225905/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review-lola-tung-christopher-briney-1234788445/|archive-date=July 14, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Donaldson">{{cite news|last1=Donaldson|first1=Kayleigh|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Season 2 Review: Jenny Han Delivers Postcard-Perfect YA Romance|url=https://www.thewrap.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review-prime-video/|access-date=16 August 2023|work=[[TheWrap]]|date=July 12, 2023|archive-date=August 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816185105/https://www.thewrap.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review-prime-video/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Alvar">{{cite web|last1=Alvar|first1=Natasha|title=The Summer I Turned Pretty: Season 2 REVIEW – A Bittersweet Summer|url=https://culturedvultures.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review/|website=Cultured Vultures|access-date=16 August 2023|date=July 17, 2023|archive-date=August 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816185115/https://culturedvultures.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> Lauren Chval of ''The A.V. Club'' said that season 2 raises the stakes of the central love triangle and makes a strong case for a Jeremiah relationship with Belly.<ref name="Chval">{{cite news|last1=Chval|first1=Lauren|title=''The Summer I Turned Pretty'' season 2 review: Back to break your heart|url=https://www.avclub.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-tv-review-prime-1850554908|access-date=16 August 2023|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=July 12, 2023|archive-date=August 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816185105/https://www.avclub.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-tv-review-prime-1850554908|url-status=live}}</ref> Tung's performance received continued praise, with Kayleigh Donaldson of ''TheWrap'' writing that "the season is at its best when it focuses on Belly, giving space to her emotional strife and the oft-derided difficulties of being a teenage girl in a world where you're positioned as something between a sex object and a punching bag."<ref name="Donaldson">{{cite news|last1=Donaldson|first1=Kayleigh|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Season 2 Review: Jenny Han Delivers Postcard-Perfect YA Romance|url=https://www.thewrap.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review-prime-video/|access-date=16 August 2023|work=[[TheWrap]]|date=July 12, 2023|archive-date=August 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816185105/https://www.thewrap.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review-prime-video/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Bennett">{{cite news|last1=Bennett|first1=Gillian|title=It's a Cruel Summer in Dreary Second Season of ''The Summer I Turned Pretty''|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/amazon-prime-video/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review|access-date=16 August 2023|work=[[Paste Magazine]]|date=July 12, 2023|archive-date=August 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816185106/https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/amazon-prime-video/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review|url-status=live}}</ref> The soundtrack also received praise.<ref name="Decider">{{Cite web|last=Gallucci|first=Nicole|date=July 12, 2023|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Season 2 Review: A Nightmare Dressed Like A Daydream|url=https://decider.com/2023/07/12/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review-prime-video/|access-date=August 16, 2023|website=Decider|archive-date=August 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816185104/https://decider.com/2023/07/12/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review-prime-video/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Lacson">{{cite web|last1=Lacson|first1=Therese|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Season 2 Review: Jenny Han's Series Leans Into Love Triangles and Family Drama|url=https://collider.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review/|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|access-date=16 August 2023|date=July 12, 2023|archive-date=August 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816185105/https://collider.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Alvar">{{cite web|last1=Alvar|first1=Natasha|title=The Summer I Turned Pretty: Season 2 REVIEW – A Bittersweet Summer|url=https://culturedvultures.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review/|website=Cultured Vultures|access-date=16 August 2023|date=July 17, 2023|archive-date=August 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816185115/https://culturedvultures.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Bennett">{{cite news|last1=Bennett|first1=Gillian|title=It's a Cruel Summer in Dreary Second Season of ''The Summer I Turned Pretty''|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/amazon-prime-video/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review|access-date=16 August 2023|work=[[Paste Magazine]]|date=July 12, 2023|archive-date=August 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816185106/https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/amazon-prime-video/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review|url-status=live}}</ref>

Others felt the second season lacks the breeziness and fun of the first season.<ref name="Peters">{{cite news|last1=Peters|first1=Fletcher|title=New Taylor Swift Songs Can't Revive 'The Summer I Turned Pretty'|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-new-taylor-swift-songs-arent-enough|access-date=16 August 2023|work=[[The Daily Beast]]|date=July 12, 2023|archive-date=August 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816185105/https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-new-taylor-swift-songs-arent-enough|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Bennett">{{cite news|last1=Bennett|first1=Gillian|title=It's a Cruel Summer in Dreary Second Season of ''The Summer I Turned Pretty''|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/amazon-prime-video/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review|access-date=16 August 2023|work=[[Paste Magazine]]|date=July 12, 2023|archive-date=August 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816185106/https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/amazon-prime-video/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Looper">{{cite web|last1=Fox|first1=Aubrey|title=The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 2 Review: A Teen Love Triangle Gets Predictably Messy|url=https://www.looper.com/1337319/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-prime-review/|website=[[Looper (website)|Looper]]|access-date=16 August 2023|date=July 12, 2023|archive-date=August 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816185105/https://www.looper.com/1337319/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-prime-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> Though critics noted the narrative stays faithful to the book, some said the integration of flashback scenes was at times confusing and that important storylines were being skipped.<ref name="Peters">{{cite news|last1=Peters|first1=Fletcher|title=New Taylor Swift Songs Can't Revive 'The Summer I Turned Pretty'|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-new-taylor-swift-songs-arent-enough|access-date=16 August 2023|work=[[The Daily Beast]]|date=July 12, 2023|archive-date=August 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816185105/https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-new-taylor-swift-songs-arent-enough|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Decider">{{Cite web|last=Gallucci|first=Nicole|date=July 12, 2023|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Season 2 Review: A Nightmare Dressed Like A Daydream|url=https://decider.com/2023/07/12/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review-prime-video/|access-date=August 16, 2023|website=Decider|archive-date=August 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816185104/https://decider.com/2023/07/12/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review-prime-video/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Jones">{{cite magazine|last1=Jones|first1=CT|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Season Two: Love in the Time of Taylor Swift|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review-lola-tung-christopher-briney-1234788445/|access-date=16 August 2023|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=July 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714225905/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review-lola-tung-christopher-briney-1234788445/|archive-date=July 14, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Bennett">{{cite news|last1=Bennett|first1=Gillian|title=It's a Cruel Summer in Dreary Second Season of ''The Summer I Turned Pretty''|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/amazon-prime-video/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review|access-date=16 August 2023|work=[[Paste Magazine]]|date=July 12, 2023|archive-date=August 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816185106/https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/amazon-prime-video/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review|url-status=live}}</ref> Writing for ''Collider'', Therese Lacson gave an overall positive review but noted that the season's addition of new characters meant less time to develop their arcs and the meat of their stories.<ref name="Lacson">{{cite web|last1=Lacson|first1=Therese|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Season 2 Review: Jenny Han's Series Leans Into Love Triangles and Family Drama|url=https://collider.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review/|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|access-date=16 August 2023|date=July 12, 2023|archive-date=August 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816185105/https://collider.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Alvar">{{cite web|last1=Alvar|first1=Natasha|title=The Summer I Turned Pretty: Season 2 REVIEW – A Bittersweet Summer|url=https://culturedvultures.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review/|website=Cultured Vultures|access-date=16 August 2023|date=July 17, 2023|archive-date=August 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816185115/https://culturedvultures.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> Nicole Gallucci of ''Decider'' wrote season 2's "emotional roller coaster serves as a harsh reminder that life isn't always a beach, but its unique mix of 'miserable and magical' will keep you hooked until the end."<ref name="Decider">{{Cite web|last=Gallucci|first=Nicole|date=July 12, 2023|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Season 2 Review: A Nightmare Dressed Like A Daydream|url=https://decider.com/2023/07/12/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review-prime-video/|access-date=August 16, 2023|website=Decider|archive-date=August 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816185104/https://decider.com/2023/07/12/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-review-prime-video/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Impact ===
After the series' debut, all three ''The Summer I Turned Pretty'' books entered the top three spots on the Amazon Best Sellers list, with the second book, ''It's Not Summer Without You'', reaching number one. The artists whose music is used in the show have also seen an increase in streams, sales and followers, with some experiencing up to a 6,000% increase in song sales. Taylor Swift's seventh studio album, ''Lover'', resurged in sales and streaming, and re-entered the top 40 region of the ''Billboard'' 200 chart as well, after three of its songs—"Cruel Summer", "Lover" and "False God"—were featured in the series. Beyoncé's 2014 single 'XO' tripled in sales units following the use of it in the finale. The series also had a significant social media reach, with the hashtag #TheSummerITurnedPretty accumulating over 13.8 billion views on TikTok. It generated over 107,000 global posts over launch weekend and 725 million potential impressions across platforms, according to social analytics agency DMS.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Longeretta|first=Emily|date=June 30, 2022|title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' Hits No. 1 on Amazon Prime Video, Taylor Swift Songs Re-Enter Top 40 Chart Three Years After Release (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-amazon-prime-video-taylor-swift-1235305766/|access-date=July 2, 2022|website=Variety|archive-date=July 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701214542/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-amazon-prime-video-taylor-swift-1235305766/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In September 2023, Vernon Sanders, an Amazon Prime executive, revealed that season 2 of Jenny Han's YA adaptation was the streamer's No. 2 most-viewed series to date among women 18–34, behind only ''Rings of Power'', according to Prime Video. It was also the most-completed series to-date among that demographic. The series had also driven subscription growth that summer, Amazon reported. ''The Summer I Turned Pretty'' was among Prime Video's Top 3 series in terms of global acquisition (and, again, No. 1 with women 18-34).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Campione|first=Katie|date=2023-09-05|title=As 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Becomes Female-Skewing Hit In Season 2, Amazon TV Exec Talks Potential Spinoffs & YA Strategy|url=https://deadline.com/2023/09/vernon-sanders-amazon-prime-video-the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-ratings-young-adult-programming-1235536887/|access-date=2024-02-05|website=Deadline|language=en-US|archive-date=February 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240205081724/https://deadline.com/2023/09/vernon-sanders-amazon-prime-video-the-summer-i-turned-pretty-season-2-ratings-young-adult-programming-1235536887/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Awards and nominations ===
''The Summer I Turned Pretty'' won the Bingeworthy Show of the Year at the 2024 People's Choice Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1392489/2024-peoples-choice-awards-complete-list-of-nominees|title=49th People's Choice Awards|website=E! Online|first=Brett|last=Malec|date=January 11, 2024|access-date=February 8, 2024|archive-date=January 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111232312/https://www.eonline.com/news/1392489/2024-peoples-choice-awards-complete-list-of-nominees|url-status=live}}</ref>