Editing The Summer I Turned Pretty (section)

=== 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>