The Summer I Turned Pretty is back for its third and final season, and at long last, fans will learn who Belly (Lola Tung) ends up with in the hit Prime Video series.
Those who read Jenny Han’s bestselling book series, which inspired the show, have had a certain endgame in mind since Book 3 — It’s Not Summer Without You — was published back in 2011. But other fans, who’ve only watched the series, have formed their own opinions on Fisher brothers Conrad (Christopher Briney) and Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno).
When speaking with EW ahead of TSITP‘s Season 3 premiere, Han explained, “There are definitely changes… There are surprises. And there are things that aren’t exactly like the books.” So even fans who’ve read the series front to back will have to tune in to see how the final chapter unfolds on-screen.
We already broke down who does Belly end up with and who does Steven end up with in The Summer I Turned Pretty Book 3. So next up? Who does Jeremiah end up with in The Summer I Turned Pretty books? And who do we think Jeremiah will end up with in The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3?
Does Jeremiah marry Belly? Will he explore a new, unexpected romance in the show? And who does Jeremiah end up with in The Summer I Turned Pretty books? Ultimately, we’ll have to wait and watch The Summer I Turned Pretty‘s Season 3 finale on September 17 to learn how the series ends. But while we wait, if you’re wondering who Jeremiah might end up with on TSITP show based on his endgame in the books, we’ve got you covered.
If you are looking to read all three The Summer I Turned Pretty books in Jenny Han’s series ahead of the Season 3 finale, here’s the order you need to read in:
Otherwise, read on for book spoilers.
While Belly and Jere are still going strong five episodes into Season 3, The Summer I Turned Pretty Book 3’s synopsis teases turbulence ahead: “…As Jeremiah and Belly head back to Cousins Beach to plan their wedding, Conrad comes home to tell Belly he made a mistake when he broke her heart. Now Belly must confront her feelings for Jeremiah and Conrad and face a truth she has possibly always known: She will have to break one of their hearts.”
So whose heart does Belly break in the books? Fast forward to several days before Belly and Jere’s wedding, when Conrad learns about Jeremiah’s Cabo hookup with Lacie and confesses his own feelings to Belly. Though Belly shuts Conrad down, she tells Jere that his brother is still in love with her, which causes Jere to start doubting their future together. After confronting Belly about her own feelings for Conrad and the Cousins Christmas she failed to tell him about, he leaves the house to think with hours left until the ceremony.
On the day of the wedding, Belly still has no idea where Jeremiah is, so Conrad goes looking and finds him in the garden of the women’s shelter that Susannah supported. The brothers have it out, with Jere asking Conrad about his lingering feelings for Belly and Conrad confronting Jere about his Cabo hook-up. After a punch to the face from Jere, which Conrad encouraged, the two exchange more harsh words and Conrad says, “Fine. I love her. I admit it. Sometimes — sometimes I think she’s the only girl I could ever be with. But Jere, she picked you. You’re the one she wants to marry. Not me.”
Conrad hands Jeremiah a letter that Susannah wrote him for his wedding day, and after Jere tearfully reading it, he tells Connie they aren’t brothers anymore, he can never see Belly again, and the letter was Conrad’s not his. (Turns out Susannah swapped them by mistake and wrote about how Belly was the only person she’s ever seen Conrad love! Ahhhh!!!!)
Honoring his brother’s wishes, Conrad says an emotional goodbye to Belly, and Jeremiah returns to the house with the intention of getting married. Before he and Belly can walk down the aisle, however, he confronts her about her feelings for Conrad, shares what was in his mom’s letter, and they call off the wedding.
“I won’t be the reason you don’t go to [Conrad]. I won’t be your excuse. You’ve got to see for yourself, or you’ll never be able to let him go,” Jere tells Belly. “The worst part is, I knew you hadn’t [let him go] and I still asked you to marry me. So I guess I’m partly to blame too, huh?”
With pages left, the book jumps forward a couple years into the future and shows the letter that Susannah wrote for Belly to read on her wedding day. In the end, she marries Conrad, and Jere is present and supportive at their beach wedding with an unnamed date by his side.
“I look out the window, and there is Jere across the lawn. He has his arm around his date, and our eyes meet. He gives me a small wave. I wave back and blow him a kiss. He smiles and turns back to his date,” the text reads. So will the show follow Book 3?! Will Belly and Conrad be the ones getting married? Will Jere attend their wedding with a date? And if so, who could that date be?
As for who Jere could end up with if he and Belly break up, earlier in the series Jenny Han confirmed that Jere is bisexual, so one of the most popular Season 3 fan theories predicts a potential romance between Jeremiah and his fraternity brother Redbird (Tanner Zagarino). Since Jere left school for the summer, we haven’t seen much of Redbird, so a future romance is fully speculation right now. But stay tuned for more updates and theories as the season progresses!
New episodes of The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3 premiere Wednesdays on Prime Video.