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With "Heated Rivalry" and "Off Campus" both winning the hearts and minds of audiences, it’s clear that fluffy romantic novels are having an especially successful moment on the small screen. So it makes sense that Carley Fortune's beloved bestseller "Every Summer After" would be adapted as a series on Prime Video.The show (renamed "Every Year After") stars Sadie Soverall and Matt Cornett as Percy and Sam, a pair of childhood friends who are united every summer in Barry’s Bay and whose relationship slowly blossoms into young love. But life has a way of separating people, and they eventually become estranged. Until Percy returns to Barry’s Bay years later, and the two get a second chance to be together.Every Year After" is now streaming after its release on June 10. If you’re looking to keep those sun-drenched, nostalgic vibes going as we head into summer, here are five other shows to check out.'The Summer I Turned Pretty'
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We start the list with the show that's also on Prime Video and shares the most similar DNA with "Every Year After." Like Barry’s Bay, the beach town of Cousins in "The Summer I Turned Pretty" turns summer vacations into magic, setting the scene for the evolving relationships of the main characters. Belly (Lola Tung) has spent every summer of her life in Cousins, together with the Fisher brothers, Conrad (Christopher Briney) and Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno).And although she’s always nursed a private crush on Conrad, as she careens towards adulthood, Belly finds herself entangled in an extremely messy love triangle with both brothers. Over the course of the show’s three seasons, she becomes the queen of making bad decisions — but this is a YA romance, after all, so things are bound to work out for her in the end. If for no other reason, "The Summer I Turned Pretty" is worth a watch for the chemistry between its star-in-the-making leads.Watch on Prime Video'Dawson’s Creek'There’s no series that delves into the complicated ramifications of when old friends start to catch feelings for one another better than "Dawson’s Creek." Set in an idyllic seaside town in New England, it revolves around the (admittedly self-involved) exploits of Dawson (James Van Der Beek), a teenage boy with dreams of becoming a film director. For as long as he can remember, he’s been best friends with the girl next door, Joey (Katie Holmes), and his wise-cracking, perennially underachieving sidekick Pacey (Joshua Jackson).Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips.But as their teenage years roll on and hormones take over, the relationships between all three become decidedly more complicated. "Dawson’s Creek" has rightfully earned its reputation as a classic teen drama of the late 1990s and early 2000s. Even if you’ve already seen it, the show is well worth a rewatch.Watch on Netflix'To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before'
