Hi,
I had the wonderful opportunity to attend Amazon Prime's Book Club Live event a few weeks ago at Sydney with the stars of The Summer I Turned Pretty; Lola Tung, Jenny Han and Rain Spencer as well as the author of the Culpa Mia series, Mercedes Ron present.
The Summer I Turned Pretty is a young adult romance novel adapted into a TV series that follows Belly (Lola Tung) caught in a love triangle between her childhood friends. It claimed #1 globally on Prime Video during the first week of the newly released Season 3. It is also one of the most watched TV shows among women aged 18-34, sparking an interest for the stars to appear at fan events like these, with most of the audience present female.
The event was very popular with tickets gone in minutes and it took almost 10-15 minutes to get in. Book Club Live consisted of panel talks with the cast and authors, as well as interactive photo opportunities with many different backdrops. We got to hear about behind the scenes content, new hints about the upcoming episodes as well as the audition processes behind their characters.
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The stars of TSITP: Lola Tung, Rain Spencer and Jenny Han discussing the final season as well as content that happened off screen. We also got given flowers to pose with throughout the event.
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These were two of the many places we could take photos at. After the first few interviews had been conducted, they even allowed us to take one free book each from the bookshelves, though we had to navigate our way through the crowd. Plus, a lot of The Summer I Turned Pretty themed backdrops. They had dedicated photographers for each, which I think is a nice touch as even people that went solo could get photos without having to ask for someone and they took the best shots.
I had an amazing night and I am so grateful I got the chance to go!