A review by lunarmagi42
Summer of Night by Dan Simmons

dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

The beginning is a bit slow but about a third of the way in, boy does it get going! The tension and the scare factor kept building and building the way all the best horror books do until it reached a very satisfying conclusion with only a few pages left in the book. This book is absolutely worth a read if you're a Stephen King fan, especially if you live in a farming town, even more so if you live in the Midwest. I could have done without the sort of sexual description of a 12 year old girl, but given the book is from the perspective of 11/12 year old boys, I guess it makes sense even if it's gross. 
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