A review by cat_demon
Cruel Summer by Juno Dawson

2.0

I read only the first 120 pages until I realised how stupid the characters are and then read the last few pages at the end of the book. I thought the book was a bit ridiculous because Ryan and his friends decided not to tell the police about Roxanne's murder because they would all have to go to prison, but the police would have to do a proper investigation before they arrested anyone, so the fact they didn't tell anyone and the reason seems pretty stupid. In the end only 3 of the friends are left and one is the murderer so it seems even more stupid that they didn't tell anyone. Also it was pretty predictable. However the bits that I read were well written and can understand why people might like this book. Also the book was predictable. However, I thought that what I read was well written and I can understand why people like this book.