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A review by kakenn21
Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
The first half the book was slow and Andrew's lack of emotional availability is tedious. But once he opens up to Riley and Sam a bit and the mystery gets going I enjoyed it. Writing was wordy and the lack of a large cast of characters made the reveal anti-climatic.
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Homophobia, Racism, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail