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A review by zutsie
The Summer Children by Dot Hutchison
3.0
You know, I really have a like/hate relationship with these books. They are by no means bad books, not at all, but I find them to be wildly inconsistent and that they never really deliver the goods. Ever. Now, let's move on.
The Summer Children naturally features all these terribly broken FBI agents once again. You don't dislike them, but you have to wonder how they are all cleared for duty, what with their various issues, because their issues are not necessarily ones they have successfully dealt with, as the fear is constantly with them. Anyway. We also, naturally, have Priya, Bliss, and Inara rejoin in here, and it is always nice to read about them.
This book focuses on Mercedes and all the crap she has been through, and I must say this book has been my least favourite read of the lot so far. I don't know why. I read it and I was interested, but I always feel that while Hutchison deals with dark topics, they don't have a true feeling of dread. It is also not helped along when you read about all this awful stuff going down, and these agents revert to children, all having huge sleepovers and falling apart at the seams.
I don't think these are books I will ever go back to reread, but if Hutchison does any more I will likely read them because they aren't difficult reads. Yes, they deal with some heavy issues, but as I said, it feels more like they are touched upon than actually explored really in depth. If you have read the books, you will know what I mean. I mean we explore nasty crimes and get in depth looks at different characters in each of the books, but it feels superficial when all is said and done. Okay, I am going to stop now. I don't really have anything other to say than it was okay.
The Summer Children naturally features all these terribly broken FBI agents once again. You don't dislike them, but you have to wonder how they are all cleared for duty, what with their various issues, because their issues are not necessarily ones they have successfully dealt with, as the fear is constantly with them. Anyway. We also, naturally, have Priya, Bliss, and Inara rejoin in here, and it is always nice to read about them.
This book focuses on Mercedes and all the crap she has been through, and I must say this book has been my least favourite read of the lot so far. I don't know why. I read it and I was interested, but I always feel that while Hutchison deals with dark topics, they don't have a true feeling of dread. It is also not helped along when you read about all this awful stuff going down, and these agents revert to children, all having huge sleepovers and falling apart at the seams.
I don't think these are books I will ever go back to reread, but if Hutchison does any more I will likely read them because they aren't difficult reads. Yes, they deal with some heavy issues, but as I said, it feels more like they are touched upon than actually explored really in depth. If you have read the books, you will know what I mean. I mean we explore nasty crimes and get in depth looks at different characters in each of the books, but it feels superficial when all is said and done. Okay, I am going to stop now. I don't really have anything other to say than it was okay.