Reviews

Wasps in the Ice Cream by Tim McGregor

thecatfather's review against another edition

4.0

This ended up being a really cute story!

While there are tragic moments, the story as a whole is very endearing towards the building relationship of Mark and Georgia.

Georgia was a character I really connected with and rooted for throughout.

There’s hardly any horror, but the strength of Mark and Georgia’s bond is what carries this story.

Highly recommend if you like coming of age with a cute romance!

littlespookycute's review against another edition

5.0

So I thought this book was going to be horror or thriller but I was actually pleasantly surprised at this coming-of-age story. It reminded me of The Virgin Suicides and the old Stephen King I read when I was younger. This story is very sad but I also thought it was very sweet.

ziggywiggy's review

emotional inspiring reflective tense

4.5

tk95's review against another edition

3.0

Thanks to Netgalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was an okay book, it was just mismarketed in my opinion. It reads more like a contemporary rather than a horror, there was nothing scary or horror-ish about it.

Something i didn't enjoy was that there is a big thing that happens in the book that is spoiled in the book's description, but said thing doesn't happen until the 80% mark. How am i supposed to be on the edge of my seat thinking "are his friends gonna find out? and what will happen if they do?" when the summary says "When the secret is exposed, and his friends plot to punish the witch sisters for stealing one of their own, Mark is forced to choose between these two worlds." like c'mon now.

Overall it's a 3-star book for me, kinda forgettable and majorly mismarketed and the description should be fixed to not spoil the book.

deboraha's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

3.75

shawcrit's review

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

whodey_spaceman's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious relaxing sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

tarah_'s review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.0

bravesirtoaster's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

aliseaymcmahon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Great coming of age book!