Reviews

Bad Summer People: A Novel by Emma Rosenblum

lajones1_23's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

stotto's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

3.5

thespinystacks's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

lavloveslit's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

vikreads's review against another edition

2.5

This was mostly just a book about really rich white people taking a very extravagant summer holiday in a beach town where they all own beach houses. The main premise is that they’re all miserable and cheating on each other.

Then there’s a death thrown in there that all these characters are somehow “tied to”, but in the end - it’s very anticlimactic. The author tries to throw in a last minute twist, but it’s a wash at that point. 

At first I thought it would just be a mindless beach read, which it was, but after I finished it kinda just felt like a waste of time. If it hadn’t been a library book, I’d be more disappointed. 

aubreyjmiles's review against another edition

4.0

This was sooooo easy to listen to it was like a gossip girl reality TV show in my ear FR

tessacarlberg's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

mamanarwhal's review against another edition

dark funny tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

jmartin's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

mementolore's review

mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0