Heatwave by Victor Jestin

Heatwave

Victor Jestin with Sam Taylor (Translator), Joe Eyre (Narrator)

2 hours, 44 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction literary dark tense fast-paced
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Description

A vivid, mesmerizing novel about a teenage boy on vacation who makes an irrevocable mistake and becomes trapped in a spiral of guilt and desire—in the tradition of Alice McDermott's That Night and E. Lockhart's We Were Liars. Oscar is dead because...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,549 reviews

Moods

dark 87%
tense 50%
reflective 28%
mysterious 26%
emotional 22%
sad 21%
challenging 19%
adventurous 5%
funny 2%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

fast 50%
medium 34%
slow 14%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 60% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 8%

Strong character development?

No: 54% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

No: 75% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 3% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 80% | Yes: 7% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 2%

Average rating

3.13

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