A review by laurawoods13
Hello, Summer by Mary Kay Andrews

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

3.0

This book cannot figure out when it takes place. It was published in 2020 (and shows a campaign slogan with 2020) but does not read like a book from this decade. What 23-year-old man uses the word “pocketbook”? There were a lot of instances of characters using old fashioned dialogue/phrases/metaphors and it wasn’t believable. Maybe 1 or 2 characters, but not ALL of them. The main character also kept making rude remarks about “millennials” when she’s literally in her 30s and is literally a millennial herself. It couldn’t have been more apparent that the author is clearly old herself and shouldn’t try to write books about young people. And
what’s with the three different plots? Dead congressman for 3/4 of the book, and then we just want to throw in an attempted abduction/rape/murder, and the subsequent murder of that person by a mysterious radio DJ wanted for hit and run DUI murder, who is also killed in the process. Pick a plot and stick to it.
Finally I felt like the ending was rushed and didn’t properly wrap up the case that she was working on for 400 pages. And it didn’t feel it was earned. Ending was disappointing. 
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