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A review by mosaicheartsxx
Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
another book done for 2024!
okay. there's a couple of things I want to say about this book.
first of all, I don't read much horror novels, but I do read quite a number of horror manga, watched quite alot of horror gameplays, as well as movies. I gotta say the horror was...really not that spooky? props to mandelo for trying though. there was ambience and then sometimes there wasn't. description was good at visualising what this revenant might be, but not enough to spook me out. so there's that. if you're looking for something really spooky, this book may not be what you're looking for.
the next thing I'd like to say: if you're not well-versed in north american slang and/or medical terms for muscles and bones (i'm serious, i sometimes wonder if mandelo was a medical student or something because these are not terms any other author i've read used in bulk for their books) then this book will be a challenge for you as well. I had to Google up alot of the terms, only to find out it's north american slang. goes for the muscles/bones as well LMAO. I think this book would be a challenging read if you're also not well-versed in english because it uses alot of terms, as well as way of dialogue (particularly of the north american sort), that may be imperceptible or puzzling upon first reading it.
I also want to say that I like theMC's character development because it started from the cavern and ended at the cavern. gotta admit I was pretty sad to see him let Eddie go for the last time.
also, just wanna say if you're looking for some queer sexual tension that doesn't explain itself until the very end then read this.
so there you have it! a book about not-scary spooks, sexual tension of the already-passed AND alive kind, murder mystery (it's my achilles hell), illegal activities, and how ugly the university system, and love (can be) is.
okay. there's a couple of things I want to say about this book.
first of all, I don't read much horror novels, but I do read quite a number of horror manga, watched quite alot of horror gameplays, as well as movies. I gotta say the horror was...really not that spooky? props to mandelo for trying though. there was ambience and then sometimes there wasn't. description was good at visualising what this revenant might be, but not enough to spook me out. so there's that. if you're looking for something really spooky, this book may not be what you're looking for.
the next thing I'd like to say: if you're not well-versed in north american slang and/or medical terms for muscles and bones (i'm serious, i sometimes wonder if mandelo was a medical student or something because these are not terms any other author i've read used in bulk for their books) then this book will be a challenge for you as well. I had to Google up alot of the terms, only to find out it's north american slang. goes for the muscles/bones as well LMAO. I think this book would be a challenging read if you're also not well-versed in english because it uses alot of terms, as well as way of dialogue (particularly of the north american sort), that may be imperceptible or puzzling upon first reading it.
I also want to say that I like the
also, just wanna say if you're looking for some queer sexual tension that doesn't explain itself until the very end then read this.
so there you have it! a book about not-scary spooks, sexual tension of the already-passed AND alive kind, murder mystery (it's my achilles hell), illegal activities, and how ugly the university system, and love (can be) is.