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A review by thelibrarydweller
Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo
5.0
*Thank you to the publisher Tor for an ARC copy in exchange for an honest review*
5 stars! Wow this book was a wild ride! Summer Sons is volatile, gothic, and gritty with a sprinkle of humor!
If you like stories with:
-a dark academia setting
-very queer characters! (trans character and m/m love) the author is trans too btw
-spooky ghost stories
-southern gothic vibes
You should read this book!
This story is about Andrew who is left drowning in grief after his best friend Eddie dies. His death is ruled a suicide, and Andrew inherits all of Eddie's belongings and his house. Andrew believes there is something suspicious about Eddie's death and goes to Eddie's university to uncover the truth.
Ok my fav thing about this was the characters! Andrew is morally gray and going through a lot of grief but man his character development throughout the story was so beautiful! Also I loved the discussions of discovering one's sexuality, stunning! Summer Sons has creepy haunted houses, the smoke and mirrors of high brow academia, fast cars, bad boys, and lots of queer rep!
Also the VIBES of this book were awesome! We get sweltering southern heat, grief, and ghosts all at once! The creepy dark history of the south is front and center here.
Summer Sons also has drug use, drinking, and sexual content. It is set at university and the characters are in graduate school so be aware of that, this book is adult. I loved that the characters are in their twenties though, we need more books like this. The voice of the writing was really strong and felt authentic to the age of the characters.
Omg if you liked Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo or Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor then I think you'll enjoy this one too. It has the dark academia and ghosts of Ninth House and the queerness and violence of Hurricane Season.
A perfect book for the summer, highly recommend!!
5 stars! Wow this book was a wild ride! Summer Sons is volatile, gothic, and gritty with a sprinkle of humor!
If you like stories with:
-a dark academia setting
-very queer characters! (trans character and m/m love) the author is trans too btw
-spooky ghost stories
-southern gothic vibes
You should read this book!
This story is about Andrew who is left drowning in grief after his best friend Eddie dies. His death is ruled a suicide, and Andrew inherits all of Eddie's belongings and his house. Andrew believes there is something suspicious about Eddie's death and goes to Eddie's university to uncover the truth.
Ok my fav thing about this was the characters! Andrew is morally gray and going through a lot of grief but man his character development throughout the story was so beautiful! Also I loved the discussions of discovering one's sexuality, stunning! Summer Sons has creepy haunted houses, the smoke and mirrors of high brow academia, fast cars, bad boys, and lots of queer rep!
Also the VIBES of this book were awesome! We get sweltering southern heat, grief, and ghosts all at once! The creepy dark history of the south is front and center here.
Summer Sons also has drug use, drinking, and sexual content. It is set at university and the characters are in graduate school so be aware of that, this book is adult. I loved that the characters are in their twenties though, we need more books like this. The voice of the writing was really strong and felt authentic to the age of the characters.
Omg if you liked Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo or Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor then I think you'll enjoy this one too. It has the dark academia and ghosts of Ninth House and the queerness and violence of Hurricane Season.
A perfect book for the summer, highly recommend!!