A review by dapperreads
Wasps in the Ice Cream by Tim McGregor

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Okay to start - I can’t decide if I love this cover or if I hate it. I found myself just staring at it as I listened to the audio - the audio that I could not put down by the way. 

This is such a “basic” story that isn’t basic at all. It follows a teenage boy in high school and all the nonsense he gets into including meeting and befriending one of the “weirdos” in town. As the person who was the weirdo in town, I found this to be really interesting and I was never sure where it was going to go. It definitely felt like it followed the thought processes of a teenager and that made it feel more realistic. 

The narration kept us in a creepy-ish state throughout the entire story and that vibe continued through our introduction to the literal wasps in the ice cream to the ending that actually took me by surprise. 

I feel like while I didn’t love this, I definitely really enjoyed it and I think it’ll be in the back of my mind for awhile.