A review by mkachiri
The Drowning Summer by C.L. Herman

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I really solid story. Loved the queerness was just apart of the book but not the main focus that was really nice. Very solid mystery to me the big twist was a little underwhelming. The person who ended up being behind all the paranomal shit had a motive but to me it wasn't good enough and their character didn't have enough of a reason outside of a little resentment that we see flare up in a later chapter but there wasn't enough of it for me to think he'd do something so drastic especially to someone he supposedly cares about. Really quick and decent read though i liked it.