A review by alireads
Black Summer by M.W. Craven

dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

I really enjoyed this, even more than the first book. There is some animal cruelty at the very start which gave me pause but once I got quickly past that it was a great twisty murder mystery.

Poe and Bradshaw make for great partners and I love how they work together. Individually they are really interesting characters but it's the times when they're working together that are the highlight for me. 

The story is dark and more than a little gruesome this time around but I found it a compelling read and blasted through the whole thing in more or less a day. There are also little moments of light and humour that stop it getting too heavy. 

It's well written and pacey with great dialogue. My only slight critique is that there would be an odd paragraph here and there dumping info on you about a place or some history that felt like a Wikipedia entry. 

Overall though a great read and I'm probably going to binge read the rest of the series now. 
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