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A review by meliroo
My Summer Darlings by May Cobb
dark
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
If the goal was to have me hating every character at the conclusion, MISSION ACCOMPLISHED. I think the only people I didn't hate were the husbands/sons. And they were barely in the book.
The main female characters all clearly have a terminal case of TSTL. 404- no self preservation instincts found. When they aren't busy making poor life choices they are getting drunk, complaining about things, and being catty and deplorable to one another. One of the least believable things about this book is that Kittie/Cynthia/Jen remained friends for as long as they had. And that any man would want to marry them (Kittie in particular).
Outside of the huge character flaws, the pacing on this was so off to me. The multiple view points and flashbacks didn't really add anything. This story could have effectively been told with one voice (and I'd argue that it would have added to the suspense since the reader wouldn't know about the actions of the other 2 FLs).
This book was not for me. 🤷🏼♀️
ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review
The main female characters all clearly have a terminal case of TSTL. 404- no self preservation instincts found. When they aren't busy making poor life choices they are getting drunk, complaining about things, and being catty and deplorable to one another. One of the least believable things about this book is that Kittie/Cynthia/Jen remained friends for as long as they had. And that any man would want to marry them (Kittie in particular).
Outside of the huge character flaws, the pacing on this was so off to me. The multiple view points and flashbacks didn't really add anything. This story could have effectively been told with one voice (and I'd argue that it would have added to the suspense since the reader wouldn't know about the actions of the other 2 FLs).
This book was not for me. 🤷🏼♀️
ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Death, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Violence, Alcoholism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Toxic friendship