A review by cjade177
Black Rabbit Summer by Kevin Brooks

2.0

I picked this up because the blurb made it out to be a fast paced coming of age story with a few thriller twists and turns. It wasn't that. It took an interesting theme - i.e the funfair, with its accompanying darkness and air of intrigue - and just did nothing much with it. A lot of it felt Donnie darko esque, with Pete having these random visions and thoughts that were only vaguely explained. But the funfair part was exciting, and had so much potential, but the author sidestepped throwing us into the heart of the action, which would have been so much better! The book got really boring especially around the middle, with overly dense police scenes. And it isn't the sort of book you can enjoy in small doses. The twist didn't hit, and the end conclusion was both depressing and underwhelming, not really leaving you feeling satisfied. The dialogue was good, the characters were believable and I liked some of the imagery. But it just wasn't for me, so unfortunately I can't recommend.