leannj 's review for:

Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo
3.25
dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

As I was reading I was enjoying the story, but after finishing I realized I was waiting for the plot to build into something without fully getting the payoff. It felt like I never really got to know the characters and their different relationships with each other as much as I would have liked to, across a longer period of time.