A review by itsgivingjacob
Summer Rental by Rektok Ross

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

1.5

this book takes way too long setting itself up and seems to forget it’s supposed to be a thriller until the last like, 80 pages. there’s just so much nothing in the first 70% of the book.  characters range from extremely dull to insufferable. the twist is very predictable, and the killer reveal wasn’t satisfying because it was painfully obvious.

the ending was very unsatisfying to me and just felt like a jumbled mess

. the kills themselves were very boring,

especially since most of them happen “off screen”. the ones we are present for aren’t very interesting.

the actual writing wasn’t awful, but most of the time felt very “hip with the kids.” the best part of the book, in my opinion, is

after the killer is revealed, and riley says “Roxy was a person, not a breakfast item.” after blake says some analogy comparing “collateral damage” to breaking eggs to make an omelet. this was genuinely really funny and i’m not sure if it was supposed to be lmao

idk i could see why you would like this book, but i just think it didn’t capitalize on it’s interesting premise as well as it could have.