Bad Summer People
Ratings32
Average rating3.3
I'm not sure how this reads as a thriller when the first 75 percent of the book reads like Desperate Housewives of jersey shore.... it took till 75 percent of the book to finally get into a murder mystery of a character and I felt like this last 25% of the book is rushed. I heard so many recommending this one off BookTok and would not recommend this one unless you are into the drama and catiness. Definitely not my cup of tea...It was laughable in some parts with how ridiculous the scandalousness was taking place but its definitely not something I could pick up again.
I don't mind reading about a cast of unlikeable characters if the plot is interesting or the writing is remarkable. Unfortunately, this debut novel is a ho-hum tale of gossip, infidelity, and embezzlement that you can easily find in any season of Real Housewives. I was looking for an antidote to an overdose of holiday sweetness, but Bad Summer People was a major disappointment.
This book was so much fun. Perfect summer beach read in every way. I did however read it during and after Hurricane Idalia so I did not get the joys of being beach side with this one. I would definitely recommend You read it that way. It is fluff, but the delicious, scandalous, rich-people-behaving-badly type of fluff. It's not Real Housewives idiocy level - these women play far too much tennis and do loads of beachy outdoorsy activities. Plus they have lots of sex, lots of fancy drinks, and dress up in fabulous beachy-chic fashions. PLEASE HBO make this into a movie! So go in with these expectations and you will enjoy it. Expect anything more and you will not have fun with this one.
This reminded me of a Hilderbrand book with the multiple POVs, rich people drama, and the beachy vibes mixed with the thriller style of May Cobb-but not as good. I would probably read from this author again, I just think there were too many minor characters that didn't contribute to the story and just confused me. I also found the tennis plot very boring.