My Summer Darlings by May Cobb.
Synopsis
Three lifelong friends plus a dangerous, sexy new stranger in town add up to a scorching summer of manipulation, obsession, and murder, from the acclaimed author of The Hunting Wives.
A woman in the forest thinks she’s going to die.
I know he’s coming back for me.
Jen Hansen, Kittie Spears, and Cynthia Nichols have been friends since childhood. They are now approaching forty and their lives have changed, but their insular East Texas town has not. They stay sane by drinking wine in the afternoons, dishing about other women in the neighborhood, and bonding over the heartache of their own encroaching middle age and raising ungrateful teens.
Then Will Harding comes to town, moving into one of the neighborhood’s grandest homes. Mysterious and charming, he seems like the answer to each woman’s prayers. He’s a source of fascination for Jen, Kittie, and Cynthia, but none of them are ready for the way Will disrupts their lives.
As Will grows closer with each of the women, their fascination twists into obsession, threatening their friendships and their families. When he abruptly pulls away, each woman scrambles to discover the source of his affection. But what they’ll uncover is far more sinister and deadly than any of them could have ever imagined.
My Review
This isn't an easy review for me to write. I had difficulty pinning down my final thoughts on this book. My Summer Darlings has a bit of a desperate housewives vibe and I felt like I had the way this book was going to end all figured out.
This book has multiple unlikeable characters, short chapters, several narrators, and journal entries which keep the plot moving. If you are able to put aside rational thinking and logic and just read, then you will like this book. Some readers may have to get past certain aspects of this book. This would be perfect to read at the pool, relaxing on the deck for a weekend read, or at the beach.
I liked the ending with the way May Cobb left it kinda open, like what happens now.
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