Summer of Night

Rating: 3.8 leaves out of 5
Characters: 4/5
Cover: 3/5
Story: 4/5
Writing: 4/5
Genre: horror/thriller/mystery
Type: Audiobook
Worth?: Yes

Summer of Night was the first pick in my Horror Book Road Trip around America. Before this I hadn't read a Dan Simmons book and was kind of worried about the 22hr long ride, but it was really worth it. I know it gets compared a lot to IT but at least I finished this one, IT was just a mess wrapped up in a book.

I really enjoyed the characters and was super sad when Dwayne(?) was murdered. My jaw dropped. I was also uncomfortable about the way a grown man explained a naked 12 year old girl, or partially. It just didn't sit right. As for the monsters/creatures there weren't too bad.

Was is scary? No. Creepy? Yes. It reminded me of Hardy Boys but make it adult.