Summer Sons

This book is probably a 3.5 for me. I could tell the author put a lot if effort into some parts of the book: Like the experience of being closeted. A good job was done of creating a sense of place and the pain of mourning. The friend group and social decisions the MC makes feel very genuine. All the being said, I feel like the author had two book ideas in one book and the story I was wanted : the supernatural research etc. took a backseat. The MC strongly did not approve/ was afraid of the supernatural and avoided dealing with it. I would love a prequel novella. It was like being trapped in car with your friends. You drive past all the stores you want to go to and the car stops at the store your friend wanted to go to.