Book Review: ‘My Summer Darlings: A Novel’ By May Cobb

Jen Hansen has moved back to her small hometown from Austin after her divorce from Felix. She’s living in the house she lived in as a kid with her teenage son. She’s also reconnected with her childhood friends Kittie and Cynthia, who still live here, both are married with a kid. And then they see a hunky new man Will Harding moving into the neighborhood. Jen thinks he’s hot and wants to get to know him. Kittie and Cynthia both encourage her and she does just that and they seem to be getting close. But Will is not who he seems and soon all three women are in danger from him and we learn that one woman is on the run from him as well (told from her point of view, as are each chapter from the point of each woman). We go back to when he first moved in to present day and follow along in real time, with a shocking twist. This is a perfect book to kick off you spring/summer reading season. A twisty, sexy story that keeps you engaged right up to final twist.

You can pick up My Summer Darlings in stores on Tuesday, May 17th from Berkley.