This was addictively easy to read. It was also fantastic.

Summer Sons follows Andrew as he's spiraling through grief over the loss of his best friend, Eddie, while at the same time looking in to the circumstances of Eddie's death. The 2 men grew up together, as close as brothers, and had been living states apart while Eddie was working on his Master's. 

As Andrew tries to pick up the pieces, the details of Eddie's death aren't making sense, and Andrew is finding that the boy he knew, isn't necessarily the same as the man he's grieving, and a horrific event from their shared past might be at the center of it.

This author is clearly one to watch. Their grasp of conveying emotion is, simply put, amazing. Andrew's grief and chaotic lashing out is difficult to read because it feels real. As he begins to process those emotions and open himself up, you can feel those fragmented parts fusing in to something new, and more whole.

That paired with the excellent plot and great pacing make for a great story. I wish I'd read it sooner.