A refreshing take on a satanic cult story. Usually these types of stories are good vs evil, and it was interesting to read an evil vs evil story. ( )

This was my first book by Adam Cesare and it will not be my last as I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book!

The story revolves around Claire who lost her job from a restaurant fire and she is wanting to find something else to just get away. Along with her friend, Allison, she decides to get a summer job at a hotel in a small town. But what they both don't know is not everything is as it seems. There are parties going on in the woods and the lady that runs the hotel seems a little strange.

Claire and Allison try to figure out what is going on with the hotel and what is up with the "woods parties", but the closer they try to get to the truth, the more mysterious everything becomes. Little do they know that what they have stumbled upon is a satanic cult hiding in the town.

The story moves along at a good pace, the characters are believable, and the tension is high as the book rolls along on a ride into terror!

Four stars for this one. ( )

When you read a Adam Cesare novel, you almost always end up with something very unique. Adam Cesare is an outstanding storyteller. I truly enjoyed the writing, the characters, and the world of the town of Mission. So why te 4 instead of 5-star rating? Please bear with me here, and I try to explain without rewriting the book. Claire is out of college and has broken up with her boyfriend, she is currently broke and jobless, so she lets her roommate Allison talk her into applying as "guest liaison" at a hotel in a small town two hours remote of a major city. Allison drives Claire to the hotel where Claire is quickly hired. After being abandoned by Allison, Claire settles into life in the small town of Mission. A town where one group of killers based in the hotel are out to get another group of psychos based in the woods. A war that Claire has a ring-side seat to watch. Here are my problems with the story. The reason for the war was never really explained. The ending made it more confusing because while one side won the war, the final chapter implied that a whole new war had started. There were several events that just didn't feel right: Claire seems nonchalant about too much. In the end, I chose to focus on the thing I always enjoy about this author...his strong writing that always keeps me entertained the entire time rather than the plot holes and unexplained events. ( )

A refreshing take on a satanic cult story. Usually these types of stories are good vs evil, and it was interesting to read an evil vs evil story. ( )

I've heard a bunch of positive feedback on author Adam Cesare and was looking forward to reading a book by him. I'm not overly sure that THE SUMMER JOB was the best book to start with. Cesare's writing was strong and his characters developed with their own voices, but I had issues with the story.

Claire is out of college, has broken up with her boyfriend, and is currently broke and jobless. She lets her roommate Allison talk her into applying as "guest liaison" at a hotel in a small town two hours remote of a major city. Allison drives Claire to the hotel where Claire is quickly hired. After being abandoned by Allison, Claire settles in to life in the small town of Mission. A town where one group of killers based in the hotel are out to get another group of psychos based in the woods. A war that Claire has a ring-side seat to watch.

My biggest problem with the story was that the reason for the war was never really explained. There were allusions and implied ideas of good vs. evil or maybe evil vs. evil but it was never really explained. The ending made it more confusing because while one side won the war, the final chapter implied that a whole new war had started. The other problems I had were some events that just didn't feel right: one character changes personality really fast in a way, the town was described as really small yet there are always people being killed in the hotel, Claire seems nonchalant about a tad too much. I kept changing my mind about how I wanted to rank the book. In the end, I chose to focus on the strong writing that kept me entertained the entire time rather than the plot holes and unexplained events. Maybe the next book I read by Cesare won't have those items. ( )