...YA-fiktion med et solidt whodunnit hook...

...den till synes perfekta mixen av 90-tal, mysterier och olydiga ungdomar, har ändå gjort "Cruel Summer" till en av sommarens mer behagliga och kravlösa tittar-upplevelser.

...there’s much to enjoy and admire.

...makes for propulsive, entertaining viewing, keeping its audience unsure about who to trust, and embracing a similar go-for-broke style of storytelling that makes it very, very easy to keep watching as the twists and questions pile up.

Dark, spooky, and compelling, this drama spools out its juicy twists so adroitly that viewers will find their sympathies swinging wildly from one character to the next.