The Lake
Author: Natasha Preston
Pages: 378
Genre: Young adult, thriller, mystery
Hook:
Esme and Kayla once were campers at Camp Pine Lake. Now they’re back as counselors-in-training. Esme loves the little girls in her cabin and thinks it’s funny how scared they are of everything—the woods, the bugs, the boys...even swimming in the lake. It reminds her of how she and Kayla used to be. Before...
Because Esme and Kayla did something terrible when they were campers. Something they’ve kept a secret all these years. They vow that this summer will be awesome. Two months of sun, s’mores, and flirting with the cute boy counselors. But then they get a message:
THE LAKE NEVER FORGETS.
The secret they’ve kept buried for so many years is about to resurface.
Rating: 2.0/10
I would definitely not recommend this book
Review: This book made me so ANGRY!! I was just happily reading away, enjoying the easy thriller read perfect for a few weeks before Halloween. I was planning on giving this book a 6 or 7 out of 10 and was going to talk about how the concept and plot were interesting, though I guessed part of the main twist in chapter 2. I was also going to say that I actually liked most of the characters, and the writing was good. I was even looking into Natasha Preston’s other books to see which ones I should read next. AND THEN THE ENDING. This was hands down THE WORST ending I have ever read!! I don’t want to give any spoilers away, but the last page, maybe last paragraph, completely changed everything DRASTICALLY for the worse. I just sat there, once I had finished reading it, thinking I’m probably just reading this too late at night or something is wrong with my copy, because no one would honestly consider this an effective way to end a book. Then, once I realized the book really did say what I thought, I dug through the acknowledgments and other extra pages looking for another chapter that I missed. There wasn’t one. So, in my opinion, the ending completely ruins this whole book. I don’t know if I want to try any of the author’s other books because I’m so concerned that they’ll end the same way.
(I was starting to feel badly about giving this bad of a bad review (even though its completely true) because I don’t like hating on something someone else has put so much time and effort into, but then I read the top Goodreads reviews and felt a whole lot better about mine)
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Natasha Preston is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Cellar, The Cabin, Awake, You Will Be Mine, The Lost, The Twin, The Lake, The Fear, The Island and her latest, The Haunting. A UK native, she discovered her love of writing when she shared a story online—and hasn't looked back. She enjoys writing romance, thrillers, gritty YA, and the occasional serial killer.
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