Lying About Last Summer

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A couple of years later, I went to live in Paris where I was editorial assistant for an American newspaper. This year, 15-year-old Leah and the other two teens discover that the house has a dark past: a deathbed confession led the police to the buried body of a teenage girl earlier in the year, who had gone missing 50 years before. Her parents think sending Skye to a holiday camp for beggared teens will help her move on with her life.

It is original and fascinating, and allows the reader to develop an instant connection with the story and the sense of meaning that it carries. After Oxford Brookes University (I was one of the first people to do their publishing degree), I became a magazine journalist. The courage and strength to want to live and move beyond the pain and debilitating feelings that come with grief. Yes, there are some people there that Skye dislikes and some of the activities remind Skye too much of her sister. When Skye starts receiving text messages from someone pretending to be her dead sister, she knows it's time to confront the past.We have several characters who are going through this and each character is going through it or is coping with it differently. This book was a really quick read which got more intriguing and gripping as the story went on as the beginning was difficult to understand but then as i got more into the story i couldn't stop reading it. The tension and the emotion are balanced superbly throughout the novel, particularly through Skye's strained relationships with her group at the bereavement camp. Having read and enjoyed Sue Wallman’s other two YA novels earlier in the year, I always expected to like this one.

Although some of the described events may be reminiscent of similar experiences to some us readers, a full to the top tissue box probably won’t be necessary here. In January 2007 I decided to stop faffing about and take seriously the one thing I'd wanted to achieve all my life.At the heart of this novel is a heartbreaking event and Skye's journey throughout, and her coming to terms which what happened, was portrayed in a haunting and realistic way. All of the kids at the summer camp have lost someone close, but the last thing Sky wants to do is think about the past. I also like how Fay’s vulnerability is portrayed, and the multi-layered personality of Luisa during the flashbacks.

Now any one who knows me knows I am a huge fan of the old Point Horror books from the 90's and initially upon reading the blurb I was excited as it had that feel of a Point Horror title, but in a modern day setting. from what i remember the protagonist sister drowned in their pool some time back and she’s still flashbacking to it. Already caught in a nightmare of recurring dreams and panic attacks as the messages continue and things at Morley start to take a more sinister turn Skye is forced to confront her fear that her mysterious text “stalker” is amongst the group. At first camp is pretty okay, and as long as Sky avoids the pool she's enjoying herself, and even making some friends. To see what really happened to Luisa was chilling, it seemed kind of too extreme for the book, which is a crazy thing to say, but when you think of Skye's life, and they're idyllic little house, it's hard to see it all going wrong, not helped by the fact Skye starts receiving text messages from Luisa, or so it seems?Many of these themes are reasonably hard-hitting, but they are handled in an accessible way that is ideal for a young adult audience. Not only is it super gorgeous (and as author Sue Wallman said the reddish glow on the cover could be sunshine in the water or blood, dun dun dun) but it has a super awesome finish which makes it feel all special and I couldn't stop stroking the cover while reading. Alternatively, if it’s the beautiful writing and characterisation that appeals, you must read The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. One year later she is sent to a week-long 'bereavement camp' for teens who have lost someone close to them.