Language: R (102 swears, 22 “f”); Mature Content: PG13; Violence: PG13
BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Some things never change, but, despite the house, the lake, and each friend looking the same on the surface, everything has changed. Emily isn’t present for their annual trip to Kennedy’s lake house, and Chelsea is struggling to understand what really happened last summer. So maybe nothing has changed at all – everyone is still keeping deadly secrets.
Reading from Chelsea’s point of view first was a good move strategically for Mele, but it made the story confusing and disorienting for me as the reader, especially when the flashbacks started. Everyone sees things differently, and I had a hard time understanding what was true. When everything clicked for me, their story became more interesting, but it’s definitely one of those books you have to read twice.
Kennedy is white; Mila is described as “tanned”; and Chelsea, Emily, Ryan, and Chase are all implied white. The mature content rating is for underage drinking, innuendo, illegal activity, and sex. The violence rating is for murder and mentions of suicide.
Reviewer: Carolina Herdegen
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