Lying About Last Summer

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However the ending was so rushed, and you was sat there wondering why you'd spent so long reading this for it to come to that ending in literally 5 pages. In January 2007 I decided to stop faffing about From eight to eighteen years, I lived in Highcliffe, Christchurch, on the south coast of England. Partially narrated in the form of flashbacks to the period surrounding Luisa’s murder, Wallman does an excellent job of capturing the build up to Luisa’s fate and highlighting Skye’s burden of guilt.

The writing was strong and the mystery over the mystery texter made me suspect every person about the camp. It sounded like my kind of book, a thriller, a mystery and with a comparison to We Were Liars meets Thirteen Reasons Why I couldn’t wait to jump straight into the book as soon as it arrived on my door step! In short, Lying About Last Summer is street smart YA for the 12-16 age bracket who are intuitive enough to read between the lines, able to appreciate the excellent character development but demand the thrill of the chase and a rousing denouement!As an uncomfortable Skye summons up the courage to revisit her old home and the scene of Luisa’s death she is finally able to address her overriding guilt.

This YA debut is a moving account of overcoming grief, and also a gripping psychological thriller as Skye tries to find out who is behind the texts. Skye is the narrator, and although there are times where she seems a little unfriendly, she generally came across as fairly likeable, and I was definitely rooting for her towards the end. The book's central mystery was resolved much earlier than I was expecting, and instead giving way to an ending that was more dramatic and tense.At first camp is pretty okay, and as long as Sky avoids the pool she's enjoying herself, and even making some friends. This makes me sad because I really did get into it and enjoyed the first portion, I wanted more from it and it unfortunately didn't deliver.