Pages:
265
Publisher:
Scholastic
Release
Date: 5th
May 2016
Edition:
UK paperback,
review copy
It’s
time
Last
summer Skye’s sister died in a tragic accident. Now she's looking for an escape
from reality. Her parents think that a holiday camp for bereaved teens might
help her move on.
To
face
At
first camp doesn’t seem so bad. But when Skye starts receiving texts from
someone claiming to be her dead sister, she fears the past is about to surface…
The
truth
Lying
About Last Summer
is a quick, easy to read debut about grief, friendship and moving on.
Skye’s story jumps between her
week at Morely Hill, a bereavement activity camp for teenagers, and last summer
when her sister died. The comparisons between the two summers were really
interesting, especially when it allowed me to see how Skye and her life has
changed. But I did find that sometimes younger Skye felt much younger in the
flashbacks than she should a year before her in the present day. She occasionally
seemed as if she were only about 12 or 13 when I'm assuming she was 14/15.
But as the story moved forward
and Skye started to receive messages from someone pretending to be her sister,
the tension really amped up. I read the second half way more quickly that I did
the first! Skye became paranoid of everyone at Morely, wondering if they could
be responsible and attempting to eliminate them. I definitely had my
suspicions, but I was wrong and I love that! The way it played out was
completely unexpected and led to much bigger drama alongside than I wasn’t anticipating.
It was full throttle and intense and I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough.
Sue Wallman’s debut is tense and
wonderfully paced and I'm looking forward to see what she's got coming next.
Thanks to Scholastic for the
review copy.
Sophie
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