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“ But truth can be slippery, hard to look at straight on. It's too open to interpretations and view points. Lies are more solid, sometimes they feel more real.”

Is it predictable? Yes, probably. Is it original as a YA thriller book? Maybe not. And still, I screamed with that ending, I saw it coming but the way Kayla narrates what happened gave me chills. It’s one of the few books that I’ve read with unreliable narrators, when you know a fact through rumors and comments from people who are not objective, and the person in whom the story is centered has no participation because one is in jail and the other is dead.

In my country there is nothing like summer camps (I think), so I don't know much about the dynamics, activities and relationships that arise there... but go that far for a girl you recently met? PSYCHO! PSYCHO! PSYCHO! An innocent friendship ended in an obsession and a dead body, what was supposed to be an accident ended up on trial as murder. And here comes that famous line, "if I don't have you just for myself, no one else will have you."

Favorite character: Kayla

judithblogtsolo's review against another edition

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2.0

Laat ik maar direct met de deur in huis vallen: dit boek was zo anders dan ik had verwacht op basis van de flaptekst. Ik had echt het idee na het lezen daarvan dat ik in dit boek mee zou worden gesleept naar het zomerkamp, dat je zou zien en voelen hoe Kayla en Lainie naar elkaar toe groeien en dat er dan plots iemand tussen hen komt.

Niets van dit alles. We weten dat er een moord is gepleegd en komen er gaandeweg door brieven achteraf van Kayla naar Lainie achter wat er nu precies is voorgevallen. Hoewel dit wel zorgt dat je echt in het hoofd kruipt van Kayla werd het op een gegeven moment te langdradig. Het werd niet spannend en de wending op het einde was eigenlijk niet verrassend. Ik moest mezelf - ondanks dat dit boek slechts 215 pagina's heeft - er echt toe zetten om 'm uit te lezen. Jammer, want ik had er voor die tijd meer van verwacht.

aaadss__'s review against another edition

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3.0

God I don’t even know what to say, this book played with me more than my crush did uhmm so where do we start. Ok so firstly, the writing AJDNHEJSKAK I CANNOT. It was so good that it manipulated me. For the first few pages I thought it Lainie who was dead and not Jackson, and that Kayla was actually actually innocent girlie. wow. but she was a mastermind and also the quotes in some of the letters? slay.

myrranda5002's review against another edition

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3.0

This book was good but not great to me. The story was definitely interesting but was a pretty low simmer to read all the way through.

westhebookworm's review against another edition

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5.0

I was lucky enough to get an advanced copy of this for epic reads and I love it it kept me on the edge of my seat from the very beginning and I ended up finning I’m in one sitting I loved everything about this book the plot the characters how it was told most through letters with some text and news reports and statements from other camps sprinkled in there if you want a good quick mystery novel then this is a great option. this book will destroy you

mysticdreamer's review against another edition

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dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

notmaiareading's review against another edition

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3.0

good book, quite similar to many other books in this genre but not in a bad way, the 'twist' was extremely obvious but it didn't ruin the reveal for reading experience for me

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