I went into this one chasing the high of They’ll Never Catch Us<\i> because I was definitely blown away with how Goodman stepped up her game after They Wish They Were Us. But I have to say that this one was the weakest of her three books so far, which was really disappointing.
Goldie is one of the locals in the small Vermont town that is home to Camp Alpine. Every year, Goldie looks forward to returning to summer camp to be reunited with her best friends Ava and Imogen, and now they will be counselors together in their last summer before college. Ava and Imogen are unaware of a huge secret that Goldie is hiding, and everything comes crashing down when the local boy it involved turns up dead at Camp Alpine.
I was initially drawn to the mystery surrounding Goldie and this intense connection she had with the boy who left her in pieces. The jumps between the past and present POV just made me focus on the past, and by the time that we got the answers, I felt that it was just unsatisfactory.
I did appreciate the insight into friendships and the lengths that people will go to in order to protect their loved ones as well as their own secrets.
That being said, the ultimate killer and big bad was just not a direction that I wanted to see this story going. Hopefully Goodman’s next story is more up my alley.
Thank you to Penguin Teen for providing a review copy. This did not influence my review. All opinions are my own.<\i>
Goldie is one of the locals in the small Vermont town that is home to Camp Alpine. Every year, Goldie looks forward to returning to summer camp to be reunited with her best friends Ava and Imogen, and now they will be counselors together in their last summer before college. Ava and Imogen are unaware of a huge secret that Goldie is hiding, and everything comes crashing down when the local boy it involved turns up dead at Camp Alpine.
I was initially drawn to the mystery surrounding Goldie and this intense connection she had with the boy who left her in pieces. The jumps between the past and present POV just made me focus on the past, and by the time that we got the answers, I felt that it was just unsatisfactory.
I did appreciate the insight into friendships and the lengths that people will go to in order to protect their loved ones as well as their own secrets.
That being said, the ultimate killer and big bad was just not a direction that I wanted to see this story going. Hopefully Goodman’s next story is more up my alley.
Thank you to Penguin Teen for providing a review copy. This did not influence my review. All opinions are my own.<\i>