A review by chloek608
Lying About Last Summer by Sue Wallman

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

 I recommend this book if you like: 
-YA teen 
-mystery 
-dealing with bereavement 

Skye has witnessed a tragic event where a drug dealer killed her sister. Now Skye’s parents have sent her to a bereavement camp where she bonds with other children who can relate to her. Fay is her naive, young roommate and Danielle is the wild roommate. Skye bonds with Brandon and confides in him that she has been receiving messages from her dead sister. But does that mean she is still alive or is someone messing with her? Skye suspects Joe, the creepy, overpowering ‘friend’ who wants to know too much about her past and ends up taking Fay under his wing. 

 
Skye confronts her past by visiting her old house and swimming in the pool. While she’s there she uncovers her old neighbour and friend, Toby, was the one sending her the messages pretending to be Luisa. She eventually forgives him as he misses her sister as much as she does. 

 The story takes an unforeseen turn and Fay has written a suicide note and disappeared with some tablets onto an island in the middle of the lake. Thankfully Skye goes to save her and her swimming past comes in incredibly helpful when Joe appears to sabotage her rescue. Joe pushes the kayaks away, leaving Skye the only option of swimming across with Fay to get her to safety. 

 All in all, this story was an easy read despite the heavy topics. It wasn’t overly memorable unfortunately. 

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