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The Lake

Written by: Natasha Preston
Narrated by: Lillie Ricciardi
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Publisher's Summary

The instant New York Times best seller!

Hot on the heels of The Twin, the undisputed queen of YA thrillers is back with a scary and suspenseful read about a summer camp filled with dark secrets.

Esme and Kayla once were campers at Camp Pine Lake. Now they’re back as counselors-in-training. Esme loves the little girls in her cabin and thinks it’s funny how scared they are of everything - the woods, the bugs, the boys...even swimming in the lake. It reminds her of how she and Kayla used to be. Before...

Because Esme and Kayla did something terrible when they were campers. Something they’ve kept a secret all these years. They vow that this summer will be awesome. Two months of sun, s’mores, and flirting with the cute boy counselors. But then they get a message:

The lake never forgets.

The secret they’ve kept buried for so many years is about to resurface.

“[T]he strong buildup…leads to a shockingly satisfying finale. An eerie thriller reminiscent of summer horror movies that will keep readers on edge.” (Kirkus)

"Pays homage to classic summer camp slasher films...horror fans will likely appreciate this paranoia-fueled tale." (Publishers Weekly)

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What the critics say

A New York Times best seller

A USA Today best seller

A Publishers Weekly best seller

“[T]he strong buildup…leads to a shockingly satisfying finale. An eerie thriller reminiscent of summer horror movies that will keep readers on edge.” (Kirkus)

"Pays homage to classic summer camp slasher films...horror fans will likely appreciate this paranoia-fueled tale." (Publishers Weekly)

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There’s no twist .. not worth the money

I don’t recommend this book if you’re a mystery lover. There’s no mystery .. no twist, nothing!

The narrator is great though, I could listen to her all day!

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Poor storylines.

I don't mean any hate by this, but Natasha Preston is not a good author. these stories are supposed to be aimed towards teens, but they just... suck :( on top of that EVERY book has the same story line, all of them have a main character as being a girl who is around 16-18 and it's just written like a bad drama. I'm not sure who edits these for her, but there is an astounding number of mistakes where she writes an age or something at the beginning of the book, and at the end, that character is a different age.. that's just one example of the mistakes.. sometimes names are messed up too. anyway the point I'm making is, this book, like the others are all cringe

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