Genre: YA Horror/Thriller
Release Date: April 25th, 2023
Pages: 368
Publisher: Harper Teen
My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Publisher’s Synopsis:
“Yellowjackets meets One of Us Is Lying in this masterful survival thriller from award-winning author Sarah Beth Durst.
Claire’s grown up triple-checking locks. Counting her steps. Second-guessing every decision. It’s just how she’s wired-her worst-case scenarios never actually come true.
Until she arrives at an off-the-grid summer camp to find a blackened, burned husk instead of a lodge-and no survivors, except her and two other late arrivals: Reyva and Mariana.
When the three girls find a dead body in the woods, they realize none of this is an accident. Someone, something, is hunting them. Something that hides in the shadows. Something that refuses to let them leave.
Irresistible and action-packed until the very final page, The Lake House will have readers glued to their seats as tension builds and danger mounts-and a final, shocking twist is revealed.”
My Review:
This story is a solid young adult horror and survival thriller.
I love our main characters as an unlikely but loyal group of friends. They are each unique in their personalities and abilities that they bring to the table to help these girls survive.
Their support of each other is very endearing. The character development is definitely a highlight of this book.
The writing is fabulous, as her books always are. There are intense cliffhangers that make you want to keep reading.
I love the supernatural elements – great paranormal, horror style.
The creepy, eerie atmosphere is another highlight in this story for me. The background of the camp is super interesting, I wish we could have had more from the perspective of the events that happened in its past. I think that would have added more depth to the story world.
The survival thriller elements weren’t as strong for me, which made some of the pacing drag at times.
The reveals were surprising but I wasn’t as engaged in the outcome as I wanted to be.
This is a positive three star read for me. While I didn’t absolutely love it, it was still an enjoyable read.
It’s fun, even if not the most mind-blowingly memorable.
I think part of this might be due to my own personal tastes. I do love the horror genre, especially paranormal, but I prefer adult thrillers because they are more gritty, gory, and intense.
I’m not familiar with Yellowjackets, but I’m not sure I’d compare this to One of Us is Lying. I personally don’t see the similarities.
Disclaimers:
Huge thank you to Harper Collins and Netgalley for gifting me an early copy of this amazing story! I voluntarily read and reviewed this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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