Author: Jessica Goodman
Genre: Young Adult, Thriller, Mystery

From New York Times bestselling author Jessica Goodman comes a twisty new thriller about three best friends, one elite summer camp, and the dark secrets that lead to a body in the lake.

Camp Alpine Lake is the only place where Goldie Easton feels safe.
 
She’s always had a special connection to the place, even before she was old enough to attend. The camp is the lifeline of Roxwood, the small town she lives in. Alpine Lake provides jobs, money and prestige to the region. Few Roxwood locals, though, get to reap the rewards of living so close to the glam summer that camp, with its five-figure tuition and rich kids who have been dumped there for eight weeks by their powerful parents. Goldie’s one of them.
 
Even with her “townie” background, Goldie has never felt more at home at camp and now she’s back as a counselor, desperate for summer to start and her best friends, Ava and Imogen, to arrive. Because Goldie has a terrible dark secret she’s been keeping and she is more in need of the comfort than ever.
 
But Goldie’s not the only person at camp who has been lying. When a teen turns up dead in the lake late one night, she knows that the death couldn’t have been an accident. She also knows that Ava was at the lake that same night.
 
What did Ava see and what does she know? Why hasn’t she said anything to Goldie about the death? Worse—what did Ava do?
 
But asking questions offers no answers, only broken bonds of lifelong friendship, with hidden danger and betrayals deeper than Goldie ever imagined.

Oh, my fellow summer enthusiasts, get ready to embark on a thrilling literary adventure! As the temperatures soar and the days stretch endlessly, I found myself on the hunt for the perfect summer read to accompany my poolside lounging. And boy, did I hit the jackpot with Jessica Goodman’s “The Counselors”!

Now, let me tell you why this book has rocketed to the top of my TBR pile faster than you can say “sunscreen.” First off, it’s summer, and what screams summer more than a story set at a swanky summer camp? It’s like all my childhood camp fantasies got an upgrade, complete with a side of mystery that has my inner Hardy Boys doing cartwheels of excitement!

Speaking of mystery, you know I can’t resist a good whodunit. The promise of dark secrets, a body in the lake, and friendships pushed to the brink? Sign me up! It’s like someone took all the elements of my favorite summer blockbusters and wrapped them up in one deliciously intriguing package.

But here’s the kicker – this isn’t just any old summer camp tale. We’re talking about an elite camp with five-figure tuition (fancy!), a townie-turned-counselor protagonist (hello, drama!), and a web of lies that’s more tangled than my earbuds after a day at the beach. It’s giving me major “Gossip Girl meets Friday the 13th” vibes, and I am here for it!

So, as I prepare to dive into “The Counselors,” I’m practically buzzing with anticipation. Will I solve the mystery before the big reveal? Will I be able to put the book down long enough to reapply sunscreen? Only time will tell!

Here’s to summer reads that promise to be as refreshing as a dip in the lake (minus the dead body, of course). Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have a date with a mystery that’s bound to be hotter than the summer sun!