Claire, Reyva and Mariana come across a dead woman and they got jokes. Ehhh, no. TL;DR!

It took a while for me to get into this book, but once I did I liked it. It’s one of those rare YA books that’s actually written for the age group and I think that’s why I had a difficult time connecting with it.

The characters (Claire, Reyva, and Mariana) were extremely ‘Not Like The Other Girls’ but not in an annoying way. I think they’re good characters for teenagers to read about and the overall message of the book was great. ( )

This was an entertaining story about girl friendships with more than a touch of horror.

Claire, Revya, and Mariana are late arrivals at the Lake House. All have been pressured by their parents to go to this summer camp for and "enrichment retreat." None expected to find themselves alone on an island in Maine with the camp burned to the ground and something chasing them.

I liked the way each girl exposed herself to the others as they began to trust each other. Claire has a pessimistic viewpoint on life. She's the first to identify all the things that can go wrong in any situation. Sometimes these circular thoughts cause her be suffer panic attacks. Her parents don't know what to do with her and make her feel that these attacks can be overcome with a more positive attitude. This only makes Claire feel worse about them.

Mariana and Revya are hiding secrets of their own.

But all three girls have to develop their own sorts of survival skills if they want to live through their summer camp experience. I loved watching the girls grow while learning to depend on and accept each other for what they are.

The horror aspect was also a nice addition to the story in a very creepy way. ( )