Summer's Edge Dana Mele
YA Horror
May 31st 2022
⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 stars
352 pages
sapphic rep!
Synopsis:
I Know What You Did Last Summer meets The Haunting of Hill House in this atmospheric, eerie teen thriller following an estranged group of friends being haunted by their friend who died last summer.
Emily Joiner was once part of an inseparable group—she was a sister, a best friend, a lover, and a rival. Summers without Emily were unthinkable. Until the fire burned the lake house to ashes with her inside.
A year later, it’s in Emily’s honor that Chelsea and her four friends decide to return. The house awaits them, meticulously rebuilt. Only, Chelsea is haunted by ghostly visions. Loner Ryan stirs up old hurts and forces golden boy Chase to play peacemaker. Which has perfect hostess Kennedy on edge as eerie events culminate in a stunning accusation: Emily’s death wasn’t an accident. And all the clues needed to find the person responsible are right here.
As old betrayals rise to the surface, Chelsea and her friends have one night to unravel a mystery spanning three summers before a killer among them exacts their revenge.
Content warnings: murder, blood, references to (past) suicidal ideations and involuntary admission to a psychiatric hospital, trauma related to the death of a friend, a description of a dead animal (a rabbit), references to drowning, poisoning, fire, fear of sharks, and falling.
Review - I loved this author's other book People Like Us, but Summer's Edge was even better. I love paranormal sapphic YA books, if you can't get enough of them you'll love this too. What I liked in this book - LGBT+ representation, the spirits/ghosts & tarot cards(I just read all your hidden gifts so it gave me that vibe!). There's also a weird time loop, lyrical POV changes and twists.
Playlist -
water water - empress of
ghosting - mother mother
blood // water - grandson
ghost - halsey
somebody else - verite
look who's cryin' now - jessie murph
boyfriend - dove cameron
dead to me - kali uchis
I lost a friend - finneas
I know what you did last summer - shawn mendes, camila cabello
backstabber - kesha
as it was - harry styles
the lighthouse - halsey
the lucky one - taylor swift
as the world caves in - sarah cothran
line without a hook - ricky montgomery
right here - chase atlantic
under the water - aurora
forest fires - lauren aquilina
what a heavenly way to die - troye sivan
Book Links:
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54273547-summer-s-edge
Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/summers-edge-dana-mele/1140376458?ean=9781534493117
Book Depository: https://www.bookdepository.com/Summers-Edge-Dana-Mele/9781534493117?ref=grid-view&qid=1647372423196&sr=1-1
IndieBound: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781534493117
About the Author:
Dana Mele is a Pushcart-nominated writer based in the Catskills. A graduate of Wellesley College, Dana holds degrees in theatre, education, and law. Dana’s debut, PEOPLE LIKE US, was published in 2018 and shortlisted for the 2019 ITW Thriller Award for Best Young Adult Novel. A second YA thriller, SUMMER’S EDGE, is forthcoming from Simon & Schuster in Spring 2022, followed by TRAGIC, a graphic novel retelling of Hamlet from Legendary Comics.
Author Links:
Website: https://danamele.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanaMeleBooks
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danammele/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16527452.Dana_Mele
Tour Schedule:
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