The Counselors
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- Author：Jessica Goodman
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Reviews
Sarah
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Goldie waits all year to spend the summer at Camp Alpine Lake with her best friends Ava and Imogen。 After the terrible year she’s had， she’s more desperate than ever to escape to the place that has become her haven。 But when a body is discovered in the lake， suddenly camp isn’t the safe place Goldie always thought it was。I usually like to start my summer reading in May， and this book was the perfect way to kick off the season。 It’s a thriller that takes place at a summer camp， and now that’s all Goldie waits all year to spend the summer at Camp Alpine Lake with her best friends Ava and Imogen。 After the terrible year she’s had， she’s more desperate than ever to escape to the place that has become her haven。 But when a body is discovered in the lake， suddenly camp isn’t the safe place Goldie always thought it was。I usually like to start my summer reading in May， and this book was the perfect way to kick off the season。 It’s a thriller that takes place at a summer camp， and now that’s all I want to read。 I loved the atmosphere so much！ There are flashbacks throughout the book as we slowly learn what Goldie is trying to get from in her life。 I didn’t find any of the twists predictable， which is always a plus for me with a thriller。 Overall， I had a great time reading this book， and I definitely recommend picking it up！If you’re looking for a great thriller to add to your summer TBR， this is it！ It releases tomorrow， so make sure to pick up a copy。 Thank you so much Penguin Teen for sending me an ARC to read and review。 。。。more
Isabella | ilashreads
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I found The Counselors to be an immersive slow-burn thriller。 I enjoyed how it was told in alternating timelines。 I never attended summer camp but I could imagine the bonds that would have formed were much like those that Goldie did。 Part of me wishes Goldie would have been honest sooner， but I also understand her fears。 I definitely wanted to read to find out if I guessed the killer correctly！ If you want a mystery with teen drama you should check this one out。 I can't wait to see what Jessica I found The Counselors to be an immersive slow-burn thriller。 I enjoyed how it was told in alternating timelines。 I never attended summer camp but I could imagine the bonds that would have formed were much like those that Goldie did。 Part of me wishes Goldie would have been honest sooner， but I also understand her fears。 I definitely wanted to read to find out if I guessed the killer correctly！ If you want a mystery with teen drama you should check this one out。 I can't wait to see what Jessica writes next。Thank you to Penguin Young Readers for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Karlie Schaefer
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The Counselors is the perfect summer YA thriller read。 Jessica Goodman really knows how to pick fun and atmospheric settings。 This book whisks readers away an exclusive summer camp in the northeast。 The main character and her friends are counselors know but have spent every summer at this camp for the past ten years or so。 This summer everything seems a bit different though， darker and more serious。 If you're looking for a fun escape to read poolside or beachside， I definitely recommend checking The Counselors is the perfect summer YA thriller read。 Jessica Goodman really knows how to pick fun and atmospheric settings。 This book whisks readers away an exclusive summer camp in the northeast。 The main character and her friends are counselors know but have spent every summer at this camp for the past ten years or so。 This summer everything seems a bit different though， darker and more serious。 If you're looking for a fun escape to read poolside or beachside， I definitely recommend checking out The Counselors。 I need to finally get around to reading Goodman's other books as well if they're also this fun。Disclaimer: I received an advanced reader copy from Razorbill and BookishFirst in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Jennifer Hartman
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I never wnt to sleep away camp， so it was a little hard to relate。 The story was ok， not a whole lot of depth the "mystery" and Goodies inner dialogue was repetitive and annoying at times。 There was potential， and for someone else this may be a great stoey/book/read， but for me it missed the mark。 I never wnt to sleep away camp， so it was a little hard to relate。 The story was ok， not a whole lot of depth the "mystery" and Goodies inner dialogue was repetitive and annoying at times。 There was potential， and for someone else this may be a great stoey/book/read， but for me it missed the mark。 。。。more
Amanda Heisey-Gallagher
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YA mystery/thriller。 A dead body shoes up at a summer camp！ A group of friends intertwined in the mess。 Secrets， betrayal and all the good stuff packed into this reed
Krissy （books_and_biceps9155）
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I am keeping this short due to lack of time-not lack of appreciation for this novel。 I have read and enjoyed all of Goodman's books and I feel this is her best one yet。 I loved this story so much！ I am keeping this short due to lack of time-not lack of appreciation for this novel。 I have read and enjoyed all of Goodman's books and I feel this is her best one yet。 I loved this story so much！ 。。。more
Jessica Therivel
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Clever twists - I would give The Counselors a solid 3。5 stars。 The author does a good job of putting in some clever twists and turns - the dynamics between the main character Goldie and her friends Imogen and Ava were believable and showed the stresses of class differences and what it’s like to live in a small town - I struggled some with the mystery itself because it builds and builds to only be solved in the last few pages。 I tend to find these unsatisfactory and a little too convenient。 I mys Clever twists - I would give The Counselors a solid 3。5 stars。 The author does a good job of putting in some clever twists and turns - the dynamics between the main character Goldie and her friends Imogen and Ava were believable and showed the stresses of class differences and what it’s like to live in a small town - I struggled some with the mystery itself because it builds and builds to only be solved in the last few pages。 I tend to find these unsatisfactory and a little too convenient。 I myself went to camp so found the camp descriptions to be so entertaining - color war， food raids， bonfires etc。 That made me nostalgic for those experiences。 There were a lot of characters to keep track of and shifting timelines can be hard to keep track of but they did say either Then or Now which helped some。 I think these types of books are better served to have one mystery and when there start to be multiple layered mysteries you lose that believability 。。。more
Sarah Perry
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3。5*
Courtney （pawsitivelybookish）
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The only thing better than a summer camp setting is said summer camp being filled with secrets， murder， and scandal。Jessica Goodman nailed it with The Counselors and it is easily my favorite book of hers。Goldie is a townie who took is hated by locals after a tragic accident。 Her only solace is Camp Alpine Lake and spending summer as a counselor with her best friends， Ava and Imogen。 This summer is off to a terrible start when the body of Goldie’s ex boyfriend is found in the lake。 From there， th The only thing better than a summer camp setting is said summer camp being filled with secrets， murder， and scandal。Jessica Goodman nailed it with The Counselors and it is easily my favorite book of hers。Goldie is a townie who took is hated by locals after a tragic accident。 Her only solace is Camp Alpine Lake and spending summer as a counselor with her best friends， Ava and Imogen。 This summer is off to a terrible start when the body of Goldie’s ex boyfriend is found in the lake。 From there， the summer and her friendships unravel。Wow！！ This book。 Omg。 I seriously loved it so much and didn’t want it to end。 The thing I loved most was the special bond Goldie， Ava， and Imogene had。 It was so sweet and really screamed summer and best friends。 This book was also dark！ I mean， obviously， there was a murder after all。 But wow I just really didn’t expect it to go the way it did。 I had my suspicions of a few people early on that ended up being correct， but I still flip flopped the whole time。 Seriously such a good book and the perfect summer mystery。 。。。more
Kirstyn （readwithkirstyn）
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Having LOVED Goodman's two previous releases I knew that I had to read The Counselors。 The counselor follows Goldie throughout the story while it travels between the past and present day。 Goodman captures the essence of friendship so well as we see relationships form in the book and the endless support Goldie gets from her friends。 While this one is a little bit predictable it definitely still delviers like only a story by Goodman can。 I definitely recommend picking this up for summer if you're Having LOVED Goodman's two previous releases I knew that I had to read The Counselors。 The counselor follows Goldie throughout the story while it travels between the past and present day。 Goodman captures the essence of friendship so well as we see relationships form in the book and the endless support Goldie gets from her friends。 While this one is a little bit predictable it definitely still delviers like only a story by Goodman can。 I definitely recommend picking this up for summer if you're looking for a new thriller。 。。。more
Camille Silva
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This isn't my typical genre， although I do love a good summer mystery！ People who prefer this genre will love this book。 It wasn't my personal cup of tea， but I was entertained， and the plot twist took me completely by surprise！ I love when I can look back after finishing a thriller and realize all of the subtle hints that I had completely overlooked。 Goodman laid her plot twist out well。 I love the summer camp vibe， I think I just wanted a little bit more of a thriller and less of just a myster This isn't my typical genre， although I do love a good summer mystery！ People who prefer this genre will love this book。 It wasn't my personal cup of tea， but I was entertained， and the plot twist took me completely by surprise！ I love when I can look back after finishing a thriller and realize all of the subtle hints that I had completely overlooked。 Goodman laid her plot twist out well。 I love the summer camp vibe， I think I just wanted a little bit more of a thriller and less of just a mystery。 All in all a solid 3。5 stars， but I'm rating it 4 for goodreads（: If you like summer camp mysteries this book will complete your summer reading！ Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for the ARC， all opinions are my own。 。。。more
Jenni
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Another great book from Jessica Goodman。 When friends Goldie， Ava， and Imogen met at their elite camp years ago， they knew they'd be best friends forever。 Now it's the summer after senior year and they are camp counselors at their beloved summer camp， Camp Alpine Lake， where rich folks pay the big bucks to send their kids to sleepaway camp for 8 weeks each summer。 But then one of the local boys ends up dead in the lake at camp and although the police deem his death an accident， Goldie isn't so s Another great book from Jessica Goodman。 When friends Goldie， Ava， and Imogen met at their elite camp years ago， they knew they'd be best friends forever。 Now it's the summer after senior year and they are camp counselors at their beloved summer camp， Camp Alpine Lake， where rich folks pay the big bucks to send their kids to sleepaway camp for 8 weeks each summer。 But then one of the local boys ends up dead in the lake at camp and although the police deem his death an accident， Goldie isn't so sure how safe camp is。 A great story full of twists and turns。 。。。more
Angie Large
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Looking for a fast read that is intriguing and has you hooked from the first page all the way till the last？ Then this book is for you！ This book has so many characters each with their own secrets and it has you guessing who done it all the way to the end。 I enjoy the way it was written with it jumping from the past to the present so you are able to see what Goldie is dealing with in current day but you flash back to see what led up to her having these feelings and secrets。 While I was satisfied Looking for a fast read that is intriguing and has you hooked from the first page all the way till the last？ Then this book is for you！ This book has so many characters each with their own secrets and it has you guessing who done it all the way to the end。 I enjoy the way it was written with it jumping from the past to the present so you are able to see what Goldie is dealing with in current day but you flash back to see what led up to her having these feelings and secrets。 While I was satisfied with the ending I was still sad to see it end。 I wished there had been a little bit more to the characters stories towards the end to see how they reacted and how their lives changed after the last bombshell but maybe there will be a sequel and I will get to see more of these characters and their friendships。 I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a great thriller！ 。。。more
Stacy40pages
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The Counselors by Jessica Goodman。 Thanks to @razorbillbooks and @bookishfirst for the gifted copy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️After a horrible incident that turns her school against her， Goldie is looking forward to her summer as a counselor at Camp Alpine Lake with her two best friends。 No one at camp should know what happened to Goldie， but the summer doesn’t go as planned。 If you’re into YA thrillers， this was a pretty good one！ I loved the camp setting。 It makes for a great summer read。 I wasn’t really surpris The Counselors by Jessica Goodman。 Thanks to @razorbillbooks and @bookishfirst for the gifted copy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️After a horrible incident that turns her school against her， Goldie is looking forward to her summer as a counselor at Camp Alpine Lake with her two best friends。 No one at camp should know what happened to Goldie， but the summer doesn’t go as planned。 If you’re into YA thrillers， this was a pretty good one！ I loved the camp setting。 It makes for a great summer read。 I wasn’t really surprised by anything that happened， but that’s not usually the point for me with young adult。 I liked the backstory and plot but the setting is really what made the book for me！“Before this summer， Camp Alpine Lake was a haven。 An escape from what I could not face back home in Roxwood， only a few miles outside the gate。 But now， Camp Alpine Lake is another place where I’ll never feel safe。”The Counselors comes out 5/31。 。。。more
Evie
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An atmospheric thriller with a great cast of characters and a fantastic summer camp setting to die for。 I loved how this was more than a murder mystery， how we got to know the characters and the motivations behind their actions。 This is worth the read for the backstories and emotional baggage alone - impeccably executed character studies that made me flash back to my insecure high school self。 I found it twisty， emotionally gripping and captivating。 The summer camp setting alone made it very fun An atmospheric thriller with a great cast of characters and a fantastic summer camp setting to die for。 I loved how this was more than a murder mystery， how we got to know the characters and the motivations behind their actions。 This is worth the read for the backstories and emotional baggage alone - impeccably executed character studies that made me flash back to my insecure high school self。 I found it twisty， emotionally gripping and captivating。 The summer camp setting alone made it very fun to read。 I had a lot of fun reading this！ 。。。more
Stephanie
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This was a fun YA mystery that follows three friends at a summer camp and the secrets that unravel when a body is found on the lake。This book made me jealous that I never went to summer camp （sans the dead bodies of course）。 I loved the pacing of the story as it alters between past and present， slowly filling in backstory on the characters and their relationships。 I also thought Goodman did a great job capturing the nuances of teenage friendships — feeling left out， keeping secrets， and navigati This was a fun YA mystery that follows three friends at a summer camp and the secrets that unravel when a body is found on the lake。This book made me jealous that I never went to summer camp （sans the dead bodies of course）。 I loved the pacing of the story as it alters between past and present， slowly filling in backstory on the characters and their relationships。 I also thought Goodman did a great job capturing the nuances of teenage friendships — feeling left out， keeping secrets， and navigating who you are versus who you want to be。 Overall it's a quick mystery that makes for a fun summer read。Thank you Bookish First and Razorbill for my gifted copy。 。。。more
Cat D | _basicbookworm
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Jessica Goodman is the queen of the summer YA mysteries and she has done it again with The Counselors。 Goldie and her friends Ava and Imogen have been best friends since their first year at elite summer camp， Alpine Lakes。 But unlike her very wealthy friends， Goldie is the only townie who gets to attend the camp。 She’s coming in this year with so many secrets， including what really happened one night with her ex…so when he is found on camp property dead， she is determined to find out what really Jessica Goodman is the queen of the summer YA mysteries and she has done it again with The Counselors。 Goldie and her friends Ava and Imogen have been best friends since their first year at elite summer camp， Alpine Lakes。 But unlike her very wealthy friends， Goldie is the only townie who gets to attend the camp。 She’s coming in this year with so many secrets， including what really happened one night with her ex…so when he is found on camp property dead， she is determined to find out what really happened to him。 What she doesn’t realize is she isn’t the only person at camp keeping secrets。This book had me on my toes the whole time。 While I had a feeling fairly early on who was behind everything， I kept questioning myself as the story unfolded。 I read this book in one sitting because I wanted to know what happened and who did it。 I loved the alternating timelines that slowly revealed what happened in Goldie’s life over the past year while simultaneously bringing us back to camp and the mystery she was trying to solve。 Overall， I loved this one！Thank you to Penguin Teen for the advance copy！ 。。。more
Jessica Laguna
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"This place has been wrung out， loved and worn。 There are deflated basketballs， limp nets on the tennis courts， mussed dirt near third base。 Reminders about what this place is for。 How it allows you to fall over and over， always providing a safe place to land。"The Counselors screams summertime read。 And while I personally never went to summer camp， Jessica Goodman did a great job of transporting me to a magical place full of possibility and friendships， where crafts and cookies and drunken couns "This place has been wrung out， loved and worn。 There are deflated basketballs， limp nets on the tennis courts， mussed dirt near third base。 Reminders about what this place is for。 How it allows you to fall over and over， always providing a safe place to land。"The Counselors screams summertime read。 And while I personally never went to summer camp， Jessica Goodman did a great job of transporting me to a magical place full of possibility and friendships， where crafts and cookies and drunken counselor escapades became the norm。 I didn't love this book as much as They'll Never Catch Us （that book was full of amazing social commentary） but I did find it enjoyable and entertaining。 And it's sure to be a hit with the camp crowd。 。。。more
Inés Molina
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A MYSTERY IN CAMPCan I just say i love the cover。 Definitely makes you question what's going to happen。 Goldie and her two best friends Ava and Imogen are going to be counselors at a camp that means a lot。 I loved the bond between those three girls。 Goldie has a secret that she's keeping to herself， everyone has secrets。 Three best friends in summer camp and a body is found in the lake。 The same lake that Ava was at。 This was a great book that had a bit of friendship， and bowl full of secrets。 I A MYSTERY IN CAMPCan I just say i love the cover。 Definitely makes you question what's going to happen。 Goldie and her two best friends Ava and Imogen are going to be counselors at a camp that means a lot。 I loved the bond between those three girls。 Goldie has a secret that she's keeping to herself， everyone has secrets。 Three best friends in summer camp and a body is found in the lake。 The same lake that Ava was at。 This was a great book that had a bit of friendship， and bowl full of secrets。 It had me on edge with all the twists。 I liked how the chapters went from "then" to "now"。 I like the line "A sweet little jolt runs through me and for the first time in a long time i feel something i never thought i would again。 Hope。" The ending was great， everything was revealed and I've got to say i did not expect it。 I can't believe they did that。 I think Goldie was surprised as well。 I read this book in one day。 Definitely recommend it。 。。。more
Marisha Lunde （MarishaReadsALot）
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Thank you to BookishFirst， Penguin Teen， and Jessica Goodman for the gifted copy in exchange for my honest review。 I own both of her previous books but The Counselors is the first I've actually read， and I've definitely been sleeping on her for too long！Based on the cover and synopsis， I was thinking this would have more of a 90's slasher at sleepaway camp kind of vibe （i。e。 Friday the 13th） but I wouldn't say it was quite that dark。 Thankfully， though， the pacing is excellent and the story is s Thank you to BookishFirst， Penguin Teen， and Jessica Goodman for the gifted copy in exchange for my honest review。 I own both of her previous books but The Counselors is the first I've actually read， and I've definitely been sleeping on her for too long！Based on the cover and synopsis， I was thinking this would have more of a 90's slasher at sleepaway camp kind of vibe （i。e。 Friday the 13th） but I wouldn't say it was quite that dark。 Thankfully， though， the pacing is excellent and the story is so well-written I honestly didn't feel let down by the fact that it was not very "slasher-y。"I genuinely could not put this down until I figured out what all the characters' dirty little secrets were。 I previously mentioned Goodman did such a good job with pacing but it definitely bears repeating。 I was hooked from the very beginning and she didn't let her foot off the gas until the very end。 。。。more
Ayden
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I have yet to read this book but I read the first few chapters and I’m absolutely hooked on it
Zachary Sherman
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I think I may need to give up on trying to like Jessica Goodman's books。This is my third one and while it wasn't the worst， it felt so very basic and paint by numbers that I found it difficult to get really invested。The characters never feel 3-dimensional。 The storyline is never overly interesting。 The mystery isn't particularly compelling。 The back and forth between present day and the past never really leads to anything， it's just used as a device to make you feel bad for the main character， s I think I may need to give up on trying to like Jessica Goodman's books。This is my third one and while it wasn't the worst， it felt so very basic and paint by numbers that I found it difficult to get really invested。The characters never feel 3-dimensional。 The storyline is never overly interesting。 The mystery isn't particularly compelling。 The back and forth between present day and the past never really leads to anything， it's just used as a device to make you feel bad for the main character， sort of？It's just middling overall。 Easy enough to read （though， I confess I was skimming the last chapter or so）， but I can't offer a hearty recommendation。 。。。more
JANELLE || WHATSHESEEES
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Jessica Goodman did it again 👏🏼 with another fantastic book by her and my favorite thus far！ When I heard about it being camp themed all I could think about was Jason Vorhees and AHS 1984。 This preceded my expectations to a “mysterious” camp with secrets and worst of all， murder。 It was everything I wanted and more， with a shocking ending。 The what could have been love story， was one of my favorite parts。 Highly recommend this one if your a fan of YA and her previous books！！
Emily Fravel
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I really enjoyed this book。 If the Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager was a YA novel it would be this one。 It's the perfect read for the summer to give you some summer camp creepiness。Thank you so much for the free ARC from NetGalley！ I really enjoyed this book。 If the Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager was a YA novel it would be this one。 It's the perfect read for the summer to give you some summer camp creepiness。Thank you so much for the free ARC from NetGalley！ 。。。more
Tyler McCall
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This might be my favorite Jessica Goodman novel to date！ I grew so attached to Goldie， Ava and Imogen; the way Goodman weaves them together feels incredibly real， from the insecurities and the squabbles to the intimacy and the love that all happens between teenage girls。 I never went to sleepaway camp， but the way Goodman writes about Camp Alpine Lake gave me the experience secondhand — the crackle of a campfire against a slightly chilly night， the sand and grass between your toes at the edge of This might be my favorite Jessica Goodman novel to date！ I grew so attached to Goldie， Ava and Imogen; the way Goodman weaves them together feels incredibly real， from the insecurities and the squabbles to the intimacy and the love that all happens between teenage girls。 I never went to sleepaway camp， but the way Goodman writes about Camp Alpine Lake gave me the experience secondhand — the crackle of a campfire against a slightly chilly night， the sand and grass between your toes at the edge of a lake， the immortal feeling of eight weeks away from family， everything was described with such care and precision that I can almost viscerally remember the summer camp experience I never had。YA Thriller is definitely outside my usual genres， but I'll read anything by Goodman。 She's brilliant at capturing that feeling of being a teenager， how heightened everything feels and how high stakes every single event in your life seems。 Add in her ability to create tension from the very first page and the way she keeps you on your toes til the bitter end， and it's a rollercoaster I want to ride again and again。Disclosure: I was very kindly sent a copy by Razorbill as part of an influencer mailing。 。。。more
Hillary
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3。5， strong like but definitely not a love。 The exploration of the friendship between the girls was nice， but the ending was anticlimactic and a little sticky。
Books for Coffee Hour
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*3。5/5Camp Alpine Lake is an elite summer camp for the 1% of the eastern seaboard， and Goldie Easton is returning as a counselor after a dark year。 Burdened by a secret and hated by her town for someone else's mistake， Goldie resolves to leave her past behind her and spend her summer with her best friends Ava and Imogen。 The perfect veneer of Alpine Lake starts to peel though when a body appears on its pristine shore。 As Goldie is drawn into the case， she starts to believe that the death isn't a *3。5/5Camp Alpine Lake is an elite summer camp for the 1% of the eastern seaboard， and Goldie Easton is returning as a counselor after a dark year。 Burdened by a secret and hated by her town for someone else's mistake， Goldie resolves to leave her past behind her and spend her summer with her best friends Ava and Imogen。 The perfect veneer of Alpine Lake starts to peel though when a body appears on its pristine shore。 As Goldie is drawn into the case， she starts to believe that the death isn't an accident， and she soon learns that Alpine Lake has its secrets。 After all， all that glitters isn't always gold。This story explores some really interesting ideas about class divides， and I think the setting of a summer camp for the wealthy situated in a small town with a struggling economy is a really inspired way to emphasize them。 The truth behind the death， as well as the secrets Goldie's been carrying， are really heavy topics that are written really well。 The friendships between Imogen， Ava， and Goldie were really complex and nuanced， and I appreciate the time spent developing ideas about female friendships。 However， I think that this novel could stay heavy for too long at times。 I feel like the key to a good mystery is to punctuate the character's suffering or dark plot elements with moments of levity or emotional rewards for the reader， to motivate them to keep going， and while I think this book was written really well， it was missing some of that。 I do feel like the story was really compelling though， and if you are looking for more of a thought-provoking read， you might really enjoy this book。Thank you so much to NetGalley and Penguin Teen for providing me with an advanced reader's copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 The Counselors will be available in the United States on May 31， 2022。 。。。more
Steph
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This was a fun YA Mystery that would make a great beach read。 Set in a summer camp， it brings some atmospheric and nostalgic summery vibes with a side of death and drama！ There were some interesting discussions on friendships and class， but they felt a tad too surface level for me and left me wanting more depth。 I had a hard time relating to the MC and her choices and reasoning but at 18 we all make some questionable choices 😂 I didn’t completely buy the seriousness of Goldie and Heller’s relati This was a fun YA Mystery that would make a great beach read。 Set in a summer camp， it brings some atmospheric and nostalgic summery vibes with a side of death and drama！ There were some interesting discussions on friendships and class， but they felt a tad too surface level for me and left me wanting more depth。 I had a hard time relating to the MC and her choices and reasoning but at 18 we all make some questionable choices 😂 I didn’t completely buy the seriousness of Goldie and Heller’s relationship after only 6 weeks。 The pacing of the first half was a bit slow， but things do pick up quickly in the second half and I finished it in a few hours needing to know how it would wrap up。 The mystery was interesting and twisty， but the reasoning behind it was a bit perplexing and I got some major Scooby Doo vibes with how the full story came out in the end。 If you’re looking for a nostalgic summery mystery and friendship story， this is an easy and light read that is entertaining if you don’t mind suspending belief and overlooking a few details。 I split this on audio and physical copy and the narrator did a fantastic job bringing the characters to life。 3。5/5 ⭐️ 。。。more
Rachel
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It’s summer at Camp Alpine Lake， where prestigious teens are there to create new friendships and new memories… until a local boy is found dead floating in the lake just before camp officially opens for the season。 Say what？ What business did this townie have at camp？ Told in dual timelines， the story really worked。 How things unraveled in the end。 How I got to know the characters， and still wondered who was behind the murder of a townie。 A townie our beloved heroine loved。 I’ve read Goodman’s pr It’s summer at Camp Alpine Lake， where prestigious teens are there to create new friendships and new memories… until a local boy is found dead floating in the lake just before camp officially opens for the season。 Say what？ What business did this townie have at camp？ Told in dual timelines， the story really worked。 How things unraveled in the end。 How I got to know the characters， and still wondered who was behind the murder of a townie。 A townie our beloved heroine loved。 I’ve read Goodman’s prior books， and this one was just on par with her writing， storytelling， and YA themes—mystery and intrigue intertwined with romance and coming of age。 A solid summer read！ 。。。more
Kristi
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