by E. Lockhart
When the proof of this book arrived, there was a torn-out piece of graph paper inside with a typed message on it - "we are here for you, call us to talk" with a telephone number after it. Well that got me intrigued. What could this book possibly be about that would affect me in such a way to search for help from a stranger? I read it in a day. I could not put it down. Even though I was not in need of counselling by the end, I can see why some readers may want to talk with other readers about it immediately. Something happens that some readers may not see coming and be thrown by, but unfortunately I worked it out about half way through. I won't say it spoiled the rest of the book - I still had to wait to have it confirmed near the end.
Cadence Sinclair goes with her mum every summer to the family island in Massachusetts to stay in one of 4 big houses built by her granddad. The other houses are filled with Aunties and cousins. Cadence forms a little gang called The Liars with her cousins Johnny and Mirren and a family friend Gat, and they spend the summer weeks playing tennis, sailing, walking around the island and rock climbing. She starts to fall in love with Gat. But one summer there is an accident - she hits her head on rocks while in the sea and thereafter suffers excruciating headaches and suffers from amnesia. She remembers nothing about how she got in the sea or what happened in the days before or after the accident. However nobody seems to want to tell her what happened. What are they hiding from her?
All I can say is - read the book and find out.
