**SPOILERS AHEAD**

This was the first book by this author I have read and the first time I read a thriller in a long time and I was, unfortunately, super disappointed. I just wanted more of everything.

The thing I have noticed about this authors works, is that all of the synopsis sound so eerie but interesting, they sound like they could be 5 star reads but they read like 1 or 2 stars, for me.

This story in particular had to do with 2 friends returning to a summer camp/lake where they had attended when they were younger and they have this giant secret that they haven't told anyone. Weird things start to happen almost immediately. Weird sensations of being watched and stalked in the woods, dead animals being left at cabins, threatening notes. You are left wondering what their secret is and why are they so scared. But the incidents go from 0-100 real quick and the build up just isn't there.

I love fast paced books but this felt like there was something missing in between the incidents that were occuring. And, ultimately, I felt like the characters lacked death. There were no real connections or personalities, even between the two best friends. It all felt surface level. Honestly, there was only one chacrater written well and they appeared a handful of times in the entire story (love Tia).

The twist came suddenly, the information we were gathering for the mask off moment felt disorganized, and it was not what I had expected, but it seemed like a weak explanation for everything that happened so far. The murders at the end felt like someone trying to write grisly, horrific details, but it read like a wattpad horror story. It was somewhere between too many and not enough details for each death.

It had a summer slasher vibe and it tried to deliver but EVERYTHING about this book fell short.