Meanwhile, she receives the diary her mother kept the year she went to art school in Italy and she slowly begins learning what happened to her mother the year before she got pregnant. Howard, her father, seems eager to please and although he wants to explain why he hasn’t been a part of her life Lina puts him off because she’s not ready to hear it just yet.

Lina is spending the summer in Italy with the father she’s never known after the tragic death of her mom. Recommended for anyone who enjoyed One of Us is Lying. The ending is exciting and satisfying and will leave readers wanting to know more about these characters. It’s told in alternating chapters so you get to see how each one of them feels about Summer and her murder, but it takes awhile before all of the secrets spill out and it becomes clear who the killer is. Many readers will find something they can commiserate with as they get to know these characters. This story covers a lot of issues including parental abuse, academic pressures, plagiarism, the dangers of social media, and even teen dating. Who would kill Summer at her own party? How did they do it? Is there a way for them to clear their names before it’s too late? The party guests assume it’s a murder mystery party and start looking for clues…but then Grace, Cora, Laney, and Adam stumble upon Summer’s body and they know it was all too real and that they will all be prime suspects. However, shortly after everyone arrives they receive a strange text message that Summer will be dead in five minutes. Summer is planning the biggest, splashiest Halloween party and insists these four come. Therefore, everyone feels they need to be especially nice and accommodating so that she might change her mind.

Everyone has heard the news that Summer has secured a book deal and plans to release ALL of the secrets she has on everyone else. Summer Cartwright is a very powerful social media influencer who has gathered secrets about those closest to her including her best friend, Grace, her ex-boyfriend, Adam, her former camp mate, Laney, and a sophomore who aspires to be just like her, Cora.

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