In honor of National Book Lovers Day, I’m bringing you a review of the last, most awesome, book I read. It’s called “Lies Like Wildfire” by Jennifer Lynn Alvarez.
It’s no secret I like to read YA (young adult) fiction. I like the stories that are bubbly and fun and end up in a happy ending. They are quick reads, a nice diversion from every day life. But this book is not that. I started reading it and I was all, oh holy cow, I don’t want to read about a wildfire but, y’all, this is an awesome book! I was on the edge of my chair the whole time I was reading it and I finished it in a day.
The story is about five kids who have grown up together. When they were young, they all volunteered to be monsters in a local production and, over the years, the group becomes known as The Monsters. They are all seniors in high school when they go into the forest where there is a deep, deep lake called The Gap. They are horsing around on their last summer before they all go their separate ways in college when one of the boys, Luke, decides to smoke some weed. Hannah, who is the daughter of the local sheriff, slaps the pipe out of his hand and that’s how the fire starts. It becomes bigger than anything they could have ever imagined and with one lie, you see the friendship and their loyalty put to the test.
It’s a really great book and I can’t recommend it more. I always hate finishing a book I love this much because I’m afraid the next one won’t measure up. Are you a book lover? What are you reading today?
