Reviewed by Dan
TITLE: Lake Thirteen
AUTHOR: Greg Herren
PUBLISHER: Bold Strokes Books
LENGTH: 162 Pages
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It seemed like a good idea at the time…
Every summer three families take a trip together—this year it’s to a remote resort in the mountains of upstate New York. Scotty, a teenager who’s just come out, is nervous about how his friends will react to him. A late night visit to an old nearby cemetery seems like a great idea to the bored teens, but the old cemetery holds dark secrets hidden for almost a century—secrets that might have been better left undisturbed.
And what originally seemed like a boring week in the mountains gradually becomes a nightmare of terror for the teens and their families…
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Scotty and his family are off for their annual “family” vacation with two other families that they have been vacationing with Scotty’s whole life. The three sets of parents all met while attending college together and have been friends ever since.
The previous year they vacationed on Sanibel Island, this year for some strange reason they are vacationing in the mountains of New York on a lake which is totally out in the boonies. It wasn’t Scotty’s parents turn to pick and they are less than amused when they all get lost on the way to the inn.
Even before they arrive at Mohawk Lodge and Resort, Scotty falls asleep and has a strange dream about his boyfriend, Marc, but Marc is mysteriously dressed in old time clothing and standing in front of a one room log cabin. What the heck? Things only get worse when the other four kids in the group talk Scotty into going to the local graveyard with them the first night to check for “ghosts”.
Why is Scotty drawn to one grave, and why does he feel such a sense of overpowering sadness. Who was Albert Tyler, why did he have the same birthday as Scotty and why did he die at 17, the exact same age that Scotty is currently?
Lake Thirteen is a nice, fun, young adult type of ghost story. A little too predictable in my opinion, but perfect for the YA market. I really liked it for a fast read. I thought there would be more ghost scenes and more detail on what happened. My only complaint would be that the ending was just too convenient.
I’d recommend the book to anyone looking for a good m/m YA ghost story/mystery.
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