Goldie is the only one of the three who is local to the area though, so she has been anxiously awaiting summer and with it, Ava and Imo's return. They were campers when they first met, but now as young adults, all three stayed on at the camp as counselors. The girls developed a friendship years ago at the prestigious Camp Alpine Lake. This narrative follows Goldie and her two best friends, Ava and Imogen. Particularly since it is narrated by the fabulous, Phoebe Strole. I had a bit of a wait before the audiobook became available through my library, but it was well worth it. Jessica Goodman's name, this cover giving me nostalgic-campy vibes and the line in the synopsis that states, a twisty new thriller about three best friends, one elite summer camp, and the dark secrets that lead to a body in the lake. With numerous YA Thrillers being released every month, three things about The Counselors made it stand out for me: What did Ava see and what does she know? Why hasn't she said anything to Goldie about the death? Worse-what did Ava do?īut asking questions offers no answers, only broken bonds of lifelong friendship, with hidden danger and betrayals deeper than Goldie ever imagined. She also knows that Ava was at the lake that same night.

When a teen turns up dead in the lake late one night, she knows that the death couldn't have been an accident. Because Goldie has a terrible dark secret she's been keeping and she is more in need of the comfort than ever.īut Goldie's not the only person at camp who has been lying. Goldie's one of them.Įven with her 'townie' background, Goldie has never felt more at home at camp and now she's back as a counselor, desperate for summer to start and her best friends, Ava and Imogen, to arrive. Few Roxwood locals, though, get to reap the rewards of living so close to the glam summer that camp, with its five-figure tuition and rich kids who have been dumped there for eight weeks by their powerful parents. Alpine Lake provides jobs, money and prestige to the region. The camp is the lifeline of Roxwood, the small town she lives in.

She's always had a special connection to the place, even before she was old enough to attend. Camp Alpine Lake is the only place where Goldie Easton feels safe.

The counselors by jessica goodman