The Lake House

By Sarah Beth Durst

*Junior Library Guild Selection 

*YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults

*A YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

Yellowjackets meets One of Us Is Lying in this masterful survival thriller from New York Times bestselling author Sarah Beth Durst.

"Formidably scary, Durst's survival/horror story is the stuff of late-night campfire legends. With three deftly drawn, powerful girls at the center, reading felt like I had found a crew of clever, loyal best friends, even as I stayed up long into the night, trembling with dread." E. Lockhart, #1 New York Times bestselling author of We Were Liars

Claire’s grown up triple-checking locks. Counting her steps. Second-guessing every decision. It’s just how she’s wired—her worst-case scenarios never actually come true.

Until she arrives at an off-the-grid summer camp to find a blackened, burned husk instead of a lodge—and no survivors, except her and two other late arrivals: Reyva and Mariana.

When the three girls find a dead body in the woods, they realize none of this is an accident. Someone, something, is hunting them. Something that hides in the shadows.

Something that refuses to let them leave.

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Published Apr 25, 2023

368 pages

Average rating: 6.57

7 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

Morgie27
Jul 02, 2026
4/10 stars
This book is fine. But that’s it. I struggled to pay attention. The mystery/horror story line wasn’t captivating at all. However, the MFCs were alike in that they weren’t fitting in at home but they found each other and are now besties. Their character flaws became strengths. Like, yeah it was a good message but just wasn’t wrapped in a very good story. I have read Sarah Beth Durst’s books before and this just isn’t the same level.

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