Lost Summer

more like a 4.5 than a four!

i am about 25-30 pages from finishing this book and its amazingly good! out of the two books shes written i like this one a little better, but they are both good.

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Lost Summer

i rate this a four only because alex mcaulay's first book was so much better. I dislike his style of writing in this one and the story sometimes gets a little slow, unlike his flawless first novel Bad Girls. But all in all this is a great book. In the end it is so suspenseful it is unbearable. Despite what i said earlier I most definately recommend this book to teens like me. It's pretty much awesome.

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what a summer

This book is thrilling and impossible to put down. Such a page turner. After Caitlin and her brother Luke are forced to go on a summer trip to Danbroke with their mother all turns hay wire. Caitlin learns that they had to come because her mother wanted to 'catch up' with an old friend. Caitlin befriends a girl on the island, Danielle, and after Caitlin gets hit on and possibly worse with her mother's 'friend' she and her brother Luke move in with Danielle. After she meets a boy and moves in their and all goes down hill. I'm not going to say much more but other than that this book is very very well written. Definetly a buyer for those who like suspense. I truly couldn't put it down.

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An interesting family drama

Divorcee Kathryn informs her sixteen years old daughter Caitlin that they will spend the summer on Danbroke Island on the North Carolina Outer Banks because she feels her two children are out of control. Caitlin is outraged as she planned to sing backup with her boyfriend¿s band while her eleven years old brother Luke accepts a four wheel bribe from his wealthy mother.----------------- After traveling from La Jolla, California the three Rosses reach their destination, the Pirates Lodge, owned by Bill Collins, Kathryn¿s high school boyfriend. Her two children realize they are across the country because their prescription crazed mother was hoping to renew an old fling. The teen makes friends with an out of place Goth Danielle, but as a hurricane approaches she fears Bill, who always leers at her when he is not ¿accidentally¿ touching her. She has no one to turn to as her mom hides behind her drug stupor, her brother continues to be the same lunatic he was on the west coast, and her dad abandoned the family last year.--------------- LOST SUMMER is an interesting family drama starring a beleaguered female teen with no place to turn to except to a degree another isolated peer as Bill increasingly tries to take unwanted liberties with her while her mom pretends all is well. Kathryn and Luke are purposely made extreme out of control stereotypes so that their hedonistic destructive behavior negatively impacts Caitlin especially during the isolated LOST SUMMER.------------- Harriet Klausner

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summer thrill ride

I love this book so much because its like a weird cross between two authors I love: Stephen King and Sarah Dessen. In Lost Summer, a troubled rich teenage girl goes to a crappy island where she has to make new friends, avoid her mom's new boyfriend who basically tries to hit on her (and worse), and ultimately fight for her life when she gets involved with some shady characters. This book is scary in places, but is just overall a great, strange thrill ride.

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good summer reading

this book reads just like a summer horror teen flick. it's fun, light, and it definitely leaves the reader in the dark 'til the end. Recommend for reluctant readers.

pretty exciting read

i really enjoyed this book. i thought it was very exciting and it kept me on the edge of my seat. it was a little depressing though, i mean i felt very sorry for the main character. she was going through quite the rough patch and at times you felt like you were her, and you just felt helpless. so that part was no fun. but all in all, it was a great read that kept me entertained.

SLOW READER!!!!

this book is amazing! i loved it and you might be wondering why the title of this says slow reader well its because usually it takes me like 3 or 4 days to read a almost 300 page book...but i got so caught up with reading it it only took me six hours....YEA PRETTY AMAZING FOR ME!!! so anyways i recommend this book for people who like....hmmm....who like, i dont really know....
but Caitlyn is a 16 year old girl who is rich and her parents are divorced and she has an annoying little bother named luke and a best friend name Alison and a b/f named Ian and yeah....thats who she is...oh yea she lives in La Jolla...ok well yea i loved the book and you should read it too because its a really good book and always read the epilogue...their really important in the stories or book or novels so yea

ok have good luck and HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS OR MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
BYE ¿

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Reviewed by Randstostipher "tallnlankyrn" Nguyen for TeensReadToo.com

Caitlin Ross's mother believes that Caitlin and her younger brother, Luke, need a change of scenery. That the lavish, free life they live has gone to their head, and that they need something to help change their attitude. Why wouldn't she feel that way, since Caitlin's dad divorced her and now the family is even more messed up than before? Caitlin is still seeing her rocker boyfriend, Ian, who doesn't really seem to care that much about her, and Luke is speaking like a rap song.

So mom decides to take them to North Carolina's outer banks for the summer, ruining Caitlin's plans. But of course Caitlin's dad will save her from her mother's summer plans. That is, until she finds out that her father, the one person that had always backed her up, has already agreed to her mother's travel plans. Goodbye, singing in her boyfriend's band and all the partying - hello to an island that she has never heard of.

Yet who knew that Caitlin's ordinary teenage life would be replaced with Nancy Drew's. Caitlin just so happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time when she accidentally witnesses a murder right in front of her eyes. And these supposedly new friends she has made are at the top of her suspect list. Now all she needs is a little help. The only problem is that staying on a stormy, isolated island isn't much help in solving a murder mystery when the weather just so happens to cut off all ties to the mainland. So it's up to Caitlin to save the day, or at least her life.

LOST SUMMER is just another one of Alex McAulay's awesome books that should be on everyone's to-read list. Caitlin's adventure is just so gripping and suspenseful that you wish you had her life; well, maybe not really. It is the perfect book to have with you on the beach, during the summer, to take your mind off all the drama - if you have any. Another great novel in the MTV line of books.

A reviewer

This was a really interesting read, its not the usual situation that books have, but this makes it unique. I would definitly recommend it to everyone!!

Haunting and Chilling, what more could you want?

I am a huge fan of Alex McAulay. I have written him e-mails which he has responded to with passion, appreciation, and great detail! Having vacationed in the Outerbanks(OBX) of North Carolina quite frequently, this novel highly contradicted my fun filled family vacations. When I first heard that his next novel would be set in the OBX, I was really happy and excited, but after reading about Caitlin's 'less-than-thrilled' views of it, it opened my mind to the more boring parts of the island Danbroke. My only regret is that McAulay did not mention Ian (Caitlin's former boyfried) or Evan (her island crush) in the epilogue :( Still a great read with numerous peaks of excitement, a great page turner and short read, even for the dyslexic.

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Courtesy of Teens Read Too

Caitlin Ross¿s mother believes that Caitlin and her younger brother, Luke, need a change of scenery. That the lavish, free life they live has gone to their head, and that they need something to help change their attitude. Why wouldn¿t she feel that way, since Caitlin¿s dad divorced her and now the family is even more messed up than before? Caitlin is still seeing her rocker boyfriend, Ian, who doesn¿t really seem to care that much about her, and Luke is speaking like a rap song. So mom decides to take them to North Carolina¿s outer banks for the summer, ruining Caitlin¿s plans. But of course Caitlin¿s dad will save her from her mother¿s summer plans. That is, until she finds out that her father, the one person that had always backed her up, has already agreed to her mother¿s travel plans. Goodbye, singing in her boyfriend¿s band and all the partying - hello to an island that she has never heard of. Yet who knew that Caitlin¿s ordinary teenage life would be replaced with Nancy Drew¿s. Caitlin just so happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time when she accidentally witnesses a murder right in front of her eyes. And these supposedly new friends she has made are at the top of her suspect list. Now all she needs is a little help. The only problem is that staying on a stormy, isolated island isn¿t much help in solving a murder mystery when the weather just so happens to cut off all ties to the mainland. So it's up to Caitlin to save the day, or at least her life. LOST SUMMER is just another one of Alex McAulay¿s awesome books that should be on everyone¿s to-read list. Caitlin¿s adventure is just so gripping and suspenseful that you wish you had her life well, maybe not really. It is the perfect book to have with you on the beach, during the summer, to take your mind off all the drama - if you have any. Another great novel in the MTV line of books. **Reviewed by: Randstostipher 'tallnlankyrn' Nguyen

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scary, romantic summer read

This book has the perfect blend of a great Sarah Dessen style romance with a lot of thrills in it too. It is about a girl whose mom is a drug addict and moves the family to a deserted island, where the girl hooks up with a guy and gets over her head in a mystery. I read the whole book over one weekend, and I don't usually read that fast!

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A reviewer

Lost Summer is the most depressing book I have ever read. I'm not really a picky reader but this one is just down right depressing. Caitlin is MAD because her mom and her brother are staying in NC for the summer and she wants to stay in Califoria with her friends, Caitlin is MAD at her mom most of the time, Caitlin only talks about how bad her summer is. I recommend not reading this book. It could have been a great story but she is always mad and depressed.

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Alex Mcauley Does it Again

Lost Summer is a must read for literally ANYONE! it's a thriller and a drama packed into one book.if you read Bad Girls by Alex Mcauley you will absolutley love this book. Plain and Simple READ THIS BOOK!!!

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