Review Detail
4.9 3
The Dead of Summer
Featured
Young Adult Fiction
520
Hard to put down
(Updated: June 06, 2026)
Overall rating
5.0
Plot
5.0
Characters
5.0
Writing Style
5.0
Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)
5.0
llie’s back in his hometown, Anchor’s Mercy, ready for a chill summer after his mom’s finally cancer-free. But the island? Yeah it’s not okay!
Old friends are bitter, the vibes are off, and something dark is literally bubbling beneath the surface. Then a massive storm hits and let’s just say, what comes out of it is the stuff of nightmares!
Three weeks later, Ollie’s locked away on a military ship, being called a survivor. But no one really knows what happened. Except him. And whatever it is, it’s not over!
Ryan La Sala delivers eerie beach-town horror with heart, sharp writing, and a story that grabs you by the throat. Creepy, surreal, and so hard to put down!
Old friends are bitter, the vibes are off, and something dark is literally bubbling beneath the surface. Then a massive storm hits and let’s just say, what comes out of it is the stuff of nightmares!
Three weeks later, Ollie’s locked away on a military ship, being called a survivor. But no one really knows what happened. Except him. And whatever it is, it’s not over!
Ryan La Sala delivers eerie beach-town horror with heart, sharp writing, and a story that grabs you by the throat. Creepy, surreal, and so hard to put down!
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