'A disintegrating distinction between life and death is a known marker of mental meltdown, but also of spirits haunting the scene of a crime. 'Vexing, poignant, and thought-provoking.' - Kirkus Seventeen's 10 Best YA Books of 2019 (So Far) And sometimes we bring the dark with us.Ĭosmopolitan's 11 Best Young Adult Books You'll Be Obsessed With in 2019

Maybe the truth lies somewhere in between?Īfter all, strange things inhabit dark places. Is Amelie spinning a tale to cover her guilt? Or was something inexplicable waiting for the girls down there? Amelie's the only one with answers, and she's insisting on an explanation that is more horror-fantasy than reality. Worse yet, Amelie is covered in someone's blood, but whose exactly? And where's the fourth girl? Amelie is hardly the thrill-seeking type, and it appears she’s not the only one with the ability to deceive. For Amelie, it was a promise kept to her beloved cousin, who recently suffered a tragic accident during one of the group’s dares.īut as her account unwinds, and the girls’ personalities and motives are drawn, things get complicated.

And one is soaked in blood and ready to talk.Īmelie Desmarais' story begins believably enough: Four girls from a now-defunct thrill-seeking group planned an epic adventure to find a lake that Colorado locals call 'The Sublime.' Legend has it that the lake has the power to change things for those who risk-and survive-its cavernous depths. Two of them were rushed to the hospital. When the cops arrive, only a few things are clear: A gripping YA psychological thriller from the author of What We Buried, about four teenage girls who descend into a dangerous underground cave system in search of a lake of local legend, said to reveal your deepest fears.

Into the Sublime by Kate A. Boorman