This Summer's Secrets: A brand new thriller from bestselling author of The One Memory of Flora Banks

This is a good one for that summer holiday read

I enjoy Emily Barr's young adult novels because the characters in them aren't all the angsty, self-absorbed, entitled kids you find in some YA novels, but they feel like real, well-rounded people. They also deal with adult themes and ideas, which means they're also very readable by not-young adults! This Summer's Secrets is a complex and satisfying mystery told through three interconnected time spans, involving a huge cast of characters that never blend into each other. It's a really well-crafted book with plenty of surprises and a satisfying conclusion. I enjoyed it a lot.

Bought as a Christmas present and grandaughter very pleased with the book.

I really enjoyed this book I liked the back and forth between time periods that made it nice and the story was soo good!

A very enjoyable read. I loved the way the stories wove together and how each voice remained distinct (even Martha’s different voices throughout the decades!) throughout the book.

'This Summer's Secrets' is an intoxicating read that is set over multiple time periods and has a lot going on. I liked the fact this was set over different time periods and I enjoyed each setting equally. There are also multiple focal characters who tell this story and my only criticism was that it was not always clear initially as to which character you were following. This could have easily been resolved by starting the chapter with the name of the character.This aside, there is a lot to this plot and the action does not relent. Barr brings in multiple plot threads and I thought she did them all justice. They all added something to the plot and left me with intrigue.The characters are good, some more likeable than others but they all had something about them that captured my attention.Overall I thoroughly enjoyed this read.Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Random House for an advance copy.

Fantastic read for fans of We Were Liars. The characters in this book have a list of secrets waiting to be unearthed in sunny Cornwall. The timelines are well executed, as are the multiple characters. I loved this book, and whizzed through it. Highly recommended. Love this author.

Well I'm not sure if this is a young adult book but it was nothing like the usual Emily Barr books which are normally amazing. I didn't care in the end whose bones were in the garden.