

“An intense high-stakes story.”- The Nerd Daily "Using her own experience with wildfire, the author tells a gripping tale about the line between loyalty to the people in your life and the value of telling the truth."- Entertainment Weekly I couldn’t put this one down.” -KATIE COTUGNO, NYT bestselling author of 99 Days

“ Five fiery stars for this bingeable, edge-of-your-seat, twisty thriller.”-NATASHA PRESTON, NYT bestselling author of The Lake "This fast-paced thriller will keep readers hooked right up to the last page. "Alvarez sensitively examines themes of bullying and consent in this jam-packed thriller. "For those who adore edgy thrillers, this is a fantastic read."- Booklist A fast-paced thriller to keep readers on the edges of their seats."- Kirkus "With pulsing dialogue and believable action, the thriller raises the stakes at every turn. "This drama sucks you right in."- Girls' Life " A summer-y thriller in the depths of fall, Friends Like These has the sort of propulsive fun you expect in your favorite beach reads."- Paste "An intoxicating must-read thriller, with characters so raw and human, you'll feel the full force of every twist."-JARROD SHUSTERMAN, New York Times bestselling author of Dry " Intoxicating and propulsive an emotional rollercoaster that doesn't let up until the final, brutal twist."-ALEXA DONNE, author of The Ivies “This tangled story about terrible choices, mistaken assumptions, and the all-to-thin line between friends and enemies expertly cranks up the tension chapter-by-chapter until it leaves you dangling on the edge of a cliff and desperate for answers.”-GINNY MYERS SAIN, author of Dark and Shallow Lies A harrowing, nuanced portrayal of how far some will go to keep their secrets untold."-JESSICA GOODMAN, NYT bestselling author of They'll Never Catch Us

" Sharp, atmospheric, and wildly fast-paced, Friends Like These will leave you breathless as you rush to find out the truth hidden in the corners of Crystal Cove. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer? Mistake number three. When a body is discovered at the beach, friends start turning on friends, and lies start piling upon lies. Something so embarrassing that Jessica doesn’t know if she can ever get over it-and Jake will do whatever it takes to earn her forgiveness.

But she agrees to go, to make Jake happy. Jessica doesn’t like parties, and she doesn’t like Tegan, who has an obvious, obsessive crush on Jake. McManus and Diana Urban.įun-loving Jake tells his girlfriend, Jessica, that they have to go to Tegan’s end-of-summer party in their tiny California beach town. "Sharp, atmospheric, and wildly fast-paced"-Jessica Goodman, New York Times bestselling author of They'll Never Catch Usįrom the author of Lies Like Wildfire comes another page-turning thriller about the little lies we all tell before the truth sets us free-perfect for readers of Karen M.
