A music fest goes wrong in Lorence Alison's comic YA thriller Solstice as selfie-mad concert-goers wake up to realize their tropical island fantasy is a deadly nightmare. When Adri is offered an all-expenses-paid trip to the exclusive Solstice Festival, she throws caution, her prestigious summer internship, and her parents goodwill to the wind. She just wants to live a little before the first day of the rest of her life, planned and scheduled in accordance with her parents' law school dreams.
But, when she and a horde of affluent, entitled teen partiers arrive at the island paradise, it looks nothing like the luxury vacation they were promised. There's barely any food, nowhere to stay, and not nearly enough porta-potties. Pretty soon, the festival is trending on social media for all the wrong reasons, and the music acts are cancelling left and right.
And then, the first dead body washes up on the beach.
Adri has a front-row seat as everything devolves into chaos-and she's in a prime position to put together the clues to who-or what-is killing off the helpless attendees. But, even if she finds the killer, how can she hope to stop them?
Check your privilege at the door-before it gets you killed. This is one vacation you can't escape.
"Part teen drama, part horror story, this is a delightful novel that readers will want to finish in one sitting... An appealing choice for younger teens and reluctant readers."
