Neverworld Wake
Author: Marisha Pessl
Beatrice Hartley has no plans for the summer—except a secret reunion with her five former best friends.Once upon a time, back at Darrow-Harker School, they were the cool kids, the beautiful ones. Then the shocking death of Jim—their creative genius—changed everything.One year after graduation, Beatrice is returning to Wincroft—the seaside estate where they spent so many ni….Read More
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