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jen_jacob's review against another edition
3.0
It was ok, I enjoyed the plot, however I think that it could have been written in a more suspenseful manner in order to keep the reader's attention. I found myself skimming at times to get to the heart of the paragraph. What I loved about this book is the local connection. It is set in a fictional town in the Finger Lakes Region of New York State and the characters travel to Seneca Falls and Rochester. I wasn't aware that the book's setting was local, so this was a nice surprise!
holly__'s review
1.0
As much as I love descriptions and being captivated into a different place, this one had too many.. the book could have easily been under 200 pages with all the filler taken out. The premise of the story was good, but it took too long to get to the point. The best, and swiftest, part was the epilogue.
gingerellaj's review
4.0
I'd read My Memory Keeper's Daughter and really enjoyed it. After reading some of the reviews for The Lake of Dreams I almost didn't read it but I'm happy I ignored the negative reviews and read it anyway. I have always enjoyed stories about hidden family secrets and connections so the subject of this book turned out to be right up my street. It's certainly not the best book I've ever read - some parts were a little confusing - but I did definitely enjoy it and once I got into it, couldn't actually put it down.
twocollins's review against another edition
1.0
This book was not engaging, and bordered on the mundane. The characters seemed strained and unrealistic. There were so many times were there were opportunities for something interesting, exciting or unexpected to happen, but no .. no twists, no turns, all quite predictable and unrealistically resolved too quickly...
anniewill's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed Kim Edwards' style of writing in this novel- much more than in "The Memory Keeper's Daughter". This is an interesting and layered story that kept me interested and engaged through the entire novel. I did feel that she wrapped everything up a bit too neatly at the end.
mschrock8's review against another edition
4.0
Again with the crying. This time over a a happy ending.
meme_too2's review against another edition
3.0
I had mixed feelings about this book. Lucy has been living with a guy in Asia, but comes home when her mother breaks her arm. She takes up with an old boyfriend through the rest of the book, until her boyfriend flies out to join her. There are no "scenes" in the book, but you just don't know who she's going to end up with and it's hard to place your loyalties. As well, the distrust within the family was sad, and frankly puzzling, until the very end, when you are really in for a shock.
I did, however, love the glass blowing scene, the stained glass descriptions, and the found letters that unfold an interesting and endearing story, even to filling in the empty holes in an old lady's life.
I did, however, love the glass blowing scene, the stained glass descriptions, and the found letters that unfold an interesting and endearing story, even to filling in the empty holes in an old lady's life.
rala8381's review against another edition
2.0
It didn't get interesting until about 2/3 of the way through and by then I really didn't even care anymore.
jmj697mn's review against another edition
3.0
It was.......just ok. I love the Memory Keeper's Daughter, but felt that this one was not nearly as interesting.