Reviews - The Orphanage By The Lake

678 reviews for:

The Orphanage By The Lake

Daniel G. Miller

3.6 AVERAGE

jenniehenn's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Content Warnings

effohbree's review

1.5

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ghosttownruins's review

1.0

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Predictable. Flat characters that function more as stereotypes than anything. You knew where this was going from the get go.

alliemarieeliza's review

3.5

challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kimberlyanna91's review against another edition

2.0

dark tense medium-paced

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

jlduffer's review

5.0

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

holliejs95's review

4.0

mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

tjayreadsbooks's review against another edition

2.75

Orphanage by the Lake was just okay for me. I’ll admit, based on the cover, I was expecting something darker, maybe a psychological thriller or something genuinely scary. Instead, I felt hoodwinked.

The character development left a lot to be desired. The main character's reason for becoming a PI was supposed to be a pivotal, driving force, but she often came across as just bumbling through life, hoping things work out. It didn’t quite match the setup.

Also, the description promised an orphanage “filled with mysteries” (plural), but... did I miss them? Aside from the central plot point, I didn’t feel like there were any additional layered mysteries to uncover.

All in all, it had potential, but it just didn’t quite land for me.

haleighm's review

2.25

dark emotional sad slow-paced

firekissed917's review

5.0

I wish I could give this 6 stars because my god I didn't see any of this shit coming!! I will say I will never ever trust a nice man named Andrew ever again

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