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psinghjagpal3's review against another edition
4.0
If you like a continuation of the same world, then pick this book up. If you like realistic characters that think, act, and feel like you or me, then try this book. You can also pick it up besides reading the other part of the series but I would suggest reading the first book in The Other installment then this copy.
A note: WOW. A BOOK THAT TALKS ABOUT GASLIGHTING. This. This is fucking amazing! A woman that has body issues and anxiety attacks are so relatable. A win for mental illness awareness, a win for relatable life-like characters that Bishop always delivers. I think this is what keeps me coming back to her books. Her characters are real, with insecurities and issues and feelings and hope and gods so many darn things. It felt also amazing that Bishop spoke about a lot of insecurities that many others feel and I'm so glad she did.
The book: Vicki Devine is the kind of character that is kind caring and understanding. Her insecurities make her so much human and for a writer to write such a realistic character is loveable. I love the way the author explores Vicki's issues and addresses them. This is so healthy and so beautiful that I'm crying.
Thank you Anne Bishop for writing amazing characters that are so down to earth. That is just as daring and amazing as women in real life.
Some pros, I loved the rest of these series and so I had to read the last installment for now in the Others series. I love that we get a glimpse of the other side of the lake and more characters. I think besides Bishop writing if you like the series thus far it does not disappoint in pulling you into the world once more. Here we meet different characters but who are all so humanistic. From Julian to Wayne to Vicki. I can go into depth but ill leave the story to tell its self.
A note: WOW. A BOOK THAT TALKS ABOUT GASLIGHTING. This. This is fucking amazing! A woman that has body issues and anxiety attacks are so relatable. A win for mental illness awareness, a win for relatable life-like characters that Bishop always delivers. I think this is what keeps me coming back to her books. Her characters are real, with insecurities and issues and feelings and hope and gods so many darn things. It felt also amazing that Bishop spoke about a lot of insecurities that many others feel and I'm so glad she did.
The book: Vicki Devine is the kind of character that is kind caring and understanding. Her insecurities make her so much human and for a writer to write such a realistic character is loveable. I love the way the author explores Vicki's issues and addresses them. This is so healthy and so beautiful that I'm crying.
Thank you Anne Bishop for writing amazing characters that are so down to earth. That is just as daring and amazing as women in real life.
Some pros, I loved the rest of these series and so I had to read the last installment for now in the Others series. I love that we get a glimpse of the other side of the lake and more characters. I think besides Bishop writing if you like the series thus far it does not disappoint in pulling you into the world once more. Here we meet different characters but who are all so humanistic. From Julian to Wayne to Vicki. I can go into depth but ill leave the story to tell its self.
snance's review against another edition
3.0
I wanted to love this. The bad humans are so one dimensional it's annoying. It was still good to be back with the Others.
anca_antoci's review against another edition
5.0
Lake Silence is the first novel in the spin-off series The World of Others. In other words, the events take place in the same world as the Others series, just not at the Lakeside Courtyard and with fresh characters. There is one reference to the Lakeside Courtyard residents, but that’s it. And honestly, I think I love this spin-off more if that’s even possible.
The main character in this story is Vicki, a human woman who got a rustic resort near Lake Silence as part of her divorce settlement and used all her money to improve and maintain it.
This paragraph introduces Vicki perfectly:
“A bit of useful information. My name is Victoria “call me Vicki” DeVine. I used to be Mrs. Yorick Dane, but giving up my married name was one of the conditions of my receiving valuable property—aka The Jumble—as part of the divorce settlement. Apparently, the second official Mrs. Dane didn’t like the idea that someone else had had the name first. Fortunately, she didn’t seem as possessive about Yorick’s Vigorous Appendage. I could have told her that a couple dozen other women had had it before she took possession. But it wasn’t likely that she would keep solo possession of the appendage for long, so let her figure things out the hard way like I did. Of course, if she had been one of those indulgences, then she already knew the signs and might be able to nip them in the bud.”
Vicki finds out there’s a dead body on her property when walks in on one of her tenants, Aggie Crowe (a teenage crow shifter) as she was about to warm up an eyeball in the microwave.
“Why can’t I eat it?” She looked at the eyeball rolling around in the small bowl that was now sitting on the counter.
“Nobody else wants it. It’s starting to get squooshy. And the dead man doesn’t need it.”
“The words got me past the physical evidence. “What dead man?”
“The one who doesn’t need the eyeball.” Little black feathers suddenly sprouted at her hairline, confirming the nature of my lodger.
Trouble starts soon after when cops with no jurisdiction there try to pin the murder on Vicki. Fortunately for her, due to her kindness towards Aggie members of the Other community step up and protect Vicki. The terra indigene are not the only ones who stand by her. Officer Grimshaw (human, good cop) and Julian Farrow (Intuit, ex-cop) are also determined to keep her safe.
The one who dazzles her from the first moment is Ilya Sanguinati, the lawyer and the local vampire, who in Vicki’s words is Yummy.
“I mean, he was a double-scoop sundae with hot fudge and caramel sauce and a mountain of real whipped cream yummy. His hair was darker than Ineke’s double-fudge brownies, and he had the most luscious melted chocolate eyes.”
Read more here: https://www.summonfantasy.com/book-reviews/book-review-lake-silence-by-anne-bishop
The main character in this story is Vicki, a human woman who got a rustic resort near Lake Silence as part of her divorce settlement and used all her money to improve and maintain it.
This paragraph introduces Vicki perfectly:
“A bit of useful information. My name is Victoria “call me Vicki” DeVine. I used to be Mrs. Yorick Dane, but giving up my married name was one of the conditions of my receiving valuable property—aka The Jumble—as part of the divorce settlement. Apparently, the second official Mrs. Dane didn’t like the idea that someone else had had the name first. Fortunately, she didn’t seem as possessive about Yorick’s Vigorous Appendage. I could have told her that a couple dozen other women had had it before she took possession. But it wasn’t likely that she would keep solo possession of the appendage for long, so let her figure things out the hard way like I did. Of course, if she had been one of those indulgences, then she already knew the signs and might be able to nip them in the bud.”
Vicki finds out there’s a dead body on her property when walks in on one of her tenants, Aggie Crowe (a teenage crow shifter) as she was about to warm up an eyeball in the microwave.
“Why can’t I eat it?” She looked at the eyeball rolling around in the small bowl that was now sitting on the counter.
“Nobody else wants it. It’s starting to get squooshy. And the dead man doesn’t need it.”
“The words got me past the physical evidence. “What dead man?”
“The one who doesn’t need the eyeball.” Little black feathers suddenly sprouted at her hairline, confirming the nature of my lodger.
Trouble starts soon after when cops with no jurisdiction there try to pin the murder on Vicki. Fortunately for her, due to her kindness towards Aggie members of the Other community step up and protect Vicki. The terra indigene are not the only ones who stand by her. Officer Grimshaw (human, good cop) and Julian Farrow (Intuit, ex-cop) are also determined to keep her safe.
The one who dazzles her from the first moment is Ilya Sanguinati, the lawyer and the local vampire, who in Vicki’s words is Yummy.
“I mean, he was a double-scoop sundae with hot fudge and caramel sauce and a mountain of real whipped cream yummy. His hair was darker than Ineke’s double-fudge brownies, and he had the most luscious melted chocolate eyes.”
Read more here: https://www.summonfantasy.com/book-reviews/book-review-lake-silence-by-anne-bishop
adraper2323's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed the story and the creativity of the “others” and the universe. However, I would like to have an explanation of the really dumb names of the continent, months, and days of the week...
indecisivesailorscout's review against another edition
3.0
I liked this much more than the last one in this series I read (I believe it was Etched in Bone?) but it still isn't doing as much for me as I wanted it to. The number of times Vicki said "Vigorous Appendage" was just straight up ridiculous, for one. But the real reason it only got 3 stars is because while I enjoyed it, and wanted to see how the story ended, I got no sparks from reading it. I don't think I would ever buy it or read it again. I don't feel a driving urge to check out the sequel. I just want something a little More than what the finished product ended up being here.
mamap's review against another edition
3.0
Vicki, with an abusive past, now owns “The Jumble.” Unaware of the level of “other” activity around her, she carefully renovated the place until the dead body appears and her ex returns to claim his investment. Drama.
Typical Anne Bishop.
“We are friendly, but not friends”
Typical Anne Bishop.
“We are friendly, but not friends”
bethtabler's review against another edition
4.0
I received this as an advanced copy from Netgalley.com for an honest review.
First I have to start out by saying that I absolutely adore the "The Others" series. I am a pretty big fan. Like, "go out at midnight and purchase the new novel" type fan; I am a fan of this novel too. That being said, it was tough to get used to the new characters in this expansion. I enjoyed the characters in the first five novels so much that it isn't fair to call this "The Others #6", but maybe "The Jumble #1." The same overall world, but very different tonality, plotting, and characters. If you go into #6 thinking that you are going to see Meg and that sort of plot, you are in for some sadness. It doesn't flow quite as smoothly as the first five books did but I think the issue for me is that it is missing the depth of personality the original characters had. Simon, Meg, Vlad, and Tessa all were very original ideas with particular character traits. We haven't got there quite yet with #6. That might be because we had a much longer time to get to know the other characters in the first five books or maybe Anne Bishop is trying out a different writing style. They are both excellent, but I don't think this novel resonates as well as the others did. Plotting is a bit slow to get going. Anne Bishop is introducing a new area, new characters and introductions take a bit of time. In the end, It was a fun book. Not really a rampant page-turner, but I enjoyed the time we spent together, and I look forward to more installations. It is worth the read just to get to live in the world Anne Bishop created some more.
First I have to start out by saying that I absolutely adore the "The Others" series. I am a pretty big fan. Like, "go out at midnight and purchase the new novel" type fan; I am a fan of this novel too. That being said, it was tough to get used to the new characters in this expansion. I enjoyed the characters in the first five novels so much that it isn't fair to call this "The Others #6", but maybe "The Jumble #1." The same overall world, but very different tonality, plotting, and characters. If you go into #6 thinking that you are going to see Meg and that sort of plot, you are in for some sadness. It doesn't flow quite as smoothly as the first five books did but I think the issue for me is that it is missing the depth of personality the original characters had. Simon, Meg, Vlad, and Tessa all were very original ideas with particular character traits. We haven't got there quite yet with #6. That might be because we had a much longer time to get to know the other characters in the first five books or maybe Anne Bishop is trying out a different writing style. They are both excellent, but I don't think this novel resonates as well as the others did. Plotting is a bit slow to get going. Anne Bishop is introducing a new area, new characters and introductions take a bit of time. In the end, It was a fun book. Not really a rampant page-turner, but I enjoyed the time we spent together, and I look forward to more installations. It is worth the read just to get to live in the world Anne Bishop created some more.
malreynolds111's review against another edition
4.0
Anne Bishop definitely has a type of women that she likes to write about. Someone who is "wounded" in some way. That being said I really liked this book. I don't know if it is going to be a series or if it is a one off about the same world of the Others.