A review by bookroulette_
The Lake Escape by Jamie Day

3.0

Julia, Ericka, and David all grew up enjoying their summers at the lake, and this summer is no different. Julia and her family arrive first, trying to ignore their marital issues and focus on the annoyingly huge house David built in place of his old home. Ericka and her family are next, followed by David and his children, his new girlfriend, Fiona, and their new nanny, Izzy. Everything seems to be going alright, despite Fiona getting a little too drunk at the evening’s gathering and getting into a rather loud argument with David. The next morning, Fiona is nowhere to be found. 

This story flips between Julia and Izzy’s POVs, where Izzy has more to her than just being a nanny. For most of the book, I was intrigued and wanted to know what happened to Fiona. The book definitely kept my interest, almost completely binging it in one day. Towards the end, it started to lose me and my focus. I found myself going back often to catch things I was missing. Overall while the end was fun, I think it was a bit far-fetched for me. I think a lot of factors were thrown in for it to make sense, but it just felt a bit jumbled for me. I hope those who read it enjoy it!