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A review by curls
Lake Silence by Anne Bishop
5.0
8/16/19 on sale $1.99
Here’s the short version because I’m going to gush about this book for a while.
I loved it. Excellent world building, great characters, and a steady plot. I was hesitant on reading it because I was slightly disappointed in Etched in Bone. So if you are on the fence on reading it, I loved it and think it’s worth giving a shot.
And now the TL;DR review.
Anne Bishop has done it again.
Let me start by saying Written in Red is one of my favorite books ever. It was the first urban fantasy that I loved, it opened up a new genre for me. It’s my go to recommendation when people ask me. Or when they don’t ask.
But books four and five of that series are not my favorite. I loved the characters and the courtyard, and too much time was spend with the HFL movement. And come on, I wanted more Meg and Simon. And Vlad. And Tess.
So I was very nervous about a book not set in the Courtyard. It’s in the world of the Others, but there’s no crossover between my beloved characters and these new ones.
Vicki is divorced, restoring the Jumble, a run down campground she received in the divorce. Her one and only tenant, Aggie, is a teenage girl, until Vicki discovers the human eye in the microwave, and realizes her tenant is a Crow. A body is found on the property, and that’s where our story begins.
Vicki was verbally abused by her ex-husband. She has anxiety and self esteem issues. Her panic attacks felt very realistic. It was great to see her character growth.
Grimshaw is the policeman assigned to come to the small village of Sproinger. He finds an old college, Julian, who runs the local bookstore. Grimshaw is a weathered cop but has good sense towards the Others. He’s Monty 2.0. Julian is an Intuit, and he was brutally attacked while on duty and now lives a quiet life.
The Sanguinati play a very important role of this story. They have quietly been running the town, but when the Jumble is being threatened, they come out. Ilya was one of my favorite characters. I love the Sanguinati and was so glad to see them have such an important role.
This is such an excellent addition to the world of the Others. I really hope we get more adventures at the Jumble with Vicki, Aggie, Ilya, and Grimshaw.
Here’s the short version because I’m going to gush about this book for a while.
I loved it. Excellent world building, great characters, and a steady plot. I was hesitant on reading it because I was slightly disappointed in Etched in Bone. So if you are on the fence on reading it, I loved it and think it’s worth giving a shot.
And now the TL;DR review.
Anne Bishop has done it again.
Let me start by saying Written in Red is one of my favorite books ever. It was the first urban fantasy that I loved, it opened up a new genre for me. It’s my go to recommendation when people ask me. Or when they don’t ask.
But books four and five of that series are not my favorite. I loved the characters and the courtyard, and too much time was spend with the HFL movement. And come on, I wanted more Meg and Simon. And Vlad. And Tess.
So I was very nervous about a book not set in the Courtyard. It’s in the world of the Others, but there’s no crossover between my beloved characters and these new ones.
Vicki is divorced, restoring the Jumble, a run down campground she received in the divorce. Her one and only tenant, Aggie, is a teenage girl, until Vicki discovers the human eye in the microwave, and realizes her tenant is a Crow. A body is found on the property, and that’s where our story begins.
Vicki was verbally abused by her ex-husband. She has anxiety and self esteem issues. Her panic attacks felt very realistic. It was great to see her character growth.
Grimshaw is the policeman assigned to come to the small village of Sproinger. He finds an old college, Julian, who runs the local bookstore. Grimshaw is a weathered cop but has good sense towards the Others. He’s Monty 2.0. Julian is an Intuit, and he was brutally attacked while on duty and now lives a quiet life.
The Sanguinati play a very important role of this story. They have quietly been running the town, but when the Jumble is being threatened, they come out. Ilya was one of my favorite characters. I love the Sanguinati and was so glad to see them have such an important role.
This is such an excellent addition to the world of the Others. I really hope we get more adventures at the Jumble with Vicki, Aggie, Ilya, and Grimshaw.