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The Lake of Lost Girls
by Katherine Greene
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Ten seconds. That’s all it takes for Lindsey to lose sight of her sister. Told in alternating timelines, with podcast clips sprinkled throughout, we follow the story of Jessica Fadley, a once studious and hardworking college student who inexplicably goes missing in 1998 after her life starts to slowly come apart at the seams. We also follow the story of her younger sister, Lindsey which takes place 24 years later. Jessica isn’t the only girl that went missing from Southern State University all those years ago. Due to police neglecting to investigate properly, the families and community still have no idea what happened. A popular true crime podcast that focuses on cold cases starts discussing the disappearances right as the remains of the other missing girls start showing up at a local lake. Desperate for answers, Lindsey begins doing her own research to find out what happened. She was only six when her sister went missing, so most of her memories are hazy. The tension builds as we listen to Jessica’s POV in the time leading up to her disappearance and the suspicions grow as Lindsey scrambles to sort through the lies and obstacles to find the truth. As she digs deeper, she starts to question everything she remembers about Jessica’s life, and uncovers secrets that were never meant to come to light.
Y’all. This one was a ride! I had no idea what to expect or believe. As the story progresses, you’ll find five more questions for every single answer and even then you’re left wondering if that answer is trustworthy. The waters were murky from the start and never fully cleared until close to the end. You question almost every person’s actions and motives and wonder if any of them are who they seem to be. When you think the story is going in one direction, it suddenly veers off in another. This was a true example of what a mystery/thriller should be. It didn’t seem far fetched to me, since life in general can really drive you to some extreme places mentally and emotionally. The pacing was well done. It didn’t feel rushed or boring. It was well structured and even with different timelines it never came off as scattered or disorganized. The characters and their relationships/dialogue were realistic and I enjoyed seeing how multilayered they were. There started to be some dialogue between the characters around the last 20% of the book which, in my opinion, could’ve been left out or written in a way where it didn’t draw much attention to it in order to obscure the twist a little better, but it didn’t ruin the ending. The author may have been intentionally throwing out those details so the reader could click the final pieces together, but once I read it, I had a feeling of where the story was heading and that kept me from being completely blindsided (in part). I will say that even though I picked up on one part of the ending, I did not guess it all correctly because it was a complex web of things. This was in no way a predictable story. I was just hoping to be totally caught off guard after all the build up. It was still a great story with a great ending. I would definitely recommend this one.
Y’all. This one was a ride! I had no idea what to expect or believe. As the story progresses, you’ll find five more questions for every single answer and even then you’re left wondering if that answer is trustworthy. The waters were murky from the start and never fully cleared until close to the end. You question almost every person’s actions and motives and wonder if any of them are who they seem to be. When you think the story is going in one direction, it suddenly veers off in another. This was a true example of what a mystery/thriller should be. It didn’t seem far fetched to me, since life in general can really drive you to some extreme places mentally and emotionally. The pacing was well done. It didn’t feel rushed or boring. It was well structured and even with different timelines it never came off as scattered or disorganized. The characters and their relationships/dialogue were realistic and I enjoyed seeing how multilayered they were. There started to be some dialogue between the characters around the last 20% of the book which, in my opinion, could’ve been left out or written in a way where it didn’t draw much attention to it in order to obscure the twist a little better, but it didn’t ruin the ending. The author may have been intentionally throwing out those details so the reader could click the final pieces together, but once I read it, I had a feeling of where the story was heading and that kept me from being completely blindsided (in part). I will say that even though I picked up on one part of the ending, I did not guess it all correctly because it was a complex web of things. This was in no way a predictable story. I was just hoping to be totally caught off guard after all the build up. It was still a great story with a great ending. I would definitely recommend this one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Murder