A review by travelandreading
The Lake Escape by Jamie Day

3.0

I picked up The Lake Escape as I was in the mood for an engaging thriller that didn’t require a lot of brain power. It fit the bill, the alternating dual points of view held my attention and I kept turning the page as I wanted to know how it would end.

My main issue with the book was the writing. I don’t expect beautiful prose from a thriller but I want the writing to keep me engaged and not take me out of the story. With this book, I kept noticing the awkward phrasing. The writing felt very juvenile and cringey. There was section at the end that was written as a podcast and it was poorly done. It was as though the author had never listened to a true crime podcast before. For this reason, I don’t think I will pick up any other books by this author. 

Thank you to Goodreads and St Martin’s Press for an advanced copy; all opinions are my own.