A review by kathiemac
The Lake Escape by Jamie Day

4.0

 

In THE LAKE ESCAPE, written by Jamie Day, Julia kicks off her summer vacation at her annual spot, a Lake Timmeny lake house in Vermont. She discovers that a friend from childhood, David, is renovating his lake house, disturbing her view and old path to the lake. Her other childhood friend, Erika, lives next door to David. Julia, David, and Erika each have a family but still gather together at the lake every summer. Izzy, a 19-year-old college sophomore who is a “wanna-be nanny,” is also at the lake, hired by David as a nanny for his five-year-old twins. The chapters for the rest of the book alternate between the points of view of Julia and Izzy. I want to know what will happen and read on.

 

I like that the book starts with a newspaper article about the unearthing of human skeletal remains. I know, right away, I am reading an exciting mystery. I want to know whose body it is and how and why it got there. I am engaged in the plot from the beginning. It is easy to know whose point of view goes with each chapter because the Izzy chapters are written in the present tense and Julia chapters are written in the past tense. The plot is well-constructed and keeps me enthralled through to its conclusion. Thank you, St. Martin's Press and NetGalley, for the chance to read and review THE LAKE ESCAPE.