A review by skyladoragono
Lakesedge by Lyndall Clipstone

mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

I liked it enough to finish and continue on with the sequel, but something about the book just doesn't jive with me. I was promised a Labyrinth-inspired gothic fantasy romance, and I got a barely love-at-first-hate rivals to lovers, with a sense of the author actually being afraid to build the world they were creating, instead squeezing the lore out in little doses over just about every chapter of the book. Things only really pick up toward the end, in a, "Well I've read this far I may as well finish," kind of way, instead of out of any care for the characters or plot. 

It does hit you in the face first chapter with the child abuse, and then again later on with the self harm, so reader beware of the content warnings. 
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