This was the first Carley Fortune book I read, and maybe my expectations were too high after all the hype of her first book, but I didn’t love this one. Fortune is obviously a talented writer, and she was great at capturing not just the mood but also the atmosphere of being at the lake….
Category: The Lake
Only If You’re Lucky
Another great mystery from Stacy Willingham to get the year started! After the death of a college student, Lucy Sharpe is missing. Her larger-than-life personality is what drew Margot to her at the end of her freshman year at Rutgers. Finding herself living with Lucy and two others (Sloane and Nicole) in an off campus…
Happy Place
Harriet’s Happy Place has always been at her best friend family lake house. Every year Harriet along with her 5 best friends have spent weeks whiling away eating lobster rolls and lounging by the lake. Nothing could possibly ruin this year’s trip, especially not having to pretend to still be engaged to her longtime boyfriend,…
The House Across the Lake
I was iffy on reading this one. When I read Sager’s Final Girls years ago, I adored it. I was obsessed with his book but as the books keep coming out I feel that they are getting more mediocre. Last year I skipped reading Survive the Night because I was over poorly written thrillers with…
The Summer Place
I’m so conflicted on this review. On one hand I think it would be great for zoning out while sitting on the beach. On the other hand I didn’t find it super engaging . When Ruby gets engaged, three generations of family secrets are forced to come to the surface. All of the secrets are…