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Silver Lake
by Kathryn Knight
Four friends reunite at a lake house after they all dream about a fifth friend who has mysteriously disappeared, with the intent to figure out what happened to her.
A ghost story with a sweet romance, there were parts of this book I liked a lot. Conversely, there were parts I didn't like-a lot. I found myself turning pages eagerly through the first half of this book, and through the second half (and isn't it usually the other way around?) I started asking myself why these people were so forgiving. I'm all for good people and a forgiving nature, but as humans, there has to be an initial reaction to betrayal to my way of thinking. The main character was far too selfless, showing that she hadn't learned anything from a bad marriage and she was still "a doormat". Then, there was the TSTL parts, where the ghost is leaving puddles of water all over the lake house, and yet they didn't guess from that that she might have drowned or been dumped in the lake? It took too long to figure out, especially with two scuba divers in residence, diving at a neighboring lake.
So in the end, did I like the book? I'll give you a lukewarm "kinda." It did keep me turning the pages, even through the improbable parts. I won't go into a technical opinion, because I liked the story well enough to overlook the technical aspects that bothered me. So three stars. It was good enough.
A ghost story with a sweet romance, there were parts of this book I liked a lot. Conversely, there were parts I didn't like-a lot. I found myself turning pages eagerly through the first half of this book, and through the second half (and isn't it usually the other way around?) I started asking myself why these people were so forgiving. I'm all for good people and a forgiving nature, but as humans, there has to be an initial reaction to betrayal to my way of thinking. The main character was far too selfless, showing that she hadn't learned anything from a bad marriage and she was still "a doormat". Then, there was the TSTL parts, where the ghost is leaving puddles of water all over the lake house, and yet they didn't guess from that that she might have drowned or been dumped in the lake? It took too long to figure out, especially with two scuba divers in residence, diving at a neighboring lake.
So in the end, did I like the book? I'll give you a lukewarm "kinda." It did keep me turning the pages, even through the improbable parts. I won't go into a technical opinion, because I liked the story well enough to overlook the technical aspects that bothered me. So three stars. It was good enough.