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Ladies of the Lake by Cathy Gohlke
5.0

A heartfelt and endearing story of friendships, heartache, grace and forgiveness. Well written and the imperfection in the friendships revealed the realism in them. The 4 friends all had flaws and so often Addy bore the brunt of a lot of wounds you just wanted to save her from. So often in girl friendships it’s not far from the truth so it was easy to identify with and understand. And loved the relationship Rosaline and Porschea had as well. How there was both compassion and challenge.

It wasn’t a story where everything was perfect and easy. It spoke of pain and hurt, betrayal and wounded decisions. But ultimately gave way to honesty, reconciliation and acceptance. There were no easy answers given, and rightly so. Great character development all the way around.

Loved the plot twist at the end also. I saw little bits that I was trying to reconcile in the story but did not fully see that coming.

Thanks to Netgalley for the advanced copy of this book. All opinions are mine.