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The Cry of the Lake by Charlie Tyler
4.0

A dark, twisted tale, brimming with suspense.

What an opening - We are thrown right into the action with a murder! Right from the first line 'Death smells like macaroons' I was hooked.

The story unfolds from three different perspectives Lily, Grace & Flo and as we learn more about these characters we learn nothing is what it seems, there are lots of deeper, darker secrets uncovered slowly as you read each chapter and I found it really difficult to put down - I had to find out exactly what was going on!

It narrowly missed out on 5⭐ because I was left a little bit frustrated by the ending.

Overall, a fabulous debut with haunting characters that will stay with you long after you have turned the last page.

A huge thanks to Anne Cater & Darkstroke Books for gifting me a copy in return for an open & honest review.

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