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Oh, in The Souls of Lost Lake you’ll find the past and present colliding in a mystery that threatens the lives of souls across the decades. Can Ava and Wren come to some sort of peace with their pasts and their presents? Can they figure out how to stop the bloodshed in this mystery in Tempter’s Creek?
What I am reviewing
The Souls of Lost Lake was put together by Jaime Jo Wright. Ms. Wright is a Christy Award-winning author. She has also written books such as The House on Foster Hill and Echoes among the stones among others. Running at 384 pages, 46 questions, and discussion questions at the close. Bethany House is the publisher of this mildly faith-based suspenseful mystery book with a touch of romance in both timelines. Faith matters more in Ava’s timeline than in Wren’s. This book is creepy and the connected history between the two timelines makes it all the more plausible to believe in ghosts.
I am reviewing a softcover version for Nuts About books.
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The story alternates between the lives of Ava Coons and Wren. Ava’s history was so hard and the people who should have tried to make it better failed to do so. I found myself connecting well to the pain this young lady suffered, and admiring her decision to fight against it.
Wren has a mystery in her life and doesn’t even know it (at least at the start). Over time her search for something more leads her to discover this mystery. I had a harder time connecting with Wren’s struggle, but loved her determination to help solve one of the mysteries of Lost Lake.
This is a straightforward fiction read, filled with pain, determination, and hidden thoughts. It is not an easy-going mystery, but one filled with intrigue and some down-right nasty behaviour. Sometimes as part of mob rule and sometimes just individuals knowing how to be mean, particularly in the time of Ava Coons. In Wren’s time, you just know well her sense of loss and not quite belonging. And the question is why? Why does she feel alone? Yet, despite all this, Wren persists in her search for a missing girl.
Should you read it?
The Souls of Lost Lake is honestly one of the few books that I read the last chapter before I was 2/3’s of the way through. I had to know who to be wary of as I was finding myself growing too tense as the story went on. It’s funny because I like mysteries, but this one I just needed to know to settle my heart. And I tell you…. the answer was not what I thought so I had to go back and finish the book. I had to figure out how they got to that conclusion! Isn’t that what a decent read does? Makes you want to finish it even though you already know the answer?
So… if you like a good mystery and don’t mind a bit of a thriller aspect go ahead, read Ms. Wright’s book. You’ll discover moments of thought-provoking faith, healing, and hardship. You’ll witness mindless hurt, and behind-the-scenes plot-making. Some mob mentality was real and somewhat alarming, so just be alert to that! It was a tad bit too creepy for me in places and not an author I’ll pick up again I think.
Sounds like one for me to avoid!