Sunday, July 9, 2023

The Souls of Lost Lake by Jaime Jo Wright Book Review


 

Picture used with permission.

Ava Coons is nothing but a campfire ghost story, or is she? Some folks think they see her wandering the forest where she lost her family.

Present day - We are introduced to Arwen (Wren to her friends and family), Troy, Eddie, Gary and Patty Markham (Eddie’s their son), Wren’s father, Pippin (Wren’s brother), Ned, Mr. Sanderson, the police officials, and oh-so-many more tiny backstories blended into the Ava Coons mystery. And Hanny. I’m sure you’ll enjoy Hanny as much as I did.

What this story is about - a missing girl, Jasmine, and her parents’ quest to find her.

Now, you may be thinking when is this girl going to be found? Is she going to be found? Don’t give up! There will be a great big PLOT TWIST when you least expect it followed by yet another PLOT TWIST.

There are some definite correlations between Ava and Noah and Wren and Eddie. This is something that this author has become a master at, as is evidenced by her other book The House on Foster Hill. Ava may not have been the smartest girl of her time, but she has what we today call street smarts. She was wise enough to know what the people of Tempter’s Creek were trying to do to her, when all she wanted to do was remember. Enter Noah. Yeah, there’s a story there between Ava and Noah, just like there’s a story between Wren and Eddie. There is also some darkness lurking in the woods.

The Markham family gave Wren refuge when she didn’t want to be in the Blythe home, her home. Gary and Patty treated Wren as their own. You’ll have to read the book to really understand all the backstories intertwined with one another.

The thing about historical reads, at least to me, is that they have to be interesting, they have to be engaging. Ms. Wright has nailed dual timelines, and I look forward to reading more of her books. She has a couple new ones coming out, too!

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