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The Lake House by Sarah Beth Durst

jennythenic's review

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

I liked the girls and their rapport. Hated their exposition-laced trauma dumps. I actually laughed when the “evil” was explained. There’s Buffy-esque campy horror, there’s deadly serious horror, and then there’s just weak and bad. What a waste of a premise. And! It was super boring. 1.5 stars only bc I like the girls’ dynamic (mostly).

lhbyrne94's review

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

whatthe_didijustread's review

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

what_is_kristy_reading's review

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dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

micmezle's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

pancake_reads's review

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

ohsunnyaa's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

starfleeting's review

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1.0

DNF'd very early on because it was just so blah all around from the get-go and I don't have time to waste on books I'm not feeling/connecting to/vibin' with. Maybe it's just not for me and other people will still like it. I just know it sucks when I really liked the idea of the premise and loved the cover

shinesalot's review

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adventurous challenging inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

s4lxty's review

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3.0

Isn't very original,  doesn't have an interesting plot