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The Lake of Lost Girls by Katherine Greene

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fast-paced

2.5

Firstly, I did find myself wanting to know whodunit when reading this so I will praise Katherine Greene for keeping the suspense going, and I do also think it started some interesting conversations about true crime in the media, but that is where the strengths of the novel end for me. The writing felt quite stoic, and the flashbacks felt unnecessary as there would already be a description of what happened before then an immediate flashback. The love interest - Ryan - was the same for both sisters and it was insta love for both of them, too, despite them not trusting him at all. The characters constantly contradict themselves and it was really frustrating - I think this was made worse by it being in first person. Jessica’s and Lindsey had such similar voices that if it didn’t state whose POV it was, it would’ve been hard to tell. I was really looking forward to this novel but I just felt it let me down in quite a few places
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

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5.0

every time i reread this i find things that make me love it even more