The Souls of Lost Lake by Jaime Jo WrightMy rating: 💛💛💛💛💛
This was really good! I think it is my new favourite by this author.
The past timeline was filled with lost memories, an ax murder still on the loose and a character who is trying to survive and live after a tragedy, but preconceived ideas and judgments are not letting her.
The current timeline with the missing child and how the ghost story of Ava Coons is involved was very captivating.
It’s holding each other accountable, yes, but it’s also not creating our own narrative and forcing others’ stories into it. Finding the truth which is nonnegotiable. That is our purpose.
The way the author linked past to present was well done, though the timeline of Ava Coons kept me thoroughly engaged.
There were a lot of twists and turns which will keep readers in the dark right till the end.
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About the book:
Wren Blythe has long enjoyed being among the Northwoods, helping her father with programming at a youth camp. But when a little girl in the area goes missing, an all-out search ensues, reviving the decades-old campfire story of Ava Coons, the murderess, who still roams the woods. Joining the search, Wren stumbles upon the Coons cabin ruins and a rotting porcelain doll. But even more terrifying is seeing her name etched on the doll's foot like a sinister omen.
In 1930, Ava Coons has spent the last ten years carrying the mantle of mystery since she emerged from the forest as an eight-year-old girl, spattered with blood, dragging a logger's axe. She has accepted she'll never remember what happened to her family. When a member of the town of Tempter's Creek is murdered, rumors spread that Ava's secret is more malicious than previously imagined.
Both women discover that to save the innocent, they must face an insidious evil.
In 1930, Ava Coons has spent the last ten years carrying the mantle of mystery since she emerged from the forest as an eight-year-old girl, spattered with blood, dragging a logger's axe. She has accepted she'll never remember what happened to her family. When a member of the town of Tempter's Creek is murdered, rumors spread that Ava's secret is more malicious than previously imagined.
Both women discover that to save the innocent, they must face an insidious evil.
About the author:
Daphne du Maurier and Christy Award-Winning author, Jaime Jo Wright resides in the hills of Wisconsin writing suspenseful, mysteries stained with history's secrets. Jaime lives in dreamland, exists in reality, and invites you to join her adventures at jaimewrightbooks.com!
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