Reviews

Lakewood by Megan Giddings

eunicedlt's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

aeblack's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

keelsome's review against another edition

3.0

3.5

ghetto_femme_fatale's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

started: 10/30/24
finished: 10/31/24
format: audiobook
genre: dystopian horror/fantasy
4.25⭐️

wow! this was a very creepy, weird scary one y’all. i think this book goes much more deeper then some people give it credit for tbh. 

there’s some government stuff.
exploitation. 
desperate people doing desperate things. it definitely gives they don’t give a flying f*ck about us. you’re just another rat on a running wheel type of sh*t. 

& i am very happy i ended my favorite month with a high rating conscious dystopian horror ☺️


🖤🎃🫣🍂💀

kathycantread's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

2.5

mrvette's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

quiltsandtealibrary's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

paytonwilson99's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

guinness74's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

I don’t think this book knows what it wants to be. It’s dystopian, horror, science-fiction, pseudo-historical fiction…that is to say it’s kind of everywhere and not in a good way. It never fleshes out anything beyond maybe the main character, Lena. Everything else is shadowy and not really understood. You never get a sense of what’s really happening since there is so much mind-altering occurring. It’s just sort of messy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Cancer and Drug use

Minor: Racism, Vomit, and Murder

sinny's review against another edition

1.0

I just tried to give this book a chance. But I couldn't go beyond chapter 5. It was boring and uninteresting.
Nothing really happening, I didn't wanted to keep reading just to see if something was going to happen, a plot is supposed to tie you to your seat because it is appealing, it has actions and suspense. This was just plain boring.