Reviews

Lakewood by Megan Giddings

maraconover_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

5.0

fantastic read. fast paced enough where you can’t set the book down but still leaves so much mystery. you can feel when the protagonist begins to be unreliable. a tense thriller that captures the injustices on black people in america. 

ktxx22's review against another edition

4.0

Speculative Horror Fiction is not my favorite.... this leans slightly towards sci-fi, but for me it never really commits. This brings up a lot of pertinent issues with the historical data of medical testing that has been done to POC by Scientists/government/doctors/etc. it’s a book that plays into those fears, and highlights how little people care for human beings if they are other in these programs. If you are looking for a nonfiction account of this read “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks”.

For me this book is more a 3.5/5 but I rounded up because it’s not a 3. It’s a book that’s for a lot of discussion points and would be something I’d love to deep dive into at a book club!

literallytouko's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

emilysemmensxx's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

caitieh's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

marabender's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

willolamy's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

2.75

jrmilfort's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

itssslivv's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

2.25

hhw92's review against another edition

4.0

It was so good and such a page turner until the end! I was holding out for a crazy twist and it just kind of ended