A review by ameliabee33
Mirror Lake by Juneau Black

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

Like every other Shady Hollow myster I have read, this one sucks you in immediately. Vera has enough on her plate with the upcoming police election and then when a rat claims that her husband is dead when he is standing right in front of her?! Shocking. I love these types of mysteries, ones where you really know something is up and something bad happened but pieces need to be pieced. 

It really reminded me of that scene in "Brother Bear" where that old bear is like "Sometimes I can still hear his voice. -Quit telling people I'm dead!" only there is foul play and a potential murder!

Readers get another look into the intricacies of this not-so-sleepy small town and all of its residents. The aftermath of the first book has really changed the future of all of the repeating characters' lives. I love the slow world-building. Also we got to go to another town in this book!!! Even more world-building :)

The mystery was fun and intriguing - it really had me guessing! I know this is a mystery book, but I felt that the romance between Vera and Orville is a bit strained, they way they talk to each other could have been better addressed imo 😅 but I read this for cozy mystery and romance on the side so I still loved this book 💕



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