A review by kerstynleigh
Lakelore, by Anna-Marie McLemore

Did not finish book. Stopped at 48%.

Not every book is for every person, and this one just wasn't for me. Honestly, it could be because I feel like I have so much in common with Bastián that it started to feel like being dragged through my own head to be dragged through theirs. Their constant focus on what they were thinking/what they were doing wrong/how other people must have thought they were doing things wrong started to get a bit exhausting for me, and what was going on with the lake didn't feel like a strong enough story to counterbalance it. This, paired with the fact that Bastián's narrator read very slowly, are what made me finally call it quits.

I'd definitely still recommend it, though, I imagine other people will really love it! The representation was amazing, I can only imagine how much it would have meant to me as a teenager. Plus, I loved listening to Vico Ortiz read!