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A review by roxanebayer
People of the Lake by Nick Scorza
3.0
The People of the Lake is a YA thriller, mixed with a bit of horror, about Clara, a 16 year old spending her summer vacation with her father in his creepy and unfriendly town, Redmarch Lake. The town doesn't take friendly to newcomers, but one boy, Neil, takes it upon himself to make Clara feel welcome by inviting her to a party out in the woods. Unfortunately, Clara loses track of him during the party, and the next day his body turns up.
Ok, ok, ok. This was good. As far as my research tells me, this is Nick Scorza's first novel, please let me know if I'm wrong here. Thereby making this a worthwhile debut.
The atmosphere of Redmarch Lake is creepy and magical. From the start we know something is wrong with this town.
Our characters are loveable and diverse, and from the get go they act like actual teenagers.
Throughout the novel I was expecting some sort of plot twist, but I have to admit I didn't see the particular twist coming.
I wasn't left too satisfied by the resolution and the pacing of the entire novel could have been revised a bit. But overall I would still suggest the People of the Lake.
This novel would be perfect for fans of paranormal CW shows.
People of the Lake comes out in October. This was a review of an arc from NetGalley
Ok, ok, ok. This was good. As far as my research tells me, this is Nick Scorza's first novel, please let me know if I'm wrong here. Thereby making this a worthwhile debut.
The atmosphere of Redmarch Lake is creepy and magical. From the start we know something is wrong with this town.
Our characters are loveable and diverse, and from the get go they act like actual teenagers.
Throughout the novel I was expecting some sort of plot twist, but I have to admit I didn't see the particular twist coming.
I wasn't left too satisfied by the resolution and the pacing of the entire novel could have been revised a bit. But overall I would still suggest the People of the Lake.
This novel would be perfect for fans of paranormal CW shows.
People of the Lake comes out in October. This was a review of an arc from NetGalley