A review by chaptersofchase
The Lake of Lost Girls by Katherine Greene

slow-paced

3.0

Thank you, Crooked Lane Books, for the e-galley of The Lake of Lost Girls {partner} 

 

Genre: Mystery 

Format: 🎧📖 

Pub Date:  11.5.2024 

Pages: 320 

Star Rating: ☆☆☆ 

 

I’m always drawn to an entertaining true crime story - I can’t read the real true crime stories, but I’m such a sucker for a fictionalized story. What I enjoyed the most about The Lake of Lost Girls is that all the “suspects” really could’ve done it. They all offered something that made me genuinely doubt their innocence. It wasn’t until the last 20% that it all clicked into place, and I figured it out. 

 

My biggest hiccup with the book is that I typically love a mystery that includes the mixed media formatting, but for some reason, it all seemed like an afterthought to the book. The photos, transcripts, podcasts, etc didn’t add anything to the unraveling of the mystery itself. I started skimming the podcast transcripts because they never gave me anything substantial to grasp. The mixed media format in books can be done well, but it takes careful planning. 

 

Truthfully, I would’ve rated the book much higher had the author's writing style not taken on a repetitive, almost juvenile nature. The main character did not seem like an adult but more like a young girl trying to solve a murder. 

 

Read if you enjoy: 

✌🏼 Dual timeline 

📈 Escalating suspense 

😅 Chapter cliffhangers 

 

Overall, it was an enjoyable read, but not necessarily something I would recommend to my true mystery/thriller book lovers. It would be the perfect book to dip your toe in if you’re more comfortable with the cozy mystery genre. 

 

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