I wanted to see her make mistakes, yes, however, I wanted to see her learn from them and she seemingly didn't. She seemed to made careless mistake after careless mistake without ever truly growing from it. Towards the end however, and during the time when I started to find events repeating themselves, I found Leta to be questionable in her decision making.
At the start of the novel and towards the middle I didn't mind her, I thought she was protective, stubborn and just trying to do the best she could to provide for herself and for Arien. Am I supposed to like him? Is he a morally gray character that has more to him? Remains to be seen.It was because I couldn't see those elements that I started to really dislike Leta's character in Lakesedge. I’m realizing I’m confused about Lord Under’s place in all of this too. The romance was kind of sweet? It burned pretty well, the spice felt forced, and I’m in mixed thoughts about it all. Unfortunately since I was already over it by then because of the weak start I didn’t feel emotionally attached to anything happening. The story also did improve in the second half. She was that girl you’re waiting to see die in a horror movie because they run straight to danger rather than taking one moment to logically think. Our dear main character wanted me to give up this book at 25%. I’m so confused still as to where I was supposed to be that entire time. It all practically took place at one location and that’s all I’ve got. Along those same lines are the complete lack of world-building. No idea what the limitations are or why it works the way that it does. I don’t know why certain people got magic and why others don’t. There is magic in this world, but absolutely no explanation or rundown of what that system is about. That summary gave me all the good vibes of a great gothic fantasy duology intro. Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for an eARC.Īnd that little fact drew me in before I was let down by a meh story. Now, to save Rowan-and herself-Leta must confront the darkness in her past, including unraveling the mystery of her connection to the Lord Under. There’s a monster in the shadows, and now it knows my name. A creature to whom Leta is inexplicably drawn…
But neither the estate nor the monster are what they seem.Īs Leta falls for Rowan, she discovers he is bound to the Lord Under, the sinister death god lurking in the black waters of the lake. She knows the terrifying rumors about Rowan Sylvanan, who drowned his entire family when he was a boy. When Violeta Graceling arrives at haunted Lakesedge estate, she expects to find a monster. Perfect for fans of Naomi Novik and Brigid Kemmerer.
A lush gothic fantasy about monsters and magic, set on the banks of a cursed lake.
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