Book Synopsis:
Lisa needs to disappear. And her friend’s rambling old home in the wilds of Yorkshire seems like the perfect place. It’s miles away from the closest town, and no one there knows her or her little boy, Joe.
But when a woman from the local village comes to visit them, Lisa realizes that she and Joe aren’t as safe as she thought.
What secrets have Rowan Isle House – and her friend – kept hidden all these years?
And what will Lisa have to do to survive, when her past finally catches up with her?
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My Review:
The House On The Lake is a thrilling, creepy read which I thoroughly recommend. It’s hard to pin down exactly what type of book this is, as at times it seems to be both thriller and ghost story which made it a very interesting read.
The two main characters Lisa and Grace are well developed and I enjoyed following them throughout the book. The only thing they seemed to have in common was that they were both being controlled by someone. Lisa by her bullying husband Mark and Grace by her father who is suffered from PTSD. Grace was my favourite character out of the two as there seemed to be more hope and determination from her about possibly getting out of her situation, whereas Lisa seemed a lot more beaten down. I did feel sorry for both woman however and the hard, frightening situation they find themselves in. I hoped that both of them would have a happy ending and come out of it all unharmed.
The setting of the house was wonderful to read about, with the vivid descriptions allowing me to imagine it perfectly. It helped create a creepy, dark presence in the story which made me wonder if it was haunted and what secrets it was hiding. Some of the scenes set in the house sent a shiver down my spine as I wondered what might be revealed next.
The tension in this book slowly builds as the two storylines come closer together and we get to see how they are connected. Some of the storyline was quite thought provoking and has kept me thinking about the story long after I finished reading it. I had no idea what was going to happen next and had to keep reading to find out how everything would end for both characters. The ending was utterly brilliant and very surprising which is always a good sign of a well written and plotted book.
Huge thanks to Ellie from Viking books for inviting me onto the blog tour and for my copy of this book. I can’t wait to read more from this author!
About The Author:
Nuala Ellwood is the author of two bestselling novels: My Sister’s Bones for which she was selected as one of the Observer‘s ‘New Faces of Fiction 2017’ and Day of the Accident. Nuala teaches Creative Writing at York St John University, and lives in the city with her young son.
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