C | Has a book disappointed you because it just had so much potential but never fully reached it?

That’s how I feel about Daughters of the Lake by Wendy Webb. It is a gothic, historical fiction, mystery novel that is blended in with a very typical ghost story. It tells the tale of Kate and the woman whose body she discovered. It jumps between POVs, with Kate dreaming of the past and uncovering the secrets and events that lead to the woman’s death.

The concept was pretty cool. But execution wise? It was weak and didn’t have enough substance. A huge part of the issue lies in the pacing and the fact that we were told more than we were shown. There was also the fact that the dead woman whose story is the driving force in this novel had the personality of a rock while she was alive.

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