The Dark Lake | 
pickThis was a slow burn interesting mystery. Nothing really intense happens, but I was always interested in who murderer would be. There‘s Rosalind‘s reimagined production of Romeo and Juliet going on the night she was murdered. Every few chapters we get a short historic chapter telling us a Romeo and Juliet situation for the MC/detective, Gemma Woodstock, resolving the case. It all comes together for a complete story.
pickThis was a mystery is the first in a series with Detective Sargent Gemma Woodstock. The plot finds teacher Rosalind Ryan dead in the lake. Gemma & Rosalind were former classmates at the school where Rosalind was a drama teacher. I found the different characters interwoven in multiple smaller storylines. 4/5⭐️
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I enjoyed this #botm backlog (from 2017!) for my February #doublespin and #Roll100. Happy to move it along to a new reader.
Out enjoying my book, it‘s not supposed to rain but I hear thunder not to far away.
so-soSolid thriller, a little slow and unnecessarily convoluted in place but I kept listening to learn the outcome. I would read another of hers for sure. #BOTM #BookspinBingo #audio @TheAromaofBooks
pickI loved getting to play detective with the little clues left along the way and enjoyed making predictions on who the murderer was. The one thing that I didn‘t like about the book was that there were little snippets of different characters perspective and those characters never reappeared in the story. Definitely some loose ends that needed to be tied up.
panSoooooo I didn't really like this book that much. It kind of dragged out a bit in places for my liking and didn't grip me in the way I like my thrillers to grip me. I couldn't get invested into either the characters or who killed Rosalind. Going by other Goodreads reviews though a lot of people enjoyed it so maybe it's just me. ⭐#thedarklake #tea_sipping_bookworm #goodreads #bookstagram #bookqueen #litsy
pickPerhaps a tiny bit too long but over all has all the elements of a great story!
pickI loved this book, very twisty.
Set in Australia at Christmas time during a heat wave (their summer is the opposite of countries north of the equator); Gemma is the lead detective in a murder of a beloved local teacher. Gamma also went to High School with the murder victim.
The main character, Henna, was a mess but I still rooted for her.
Loved the ending!
@crazyspine - do you want this book?
Finally starting the #BOTM book. It's from October 2017, I'm somewhat behind on my reading. Looks like a good one!
#LetsTravelAugust #lakeside
Homicide investigator Detective Gemma Woodstock investigates the death of an old classmate, who was found floating in the lake. Woodstock spent time #lakeside.
pickNot a great mystery, but not bad. Entertaining and I liked the timeline.
I‘m stealing an hour out at our local B&N. I came here to pick up a new release, but I‘m sitting in the cafe with a pink drink and an oatmeal raisin cookie, and I‘m going to see if these bargain books seem good enough to buy.
pickThis was a great mystery novel from Sarah Bailey! I loved the characters and the setting. I can‘t wait to read the second book in the series, because this one was so good!
pickThis was an engaging fast paced murder mystery set in rural Australia. It wasn‘t anything ground breaking and I picked the killer about 3/4 if the way through but it was well written and narrated and kept me entertained through some very early morning drives. #ozfiction
My latest audiobook and the perfect driving companion. It‘s a compelling Australian crime novel and certainly holding my full attention. #ozfiction
Not heard too much about this #thriller , but I picked it up awhile ago from Book of the Month and hope to read it this year. #OctoberXFiles
#HumpDay🐫 #HumoDayPost
1)12th recent photo was from last night‘s Men‘s Soccer game USA V Peru. The pic includes my son ( bushy hair in front of man in # 14 shirt),cheering with a friend to his right. #AmericanOutlaws
2) tagged book,The Dark Lake
3) son‘s birthday dinner Saturday night🎂🎉🎈
4) red bed quilt
5) theme song is cartoon posted in collage.”Raindrops on roses and stepping on faces...cat version 😻😹
pickI found this book 70% intriguing and 30% annoying. There were scenes thrown in that hinted at the reader, but that the MC never discovers, which I found frustrating. I‘m tired beyond words of reading about women main characters who drink too much. On the other hand, the mystery was interesting to me and kept me reading, although it took me quite a while to get through it. I‘ll definitely check out the next book in this series. 3 1/2 stars.
pickAs soon as I started reading this book I was gripped. It automatically drew me in to find out what whispered to the deceased woman and why the detective was hiding how close they were. As the story progresses it doesn‘t give too much away at once. The main character is not portrayed as some damaged woman, but as a woman with a past and issues going on in her personal life without it taking over the story. I enjoyed this all the way through.
pickMy favourite read of 2017 was The Dark Lake by Sarah Bailey, and now I've won a signed copy of it and her new book Into the Night, beyond excited to read more about Detective Gemma Woodhouse
pickI figured this one out pretty quickly, but that didn‘t stop me from turning the pages to see if I was right. There was a few minor twists I didn‘t see coming so all in all I enjoyed it and the short chapters really kept the story hopping.
Finished this one pretty fast, not only cuz it was a page turner but also cuz high winds took out my TV and internet for a day and a half.
pick4/5 star for this page turner. It was darkly charming and melancholy. It invoked Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds “Where the Wild roses grow” vibes throughout and I absolutely adored it. I‘ve been feeling really down and out with my usual thriller guilty pleasure reads lately but this one was just perfect! #crime #thriller #debut #sarahbailey #arc #booklover #bookblogger #darkcharm #bibliophile
Excited to read this story as it sounds exactly like what I need - a suspenseful murder-mystery!
1. Washington
2. Mystery,thriller,horror, historical fiction
3. The Dark Lake
4. Pasta 🍝, chocolate, shepherds pie
5. Two cats ... Harper and Atticus 🤓
6. Do you stick to the genres you love ... or venture out to find new reads?
Sunday afternoon... snow flurries outside and reading to be done !!!
Another awesome Litten with a great stack of #botm picks up for trade! If you're interested, hit up @EsquireGirl in the comments.
#BOTMBookSwap
#Bookmail from #ReadersFirst, think this is the last of it, for today ❤️📚
so-soI wasn‘t as impressed with this book as I was hoping to be... while I “figured” out who the culprit was roughly 3/4 of the way through I enjoyed the climactic reveal. Woodstock was self absorbed and I couldn‘t like her, but I am interested to see if her character develops in later books (if any will be written). Overall 3 ⭐️ #litsyatoz #Litsybingo #RHC #LITSYBINGO #popsugarchallenge #placeiveneverbeen #griefordeath
bailedWell this is my first DNF of 2018. I just can‘t finish it. I‘m bored out of my mind with it and I literally don‘t care who killed her. DNF at about 20-25%.
pickI did guess who the culprit at a certain point but I still enjoyed the ride.
pickOstensibly a mystery, much of this book focuses on character development of the unlikeable and flawed main character, which I frankly really enjoyed. The narrative is complex and moves backward and forward in time. The relationships depicted feel real and sometimes painful. There are some clunky spots that don‘t quite fit, but I would love to see this character again.
I‘m loving the bingo card idea for tackling the TBR piles, so I‘ve made one to work through my unread #botm titles. I have this on the wall next to my botm bookcase. I‘m very much a mood reader, so I‘m not going to set a goal for when I want this completed. Feel free to join in!
so-soI finished this last night. Mehhhh. It started slow for me and then it picked up the pace. Gemma really started to bug me. It‘s a fun page turner but I didn‘t love it. When it got near the end I felt very “Are we there yet?”
pickMight be my last read until 2018! What a crazy year 2017 turned out to be...
This hovers between pick and so so for me. While it was good, I felt like some bits were just unnecessary. I'm coming to realize I don't enjoy characters who are sloppy and blame others for their shortcomings - that makes me dislike a book. However, the overall plot was interesting. Possibly would make a good movie?
pickSarah Bailey did an awesome job writing The Dark Lake. How did I miss the clues. The killer was someone that I least suspected. It took me a while to read the book because I was busy not because the book was boring. #SarahBailey #thedarklake
So, Mr. Nicholson was Rosalind‘s Father. Gemma and Felix‘s affair had gone sour. They were caught by his daughter leaving what I think was a hotel. Scott also caught them but all they were doing was hugging. Now I learned that Gemma is the reason why Jacob killed himself. Wow!!!
I‘m up to page 244. So far I don‘t know who killed Rosalind, but I do know that Gemma and alcohol don‘t mix.
