pickSo the writing itself was really good, however, it was a slow read for me and I had a hard time connecting with the characters and unsure the point at times of the stories… but the writing was really what was keeping me hanging on. The end was a surprise to me! Also I hated the way she connected faith and prayer to this awful father, like tainting religion like this to child abuse and like prayer makes that okay to him. That was icky I felt.
pickThe narrative alternates between Justine Evans (1999),and her great aunt Lucy‘s story (1935) this was a slow but steady story of loyalty between sisters Lilith, Lucy,and Emily.It revolves around there atmospheric summers in the 1930s at the lake house in Minnesota, adolescence,and summer friends, but the author builds a subtle but mysterious and dark story . #EasterExtravaganza @Andrew65
so-soThis #audiobook had some interesting moments, and it did keep my attention through to the end, but I never really liked either narrator and I thought by the end that these are all women that I‘m thankful aren‘t real! Yikes!!! #AudioColoring
so-soI didn‘t really expect anything when I started this book but by the end I just had lukewarm feeling for the story. It wasn‘t a mystery/thriller in the traditional sense and that threw me off at first. But really the story was kind of slow going and I didn‘t really care for Justin‘s at first.
While this was written well I felt like this was just an ok story.
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pickAmazing book. Great twists at the end and a heart felt story.
pickGreat debut novel--generational, suspenseful, redemptive. What happened to six year old Emily, sister of Lilith and Lucy? Her body was never found ... The setting is a lake house in northern Minnesota.
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TODAY‘S PROMPT: LOST BOOKS
I don‘t have any lost books, but I have a book titled THE LOST GIRLS to share.
THE LOST GIRLS was a family saga that had chapters about the lives of the three sisters.
I enjoyed THE LOST GIRLS despite the gloomy feeling that seemed to overshadow everyone.
https://silversolara.blogspot.com/2016/07/the-lost-girls-by-heather-young.html
pickMoving back and forth from Lucy‘s story of her momentous 1935 summer at age 11 and her great niece Justine‘s life around 2000, The Lost Girls is the story of family secrets, tragedies, and relationships. I enjoyed the alternating voices and the arc of each narrative. I did have to crank the audio to 2x for the slowness of the Lucy chapters.
so-soThis wasn‘t terrible, but it wasn‘t great. I knew from the beginning that the father was probably molesting his daughters, because that‘s the thing that writers write about now, in an attempt to be brave or daring or different. But, it‘s none of those things. It‘s tired and unnecessary, and its inclusion doesn‘t shed any light to an issue or bring awareness. It‘s just sad, and I‘m tired of it.
A gift from the library heavens! 🤓📚🤗
so-soVery slow for the first half, but sad and touching for the rest of the way. I‘m glad I stuck with it because it was a pretty good book for her first novel.
I‘m having a hard time getting into this book.
so-soI mean, I didn't absolutely hate it. Book wasn't very grabbing to me. Didn't fall in love with characters or the writing. It was time filler on vacation.
pickA little over 50 pages left and I don't want to read it because I don't want to find out what happened!!! I feel it, though...the threads are so good here...these characters are so pained.
I hate all the characters in this book! Justine is a weak willed idiot. Lilith and Lucy are boring old asses, but I need to finish this awful book.
I wish had atleast 3 books for March but here's my March books.
pickI listened to the playaway audio version & overall enjoyed the performances! During Lucy's sections off & on throughout I would zone out bc the older woman's voice put me to sleep &overall Justine's sections were more lively! In terms of the story, I enjoyed the progressions over the 2 timelines & how they connected. I predicted plot developments in both timelines but overall an enjoyable book that takes a look at cowardice & the price of secrecy.
OMG!!! I KNEW IT!!! I knew Lucy's and Lillith's creepy AF Minister Father molested his daughters!!!! What a f***ing loser & creep!! See I'm just against organized religion and all the BS it preaches about purity! 😡😡😡😡😡
I love how Lucy and Justine (in different timelines) both found solace in books and in libraries in general! It's great to listen to! #LitsyLovesLibraries
My current read. I wouldn't have chosen it, but the local bookstore owner recommended it. So I'm giving it a try. About 1/3 of the way through. So far, so good...
so-soI was super excited for this one but it fell a little flat for me. It wasn't bad, but it was simple and a little predictable.
We decided to stay home today and try Michigan in the morning instead. I didn't make a blanket fort, but I have been curled up reading and I may not move until the morning. I can hear the freezing rain and wind outside, so I think this was a good decision!
There are only a few in all of the books that's I've read that are ones I would have liked to have thrown across the room. This one is the latest and most memorable though. Forced myself to get halfway through, had to extend my loan out of it, and still just couldn't finish it. It just went nowhere for me. Hate that ugh! 👎🏻😟 #photoadaynov16
pickThis was an amazing historical mystery. A book that had me guessing until the end. The author did a great job of doling out the plot and letting the reader make their own assumptions. Then, when the reveal came it wasn't what I was expecting at all.
pickOh this one was sooooo good! I don't know what to say without giving anything away, but a great family story full of secrets, deception, and a family patriarch who isn't what you think. Told with beautiful descriptions of a lake resort in northern Minnesota. I felt I was there.
My litfluence numbers are pitiful! How do you all have numbers in the tens of thousands?????
bailedAlmost 200 pages in and it still wasn't going anywhere for me 😤👎🏻 Wayyy too much on my TBR to be stuck on this one forever.
Has anyone read this? I've been on it forever and that's unusual for me... I'm almost 200 pages in and am really thinking of bailing 😬💤 is it worth finishing? Not really enjoying it so far, and there isn't much room left for it to get better..?! 🤔🙅🏻❔❔❔💯
Taking a break from cleaning and laundry 🛁📖 my bathtub caddy = best invention ever!
picki really enjoyed this book. definitely reccommended. unexpected ending.
pickI loved this book that alternated between the present and 1935. I loved the Minnesota cabin and the mystery of what happened to Lillith and Lucy's sister, Emily. This is a first novel for Heather Young - I'm hoping to read more from her!
I'm excited to read this one. I've just started The Lost Girls this evening and am already enjoying the different narrators and time periods and the Minnesota setting. I'm also loving the fact that there's a little suspense to this novel.
I'm excited to read this one. I've just started The Lost Girls this evening and am already enjoying the different narrators and time periods and the Minnesota setting. I'm also loving the fact that there's a little suspense to this novel.
pickThe Lost Girls jumped the pile because of the lengthy holds queue but it was worth it. A decades old missing child mystery runs along side of the present day, bumpy, family life of the child's ancestors as it slowly reveals how old secrets continue to haunt the family. I slowed down to savor this one. I thought it was a strong read for being a debut novel. 😊
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