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This was more of a mystery/suspense than it was a thriller. It is a very slow burn. I liked the way the author left little puzzle pieces for you to try to piece together before the main character. I didn't trust anyone and suspected everyone. I think the writing was so well done, I felt like anyone could have actually been the who did it, and it would have made sense. Beautiful writing, very atmospheric, but a little too slow. 4.5/5

4.5⭐
⬗ I had sworn off Megan Miranda after a string of disappointing books. So, I guess the FOMO was bad because I decided to give this one a try, and hey, I actually liked it. I think it‘s even her best yet. It has loads of tension, family secrets, and an ending that took me by surprise.
⬗ The narration by Inés del Castillo was performed quite well.

Pick, but a soft pick. I‘ve read all(?) of Miranda‘s adult reader books and sometimes they‘re brilliant and sometimes they feel half baked. This is the latter. The framing of “[x] days without rain” was pointless which is a shame because she can do atmosphere so well. (Ex: The Last to Vanish.) I did really like the evolution of the Hazel/Jamie friendship, I think that saved this book for me.

Miranda does not disappoint again! Mirror Lake is experiencing an extreme drought that is drying up the lake and uncovering buried secrets as well. I liked how this story just dropped pieces for you to figure out and once you thought you did you realize you were wrong! Good twisty read 🙂

This is a great thriller about a woman who returns home after the death of her dad. She is surprised to find out she inherits the family home instead of it being shared among the three siblings. The discovery of a car in a local lake due to low water levels then leads to long kept secrets being revealed. This one had the right amount of suspense, action and family dynamics with a touch of romance. Thanks to Edelweiss+ for the digital ARC. 4.25/5

Sometimes I complain when a book spends so much time in the MC‘s head rather than allowing the reader to experience the details play out. But here I felt like I was inside Hazel‘s head and when supporting characters stepped in to move the story along I just wanted them to go away. Hazel (and I) were doing fine on our own following the breadcrumbs to solve these deaths. 🤣

Mirror Lake is a typical small town and the Holts are a typical small town family. These statements are true and they‘re also not true. From the beginning our perceptions of the town and family start to unravel. Hazel is a somewhat unreliable narrator. What is really going on in Mirror Lake and is her home haunted? This book will twist you up! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Why do I keep reading Miranda books if they‘re usually only so-so or pan for me? I‘m not sure. This one was definitely #MoreMehThanYeah.

Hazel is the daughter of tiny Mirror Lake‘s police chief. When he suddenly dies and a drought uncovers two sunken cars in the lake, she must piece together family secrets — including those held by her two brothers.

I've read most of her books and I feel like her writing is getting better and better with each one. I really enjoyed this book. I loved not knowing what direction it was going to take. My interest never waned. It held my attention from beginning to end.
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Megan Miranda is an auto go to author for me. She writes books that always keep me guessing. Always have me turning the pages. I've not been disappointed by her yet.

This is a wild ride getting to know the Holt family. Gage, Caden, and Hazel. Hazel comes back to Mirror Lake after their dad dies. For his memorial service. Then things take a sharp turn for her. For them.

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I‘ve read every Megan Miranda book and I truly think this is her best!! The insular small town setting, the tense sibling dynamics, the constant feeling of isolation, and the secrets and twists! This was so good and I literally could not stop reading it. This was the easiest 5 stars to give!

This was really good. A lot of twists and turns, people hiding in the shadows, sneaking into the family home. What are they looking for? What was Hazel‘s father trying to tell her from the grave? What is everyone hiding from Hazel? It‘s a page turner.

Back in town for the funeral of her father, town sheriff Perry Holt, Hazel Sharp returns to Mirror Lake for the first time in 10 years. Just when she thinks it's safe to leave, Hazel's one time BFF (now Caden's wife) disappears. This is not the first disappearance in Mirror Lake, Hazel's own mother disappeared when Hazel was 14 years old, but her mother just skipped town without telling anyone. Didn't she?

“When Hazel Sharp, daughter of Mirror Lake‘s longtime local detective, unexpectedly inherits her childhood home, she‘s warily drawn back to the town she left behind a decade earlier. But Hazel‘s not the only relic of the past to return: a drought has descended on the region, and as the water level in the lake drops, long-hidden secrets begin to emerge…including evidence that may help finally explain the mystery of her mother‘s disappearance.”

Ohhhh..this is a good one!!

Hazel‘s father died, and in addition to the shock of his death was the shock that he left the family home ONLY to her and not her brothers. That caused a good deal of bad feelings.

While she was home for the funeral more shocking things happened.

Ms. Miranda certainly knows how to weave a storyline.

You won‘t be able to put DAUGHTER OF MINE down. 5/5

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This had the perfect amount of suspense &mystery mixed w/ some family &small town drama, giving us a story that‘s hard to put down as you try to figure out the truth behind all the secrets unraveling. I had no idea who to trust. Combine that w/ the strange events that kept happening in the house & I was thoroughly creeped out & afraid. The writing overall furthered the suspense & made for such an atmospheric read. By the end my nerves were frayed.

REVIEW 4/10

Ohhhh..this is a good one!!

Hazel‘s father died, and in addition to the shock of his death was the shock that he left the family home ONLY to her and not her brothers.

While she was home for the funeral more shocking things happened.

Ms. Miranda certainly knows how to weave a storyline that keeps you turning the pages with a surprising, reveal-all ending.

You won‘t be able to put it down.

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