My local library had a book sale a couple of weekends ago and I had been looking forward to it since I first heard about it. I was pleasantly surprised by the large amount of books they had available to purchase. I was expecting there to be none left by the time I got there in the afternoon, but I ended up getting 4 books for $4! Major steal! I got two YA books, a romantic comedy and a Dora the Explorer book for my daughter. Win, win, win.
Enchantment Lake is one of the YA books I bought. I picked it up because of the cute cover.
Isn’t it adorable? There’s not one thing I don’t like about this cover. It grabbed me. Pretty sure I didn’t even read what it was about, just took one look and knew I had to have it for a buck.
I finished reading this yesterday and I have to say, the story only somewhat lives up to the cover. It’s a cute and quirky murder mystery probably suited for readers ages 10-14, but I did enjoy it as an adult. This one didn’t shock me in any way. I had a couple of guesses of who the murderer was, and I ended up right. Enchantment Lake is a quick read at only 186 pages, so it was a good little interlude in between my usual gut-wrenching and soul ripping stories.
I keep going back and forth on whether to give this thing 2 or 3 out of 5 stars. Let’s go with 2.5. It was cute and engaging, but I will most likely never read it again and will probably not tell anyone about it either. I don’t need to talk about it, it’s just done and I’m ready to read something that will make my heart feel things and possibly even burst. Call me an emotion junkie, a feeder on other people’s suck, if you will, I don’t care. I’m an addict and I need my fill.
P.S. we had our first book club meeting last week and it was fantastic. So much fun. If you’ve ever wanted to be a part of one, go and start it yourself. Reach out of your bubble and be brave. It will be worth it, I promise.
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