A House at the Bottom of a Lake

A House at the Bottom of a Lake

Taschenbuch
2.69

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Beschreibung

From the New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box and Malorie comes a haunting tale of love and mystery, as the date of a lifetime becomes a maddening exploration of the depths of the heart.

“Malerman expertly conjures a fairy tale nostalgia of first love, and we follow along, all too willingly, ignoring the warning signs even as the fear takes hold.”—Lit Reactor

The story begins: young lovers, anxious to connect, agree to a first date, thinking outside of the box.

At seventeen years old, James and Amelia can feel the rest of their lives beginning. They have got this summer and this summer alone to experience the extraordinary.

But they didn’t expect to find it in a house at the bottom of a lake.

The house is cold and dark, but it’s also their own.

Caution be damned, until being carefree becomes dangerous. For the teens must decide: swim deeper into the house—all the while falling deeper in love?

Whatever they do, they will never be able to turn their backs on what they discovered together. And what they learned:

Just because a house is empty, doesn’t mean nobody’s home.
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Taschenbuch
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208
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17.85 €

Beiträge

5
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3

While I did enjoy the story overall, I did think the characters to be rather weird and I didn’t particularly like the ending. I know that Amelia and James are only seventeen but the way they were talking with each other just seemed a bit off. They didn’t show any emotions at all which made it hard for me to relate to them. However, the story itself was still very interesting to read and I was curious about what would happen in the house. Some parts of the story creeped me out a little and enhanced my fear of deep waters. I feel like the fact that I was reading the book in the dark helped the horror vibe a little bit though. When I arrived at the end of the book, after complaining a little more about the weird way the teenagers were communicating with each other, I was not surprised that the ending was not conclusive. Nonetheless, I still was unsettled by how much we were left hanging and how many questions remained unanswered. I am generally a person who does not like open endings but usually, I can deal with a few remaining unanswered questions. In this book, however, I just felt like the author should have given us at least a few more pages or explanations. Even though I did not like everything about this book there were some parts that I really enjoyed. I did like the writing overall but found that most of the conversation between the two was rather weird and not like I imagine seventeen-year-olds to talk to each other, even when they are nervous about their first date together. Additionally, the ending just left me hanging a little too much in my opinion. I am giving the book three stars since I still think it is a book others will definitely enjoy if they don’t mind in-conclusive endings that much.

3

3,5* Sehr kurzes und athmosphärisches Buch über zwei Jugendliche, die ein Haus am Grunde eines Sees finden und dieses zu ihrem "speziellen Ort" machen. Hat mich nicht unbedingt vom Hocker gehauen, war aber durchaus lesenswert und Malerman weiß auf jeden Fall, wie man eine beklemmende Stimmung erzeugt.

3

3,5* Sehr kurzes und athmosphärisches Buch über zwei Jugendliche, die ein Haus am Grunde eines Sees finden und dieses zu ihrem "speziellen Ort" machen. Hat mich nicht unbedingt vom Hocker gehauen, war aber durchaus lesenswert und Malerman weiß auf jeden Fall, wie man eine beklemmende Stimmung erzeugt.

1

This was awful. I don’t have any other words for.. this??¿¿

3

3,5* Sehr kurzes und athmosphärisches Buch über zwei Jugendliche, die ein Haus am Grunde eines Sees finden und dieses zu ihrem "speziellen Ort" machen. Hat mich nicht unbedingt vom Hocker gehauen, war aber durchaus lesenswert und Malerman weiß auf jeden Fall, wie man eine beklemmende Stimmung erzeugt.

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