You can find Lyndall Clipstone: her website, Goodreads, Instagram, Twitter, Spotify, and Pinterest.A dark, gothic fantasy about a monster who collects his tithes from the townies, resides at his mansion sets on the banks of cursed lake where he drowned his own family one by one! If you don’t start screaming and running away yet, this may be good fit for your dark, claustrophobic, suffocating thriller intake!
This might be right up your alley if you love young adult romances with a paranormal/gothic twist! I cannot wait for the next installment of the Lake’s Edge series! This story was atmospheric, haunting, and truly beautiful. In over her head, headstrong, and unwilling (or, perhaps, unsure of how) to accept help from those nearest and dearest to her. I can see how Violeta might not be everyone’s cup of tea - I feel like she was written authentically as a self-sacrificing (at times, brattish) young adult. I enjoyed watching them thaw to each other. His relationship with Violeta, in the beginning, is contentious at best (outright volatile at worst), but their growth felt organic. While I wouldn’t classify Rowan as a true villain, there is something to be said about the attention paid to his development. Too often, you see one-note depictions of villainous characters. I appreciated the depth of the characters, as well. The world was immersive and written so beautifully that I almost wished I was there (dark magic, curses, and corruption aside, of course)! Clipstone did a remarkable job weaving together intricate yet easily digestible lore. If you’ve been following my content for a while, you know that I absolutely fall all over myself for world-building. This young adult gothic romance was more than I could have hoped for. Is he a victim of circumstance, cursed by a sinister God known as Lord Under? Or is he truly as monstrous as she has been led to believe - as he has led her to believe? The longer she stays, the more she’s forced to question how true the rumors really are. The monster at Lakesedge carries a terrible secret and a dreadful curse that requires their assistance to cure. Upon their arrival, they realize things are far worse than they originally feared. Rowan Sylvanan is said to be the monster at Lakesedge, rumored to have killed his entire family by drowning them. Violeta Graceling and her younger brother, Arien, are taken from their home by a monster. And we are kicking it off (a few days early) with this gorgeous young adult gothic romance, Lakesedge by Lyndall Clipstone.
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