Grace Water Lake 🚤
By A.M. Strong, Sonya Sargent✨

Review💕

I wanted to jump to the end because of how slowly it burned! I was quite curious about how in the world things would come together. The wonderful thing about this is that, despite your belief that you understand everything, you are incredibly mistaken. I thought the writing style was nice and it was easy to read. The ending was absolutely fantastic, as I had no idea it was coming! 

Thriller🔪
Plot twists🌀
Suspense😱
Mystery⁉️

4 stars
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This book was very intriguing from the first few sentences. It starts off in the thick of a suspenseful moment.

It did start to falter a bit for me. I’m not a huge fan of the amnesia trope. There were spots I wish the pace would have picked up a bit, but the prose was quite well done throughout the novel.

Anna wakes up practically frozen and unaware of who she is or what she’s doing on this lake and can only remember bits and pieces of being on water. She goes to a house for assistance and meets Gregg who immediately gives off strong red flags. Due to a blizzard she’s trapped with him. In a surface level he seems like a Good Samaritan but things start rot ale a turn and she feels uncomfortable and convinced something is going on in the house. Can she trust this stranger or is he hiding a terrible secret?

The mystery seemed pretty predictable from the offset and it seemed like this was going to be a situation where I feel like I knew what was going to happen from the first third of the book.

You do have to wait until practically the end for the big twist. So, it’s worth it in the end but it does take time to get to that point.

Overall, this was a well written psychological thriller. Great fall or winter read with the trapped characters and the blizzard setting.

Anna wakes up wet and cold, in a snowstorm, at the edge of a lake with no memory of who she is or how she got there. She stumbles to a nearby lakehouse where she meets Gregg. Gregg takes her in and cares for her while they wait out the storm. As she struggles to remember who she is, she begins to believe Gregg is not who he says he is. Can she figure out the truth before it’s too late?

Parts of the writing are very poetic and well written. I found myself having to look up the definition of more words than normal, and I like challenging word use in a story. Anna’s internal dialogue reads more like she’s writing in a diary, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but is in stark contrast to some of the other writing.

Speaking of Anna’s internal dialogue…she’s a smart girl who questions what’s going on. Unlike many FMCs in thrillers, she acknowledges her concerns with Gregg. I did get a little annoyed at how easily she flip-flopped between being wary and untrusting of him and falling for him.

I thought I had the story figured out pretty early, and found myself bored, wanting to put the book down. I pushed through, and was pleased to find an unexpected twist in the last act. That twist wasn’t enough to raise this up from a 3-star read, though. Overall I think there’s a lot that could have been cut out to keep the pace of the book up. Most readers are likely going to come to the same early conclusion I made, and I’m concerned that having so much to wade through before we get to the twist will have people putting the book down and writing it off as predictable.

Gravewater Lake is a gripping thriller that keeps you guessing with every twist and turn. Set in an isolated lakeside cabin during a snowstorm, the plot thickens as two characters are trapped under mysterious circumstances. The relentless pace and easy-to-read style make it a true page-turner that’s hard to put down. Just when you think you’ve figured it out, a refreshing twist keeps the suspense high and the story compelling. It’s a captivating read that will have you invested from start to finish. I was truly impressed by this one!

Suddenly finding herself nearly frozen to death on an unfamiliar lake, ‘A’, finds refuge at the doorstep of a stranger. Cold and alone, A has one other problem, she can’t remember who she is or why she’s found herself on Gravewater Lake. As she comes to get to know her savior, she can’t help but feel this familiar tug to him, the cabin and the lake.

A.M. Strong and Sonya Sargent work beautifully to keep the reader on their toes. Just when you think you’ve figured this one out, they pull the rug out from under you and you’re left at square one.

This book really does stay true to its claim of being a psychological thriller. As you grow to love the characters, both authors reveal new details that make you question your previous feelings. I love how I thought I knew the ending about halfway through the book and by the next chapter I was completely thrown off. This book is full of plot twists and turns that keep you engaged and second guessing everyone involved. The only negative for me was the ending, it left much to be desired like perhaps an epilogue to tie everything up.

I thought I had the the plot of this book down from the first chapter… but I couldn’t have been more wrong.

Because I was so confident I had the whole book figured out I was a bit annoyed to see another woman-in-a-thriller believing everything and not trusting her gut. Looking back after finishing the book I felt better about the main characters decisions.

The plot seems pretty outlandish and it wrapped up a little too cleanly and nicely for me but at least an unreliable narrator in a thriller makes for better twists and turns.

3.5 Stars.

Shout out to NetGalley for the chance to read this ahead of publication.

I’ve been wanting a phycological thriller book that would keep me up late! Such a fun read! And truly surprised me at the end! Definitely recommend!

I loved this book and kept thinking "Oh I know this ending. It is just another cliché" Then something else would happen and I'd be left trying to figure it out again. In a lot of books I also find myself rooting for a character or a character who was innocent in all of it. This is not that book. They all needed some serious therapy. I also enjoyed the follow up at the end of the book instead of cutting off right at the end it continues a little into the future so you find out more of what the characters ended up doing after what can be best described as a roller coaster of events that end up tied together causing a massive crash and burn. Will definitely be adding this author to my read list. If you are out at a lakehouse or it is a snowy day this is the book to read.

I debated rating this a 4 or a 5. After some thought, this deserves 5 stars. This is a new to me author. The writing was fantastic. The character development was fantastic. The twists and turns which I didn't see coming were fantastic.

A woman wakes up on the edge of a lake half submerged during a blizzard. She has no idea who she was or how she got there. She has a large bump on her head and a facial wound. She trudges along in the blizzard to a cabin with a light on. The snow is already very deep. Inside is a very handsome man who kindly takes her in and saves her from hypothermia. The blizzard drops massive amounts of snow and there's no way to leave this cabin and the man, Gregg.

This is a difficult book to review because anything else I say will give away the entire story. I will say this was a great thriller. It kept my attention, which is a feat in itself. There are a lot of twists and a huge twist at the end.

Thank you to Bookouture and Netgalley for the ARC. I highly recommend this book.

It doesn't allow me to do half stars, so my actual rating would be 4.5. I was genuinely surprised by this book. There were twists I didn't see coming at all! I am adding these authors on list of ones to check for future books! I got to read the ARC copy, and I never heard of them before, so I definitely was intrigued. I am so glad I got the opportunity to read the ARC, because it is something I probably wouldn't have picked up otherwise with not knowing the authors! But this book has a little bit of it all, and twists that even I couldn't think up!!

Holy freezing weather! I had no idea for most of this book what the heck was going on.
A woman wakes up half frozen to death on the shore of a lake. She barely makes it to an occupied house. The homeowner Gregg takes her in, but there will be no going for help. A snowstorm has them trapped and it does not care that the woman has no memory of who she is or where she comes from.
The more I read, and the more clues that were revealed, the more I was sure I knew what was going on. Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. Did I mention I was totally wrong! A clever twist that went right over my head. A very enjoyable read.

Read the ARC on netgalley in exchange for a honest review.

Rating 4 out of 5.

Tdlr: Brilliant writing, good plot and twists that you don't see coming.

The book is brilliant! It follows a woman with amnesia who wakes up on a lake. She is taken in by a man in a cabin by the lake. Despite amnesia being a bad trope this book does it really well. It is pure suspense from page one till the end and the ending isn't a typical ending.

WOW! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I cannot recommend this book enough if you like thrillers/suspense. Gravewater Lake has it all! (Released 2.4.25) by A.M. Strong and Sonya Sargent.

‘Anna’ wakes up by the lake, soaking wet, in the snow, with a bad head injury, no memory of where she is, how she got there… or what her name is. She sees lights on at a cabin in the distance and makes her way over to find help. It is bitter cold and she will freeze to death if she doesn’t get somewhere fast. ‘Gregg’ answers the door and welcomes her in. This is the start of all kinds of unexplained things occurring in the cabin and with ‘Gregg’ while ‘Anna’ is desperately trying to remember who she is.

This is a wild ride of non stop suspense from page 1. It reeled me in and had me hooked and the way to the end! So many unseen twists. A must read for any thriller lovers! 📕📚👻

Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to get my hands on this early!

intriguing, thrilling, exciting and so much more. this is my first read by this author and i loved what i read. i can't wait to read more!

fleshed-out characters. good plot to keep you flipping the pages. a story that is unputdownable in so many ways. complex twist.

I was interested in the premise from the beginning, hoping there was an interesting angle that would pull it all together in the end…and I wasn’t disappointed - this is a great book for someone just getting into or just getting back to reading and is in the mood for a nice easy thriller. Give it a try!

This was thrilling and intense!! I was just so frustrated by the ending. I think it was supposed to be this cool twist but it was underwhelming and kind of confusing tbh.

A slow burn thriller that will keep you guessing up to the end! I tried to guess the ending and I was very wrong.

Thanks Netgalley for the advanced reader copy.

It has been awhile since a book has thrown me as much as this one did. I thought I had it all figured out, and I was very wrong. The authors did a good job going back and forth between present and past, and then wrapping it all up in the end. Some of the middle did drag a little for me, but it was needed and made the ending worth it!

After reading The Last Girl Left, I had to read this one! And I am so glad I did!! Anna got herself in a sketchy situation and has lost her memory. The suspense is real! What is happening around her, who can she trust, who is who they say they are? And woah! This one is shocking and had me fooled! If you like surprising suspense, you have to read this one!

The amnesia thriller trope is somewhat overdone but this is a pretty good one. It was full of tension and is one of those you'll finish in one sitting like I did. This book definitely drives home the point of there is always more than meets the eye!