Brilliant! I loved this book so much. It is a page turner! I could not put it down! Its pretty intense.

Alright, this book was sooo good. I went into it blindly and suggest you do the same.

However, if you don’t…expect a domestic suspense/psychological suspense with a splash of paranormal.

I absolutely loved the characters, the storyline, the mystery, the tone, the pacing, all of it.

Gregg Dunnett wrote one of my other favorite books, The Cove, so I had high hopes for this one and boy did it deliver!

Audiobook narrator- fantastic! I listened to the whole thing in one day!

Thank you to the author, NetGalley, and Dreamscape Select for the opportunity to listen to this early, in exchange for an honest review.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again—Gregg Dunnett knows how to bring the most clever, thrilling "child with an issue" story to life. His storytelling style isn’t about making you feel bad for the child, but rather keeping you on the edge of your seat. The characters are so well-built, and the twist at the end was fantastic. But honestly, the way he tells the story is what hooked me.

There's this huge moment when the whole family comes together, and we get two timelines. One is where Kate explains everything that happened, going back to years ago when it all started, and the other is in the present, where she’s being questioned. Sound complicated? It’s actually super easy to follow and crystal clear.

My new "favorite authors" list just keeps growing! Oh, and the audiobook narration? Absolutely spot-on. Big thanks to Netgalley and Dreamscape Select for the awesome ARC!

4.25 ⭐️! Complete review of Gregg Dunnett’s The Lake House Children coming soon! Thank you to NetGalley, Gregg Dunnett & Storm publishing for an advance copy in exchange for a honest review.


Potential Triggers :

~ death of child
~assisted suicide

🎧4.25-4.5⭐️

I had the audiobook read by Elise Roth who is excellent and managed a convincing young voice for Jack.

Kate’s son Jack from as soon as he was able to talk always said that he used to be someone else who died tragically.
I loved the different premise of the story with its gradual reveal, although at its heart is a crime investigation. It’s slower paced and very character driven, I just loved Jack, and his mom Kate too. It’s got twists and turns to keep the reader on their toes.

There’s just one element at the end where I feel that the author overcooked it for me, but overall I loved it, and felt the narrator really added to the atmosphere of the story.

This is the second book I’ve enjoyed by this author, the first being Little Ghosts.

Thank you, NetGalley and Kensington Publishing for this advanced reader's copy of The Lake House Children by Gregg Dunnette

This is the first time I’ve read anything by this author and I was hooked!

There was a lot of switching back and forth from past to present but it was done in a way that made the transitions seamless and easy to follow. I haven’t read many supernatural books but this one was just enough supernatural where it didn’t make it seem unbelievable.

One thing that keeps confusing me is they are alluding to Jack being around 2, but say things like he’s walking already well actually running which makes me think younger, or things he likes to eat which makes him sound older so I’m trying figure out just how old Jack it. In Epilog it was said that he was 7 which would have made him older than 2 and big enough that I wouldn’t expect him to be carried in and out while sleeping bucked into a car seat. So that part had me all kids of confused.

As for the book itself I enjoyed it, it was a unique story that I had not read before on childhood reincarnation.

Anyone with an aunt like Amber and a cousin like Aaron need to watch their always and forever.

Why would you name your son Jack, when your nephew Zack died not two years prior?
The book is kinda slow. I would of preferred more Maine cabin thriller than police procedural