Book Review: The Lake
At 17, Layla Weston is already starting over. Having lost both her parents and grandparents, and with nowhere else to go, Layla is moving from Florida to a small town in North Carolina to live with the only family she has left: her estranged uncle and aunt.
The last five years of Layla’s life were spent appeasing her lessthan-loving grandmother, followed by being her grandfather’s caretaker. Growing old before her time, Layla lost her identity. Now she must learn how to allow herself to be the one cared for and loved.
Life takes an unexpected turn when Layla meets Will Meyer. His breathtaking good looks are enough to catch her eye, but his sincerity and passion are everything she needs to find the strength and confidence she lost — and lead her into love.
When tragedy once again strikes Layla’s life, her hope is all but completely crushed. Through it all, Layla learns what it means to truly love and be loved.
The last five years of Layla’s life were spent appeasing her lessthan-loving grandmother, followed by being her grandfather’s caretaker. Growing old before her time, Layla lost her identity. Now she must learn how to allow herself to be the one cared for and loved.
Life takes an unexpected turn when Layla meets Will Meyer. His breathtaking good looks are enough to catch her eye, but his sincerity and passion are everything she needs to find the strength and confidence she lost — and lead her into love.
When tragedy once again strikes Layla’s life, her hope is all but completely crushed. Through it all, Layla learns what it means to truly love and be loved.
Troubled Waters:(Book 2):
College life for Layla Weston isn’t starting the way she’d intended. She’s revisiting the plans she once had to be the reclusive girl she wanted to be at Heyward Prep, and Layla is more than confident in her ability to succeed this time. After all, she’s got a whole new bag of secrets to keep.
Still reeling from Will’s disappearance, Layla is doing her best to adjust to life back in Florida. She continues to hold out hope, confident she was meant to find Will’s ring for a reason.
Just as Layla is starting to accept that she must keep moving forward, secrets from the past threaten Layla and her family. As Luke and Claire join with Layla to protect their family, Layla discovers that her uncle may not be the man she thought he was – and that there’s more to Will’s disappearance than she ever could have imagined.
Still reeling from Will’s disappearance, Layla is doing her best to adjust to life back in Florida. She continues to hold out hope, confident she was meant to find Will’s ring for a reason.
Just as Layla is starting to accept that she must keep moving forward, secrets from the past threaten Layla and her family. As Luke and Claire join with Layla to protect their family, Layla discovers that her uncle may not be the man she thought he was – and that there’s more to Will’s disappearance than she ever could have imagined.
My Review:
Ok, so this book was recommended to me by one of my Young Woman. I read lots of young adult books, and I usually love them all. Well, I guess I liked this book enough to buy the second one at 2.99, and there is a 3rd one but I can't bring myself to buy it...yet. Yes, overall, a good story. Layla lost her parents at 12, lived with her grandparents for 5 years, her grandmother blamed her for their deaths and wasn't very nice, took care of grandpa for 3 years after grandma died. Then grandpa dies and she goes to live with her aunt and uncle. So, she moves, meets some new friends, and meets Will. And then the "there is no where in this book that is part of reality" part starts. The cheesiness between Layla and Will is so over the top and unrealistic, and I LIKE cheesiness, but it was just too much. And then her relationship with her aunt and uncle is just so AWESOME and PERFECT and AMAZING and its just too much!!! She makes instant great besties for life, even though she's spent the last 5 years having no social life at all, and then Will, the hottest, most sought after guy in town instantly falls in love with her, even though she has hardly ever even talked to a boy. Ok, so, it was a little cheesy. But the story intrigued me enough to buy the 2nd book, but not the 3rd. Too unrealistic, too over the top cheesy, just not my kind of love story.
Maybe someday I'll read the 3rd and final book.
3 out of 5 rating.
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