This. Book. Is. Amazing!!

Hands-down one of my favorite reads of 2023. Fans of Rachel Hauck's "The Best Summer of Our Lives" will also enjoy this one (as will basically everyone else, lol, but yanno)--also L.M. Montgomery/_Anne of Green Gables_ (both books and Kevin Sullivan's movie series) fans. So many events in _Ladies of the Lake_ made me channel the Anne movies, in the best way--like Captain America's "I understood that reference" line on repeat!

Twists and turns kept me guessing to the very end; it was truly amazing how many events could still happen even during the denouement, some making me want to start over and re-read with that new info in mind.

I've been ruminating lately on the things we do for those we love (and how some things are easier for me to do, let alone accept, than others)--and this had so many amazing examples of that. War and related events wreak all sorts of havoc in every sense, some more visibly than others--and yet, it can be so hard to extend grace to ourselves, or accept what we're so quick to extend to others. Many of the book's lessons/examples in that vein will stay with me for some time to come. A wonderful, powerful read.

I received an eARC of the book from the publisher via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.