One Night at the Lake

Posted on 05 December 2017 by Bethany Chase

A tragedy on a hot summer night at a lake house forever alters the lives of two best friends and the man they both love But the truth isn t as simple as it appears in this intricate novel of love, friendship, betrayal, and forgiveness in the tradition of Miranda Beverly Whitte s Bittersweet.Leah Tessaro has been waiting for this moment for a long time Her boyfriend, Ollie, is taking her to his family s home on Seneca Lake for a week of lazy summer bliss, boating, and barbeque The couple has been together for four years, and Leah is convinced that Ollie is finally going to pop the question And Leah can t wait to share the joyous news with her best friend, June Kang, who is joining them on their getaway, and whose presence will make everything feelreal Seven years later, the moment June has been dreading has finally arrived Her fianc , Ollie, is taking her to his family s lake house But this is not an ordinary visit to an ordinary place it is a house haunted by June s long buried memories of her lost friend, Leah and the connection that appears to remain between Leah and the man for whom June s love is as deep as her sense of foreboding.Alternating between the two women s vibrant voices, One Night at the Lake is a gripping novel that explores a complex tangle of friendship, loyalty, and betrayal, all driving toward one question What exactly happened to Leah on that hot summer night Best Read Books One Night at the Lake By Bethany Chase – kino-fada.fr One Night at the Lake by Bethany Chase is a mystery that involves the death of a girl while on vacation at their lake house seven years before The story alternates between the voice of Leah from the past leading to her death and June, Leah s best friend, living with the memory of losing her friend.Seven years earlier Leah, June and Leah s boyfriend Ollie had all been good friends so when June needs some cheering up Leah invites her along to Seneca Lake Leah is expecting Ollie to finally propos One Night at the Lake by Bethany Chase is a mystery that involves the death of a girl while on vacation at their lake house seven years before The story alternates between the voice of Leah from the past leading to her death and June, Leah s best friend, living with the memory of losing her friend.Seven years earlier Leah, June and Leah s boyfriend Ollie had all been good friends so when June needs some cheering up Leah invites her along to Seneca Lake Leah is expecting Ollie to finally propose while away at his family s lake house so not only does she want to cheer up June she also wants her best friend around to celebrate.However, things did not go as planned sev...This was my first read by Bethany Chase and can see why she has so many fans What happens when two best friends fall in love with the same man after one tragically dies For some reason, I had a hard time wrapping my head around the subject of this story The ending and overall confusion of the story just rubbed me the wrong way especially with one of the best friends dying who loved the same man Please don t go into this story thinking that it s a thriller because it s NOT It s women s ficti This was my first read by Bethany Chase and can see why she has so many fans What happens when two best friends fall in love with the same man after one tragically dies For some reason, I had a hard time wrapping my head around the subject of this story The ending and overall confusion of the story just rubbed me the wrong way especially with one of the best friends dying who loved the same man Please don t go into this story thinking that it s a thriller because it s NOT It s women s fiction with a character that dies in this story Of course, it leads you to believe that there is something sinister behind the deat...This is a women s fiction novel with romantic elements and some mystery The book is told from the alternating points of view of two women who became best friends when they were twelve When Leah tells her part of the story, it is seven years earlier, before she died We know it happened at the lake where her boyfriend s parents had a place, but we don t know the exact circumstances of how she died When June tells her story, she s now engaged to Ollie, the man Leah thought she was going to marr This is a women s fiction novel with romantic elements and some mystery The book is told from the alternating points of view of two women who became best friends when they were twelve When Leah tells her part of the story, it is seven years earlier, before she died We know it happened at the lake where her boyfriend s parents had a place, but we don t know the exact circumstances of how she died When June tells her story, she s now engaged to Ollie, the man Leah thought she was going to marry before her untimely death.The writing is strong The only thing that wasn t great about this is that when I put the book down in the middle of the chapter, when I came back to it, it took a while to figure out if I was reading from Leah s POV or from June s Both narrators were first person, and their voices weren t...I received a copy of this title via NetGalley It does not impact my review.Well, this book was not for me A small part of it might be that I have been in the mood lately for mystery and suspense I knew this was not that type of book, but I feel like the synopsis suggests there is at least a hint of a mystery and there really wasn t It wasof a character driven story about love and guilt and I found it repetitive and pretty boring.I really hated almost every character in this book, espec I received a copy of this title via NetGalley It does not impact my review.Well, this book was not for me A small part of it might be that I have been in the mood lately for mystery and suspense I knew this was not that type of book, but I feel like the synopsis suggests there is at least a hint of a mystery and there really wasn t It wasof a character driven story about love and guilt and I found it repetitive and pretty boring.I really hated almost every character in this book, especially the three main characters Leah, June, and Ollie The story is told through alternating first person POV by Leah and June I found both of these women insufferable I didn t like or connect with either of them and it made the book very hard to get through I liked Ollie until I didn t And once I didn t, I really despised him The great love story this book is supposed to have came off as a little scumbag ish, to be honest, and I couldn t get behind it.Overall, One Night at the Lake just didn t work for me I ...3.5 stars for Bethany Chase s One Night at the Lake Having read and enjoyed The One That Got Away by Chase a few years back, which I would said falls most solidly into the women s fiction category, I was a bit surprised to see this one being billed asof a thriller But then again, authors change genres so I went in with an open mind being a fan of both genres, I braced myself for either outcome I will say, despite the marketing, I did feel this one was definitelyin the WF categor 3.5 stars for Bethany Chase s One Night at the Lake Having read and enjoyed The One That Got Away by Chase a few years back, which I would said falls most solidly into the women s fiction category, I was a bit surprised to see this one being billed asof a thriller But then again, authors change genres so I went in with an open mind being a fan of both genres, I braced myself for either outcome I will say, despite the marketing, I did feel this one was definitelyin the WF category and I enjoyed it as such semi related rant One thing I d love to see in the future from marketing departments is moving away from trying to hop on the thriller wagon because it s a popular genre right now There are TONS of fans of women s fiction out there and they will love these books Those who don t read WF and expect a thriller are going to be disappointed, those who love women s fiction but maybe ...2.5 StarsThe beginning was excellent, great spirited characters and clever, fun writing And then.fizzzzzzzzle Ugh Read The One That Got Away to see what this author is really capable of.I ve been a fan of Bethany since her debut Her writing is captivating She always draws me deep into her stories and she s an expert at crafting characters that come to life for her readers They re real, facing very current and complex situations I loved ONE NIG...This book is about loss, deep friendships and love While it does have a touch of mystery, that is not the main focus here The plot one night on Lake Seneca NY, Leah Tessaro dies by falling off a boat into the lake Leah s death shatters them all Her boyfriend at the time Ollie, is now her best friend June Kang s fianc June Ollie are passionately in love but also haunted by guilt June contantly wonders what would have happened if had Leah not fallen Would Leah be married to Ollie no This book is about loss, deep friendships and love While it does have a touch of mystery, that is not the main focus here The plot one night on Lake Seneca NY, Leah Tessaro dies by falling off a boat into the lake Leah s death shatters them all Her boyfriend at the time Ollie, is now her best friend June Kang s fianc June Ollie are passionately in love but also haunted by guilt June contantly wonders what would have happened if had Leah not fallen Would Leah be married to Ollie now And she wonders how Leah actually fell off the boateveryone knows but herbut no one talks about it..Enjoyed the characters pace in this well written novel although I did think June s treatment of her future MIL was rude at times Oddly, my local library has this book filed under mysteries..for those looking for a mystery to read, this book is definitely not a traditional mystery suspense..and shouldn t be filed as suchit s a chicklit relationship drama I also picked it up thinking that it was...Told in duel timelines A story about two women in love with the same man seven years apart Compelling and I enjoyed it Great summer read.Dawnny BookGypsyNovels N Latte ReviewNovels N Latte Book ClubI finished this in one evening Even though I went into it thinking it was a going to be a thriller, it really wasn t, but I didn t care This story was so well written, powerful, emotional, and poignant The author did a superb job at setting up the most perfect Lake House getaway scenes I could feel the hot sun and smell the grill and the scent of the sunscreen on the beach towels I could literally hear the water lapping on the dock I give her 5 stars for just the imagery Amazing I loved h I finished this in one evening Even though I went into it thinking it was a going to be a thriller, it really wasn t, but I didn t care This story was so well written, powerful, emotional, and poignant The author did a superb job at setting up the most perfect Lake House getaway scenes I could feel the hot sun and smell the grill and the scent of the sunscreen on the beach towels I could literally hear the water lapping on the dock I give her 5 stars for just the imagery A...When Leah Tessaro heads to Seneca Lake in Western New York with her boyfriend Ollie for the 4th of July, she s hoping he will propose They ve been together for four years, and she s madly in love Leah s best friend, June Kang, joins them on the vacation Instead, something happens and Leah doesn t survive the trip Seven years later, June and Ollie are headed back to Seneca Lake It s June s first trip in seven years and she s hoping Ollie, her fiance, can make the trip a little easier The la When Leah Tessaro heads to Seneca Lake in Western New York with her boyfriend Ollie for the 4th of July, she s hoping he will propose They ve been together for four years, and she s madly in love Leah s best friend, June Kang, joins them on the vacation Instead, something happens and Leah doesn t survive the trip Seven years later, June and Ollie are headed back to Seneca Lake It s June s first trip in seven years and she s hoping Ollie, her fiance, can make the trip a little easier The lake and Olli...This book OWNED me, a week after reading and I m still thinking about it First, I ve been anticipating this book for a long while I m no stranger to Bethany Chase s writing and I know I m going to be torn up and put back together I knew that once I start it, I will be captivated until the story ends and for long after One Night At The Lake is a nuanced and compelling read and I felt everything about these relationships The execution of the story is remarkable as is the character development This book OWNED me, a week after reading and I m still thinking about it First, I ve been anticipating this book for a long while I m no stranger to Bethany Chase s writing and I know I m going to be torn up and put back together I knew that once I start it, I will be captivated until the story ends and for long after One Night At The Lake is a nuanced and compelling read and I felt everything about these relationships The execution of the story is remarkable as is the character development The story is told from the perspective of two friends, Leah and June Leah is unabashed and unfiltered June is quiet and guarded The story unfolds as they each recount their visit to the Bierman family s lake house as two points in time...I have enjoyed previous books by this author I was expecting this to be a suspense as this was how it was listed at my library But to me this was not a thriller This is a bit of Women s Fiction It has some romance A little bit of mystery But it is mainly about friendship.There are two narrators Leah and June 1st person POVs They are best friends Leah s story is told 7 years before And June s story is told 7 years later Both stories take place at the lake.In Leah s story she goes to I have enjoyed previous books by this author I was expecting this to be a suspense as this was how it was listed at my library But to me this was not a thriller This is a bit of Women s Fiction It has some romance A little bit of mystery But it is mainly about friendship.There are two narrators Leah and June 1st person POVs They are best friends Leah s story is told 7 years before And June s story is told 7 years later Both stories take place at the lake.In Leah s story she goes to Seneca Lake with her b...Bethany Chase is one of my favorite authors and her new book does not disappoint Loved it

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05 December 2017

Bethany Chase