Review: A bit confusing
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 6, 2013
I liked the idea of the ghost town under the lake and the hidden gold legend and the characters of Christie and Gaven are likeable. Unfortunately, for me, the story was somewhat confusing starting with the author not telling us what state the story is set in. Even though the book cover looks like it's somewhere in New England, I finally figured out it must be Montana when Missoula is mentioned. Even though there are two ghosts haunting Christie, there are two other characters (I won't mention so as not to spoil) that appear to also be ghosts or at least be able to see and talk to ghosts, but that's never explained to Christie or to the reader. Also, the ending where Christie dives down to find the gold is too convenient seeing how there have been many tourists through the years trying to find it, and the reason for the "good" ghost helping Christie is confusing. I'm guessing it's to seek revenge on the "bad" ghost, but it's not explained too well. If this is the author's debut book, I'm sure she'll grow as a writer and I'll probably give her another try in the future.