The House Across the Lake

This will be the fourth book of Sager's that I have read and this reminded me exactly why he is one of my favourite authors.

“I make jokes because it's easier to pretend I'm not feeling what I'm feeling than to actually feel it.”

I appreciated this story and maybe not for reasons that others might. Grief is an overwhelming and heartbreaking thing to go through, everyone deals with it in their own ways, some ways are unhealthy. Reading about Casey's way of dealing with her grief and feelings made me feel seen as I have turned to her similar way of coping before.

I don't what it is about Sager's books that hold me captive every time. I can never find the strength to put the book down once I've started them.

When I tell you that I genuinely gasped so loudly reading this.... The noise that left my mouth wasn't human.

“During those sixty seconds, I feel bright and wildly alive and finally in charge of the situation.This, I think, is what being a man must feel like.”

The reason why I didn't give this 5 stars is purely because one of the plot lines came from completely left field and I was left confused for a moment. Overall, I enjoyed this and recommend it.