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The Witches of Lost Lake: The Haunted House
In this first story in the The Witches of Lost Lake series, Ivy and her mother move to a notorious haunted house in the town of Lost Lake. With her parents divorcing, Ivy is hoping to live a normal life in a new town. She learns right away that Lost Lake is no normal town, and her house—known as the Gray Lady—is no ordinary home. It has a tragic history, and a frightening secret.
Soon after their arrival, the paranormal events begin. After Ivy meets a ghost from the Colonial period of the house’s history, the tormented spirit warns her about the evil lurking in the house. With such a powerful entity in the home, it’s no secret why a pair of witches are interested in helping Ivy rid her house of the supernatural. This story serves as a prequel to book two.
About the Lost Lake has always been spooky. From an old Victorian called Bitter House, to the strange happenings at a seemingly "normal' home nicknamed Plastic House, Lost Lake has an eerie history. That isn't all. The real Lost Lake is also witchy. You see, there are witches in Lost Lake. Certain families send their would-be witches to a hidden, enchanted academy on the lake. This is the story of these unique students, their instructors, their history, and their school. Cover illustrations by Lia Renee.
Soon after their arrival, the paranormal events begin. After Ivy meets a ghost from the Colonial period of the house’s history, the tormented spirit warns her about the evil lurking in the house. With such a powerful entity in the home, it’s no secret why a pair of witches are interested in helping Ivy rid her house of the supernatural. This story serves as a prequel to book two.
About the Lost Lake has always been spooky. From an old Victorian called Bitter House, to the strange happenings at a seemingly "normal' home nicknamed Plastic House, Lost Lake has an eerie history. That isn't all. The real Lost Lake is also witchy. You see, there are witches in Lost Lake. Certain families send their would-be witches to a hidden, enchanted academy on the lake. This is the story of these unique students, their instructors, their history, and their school. Cover illustrations by Lia Renee.
102 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 24, 2024
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January 11, 2026
Starting with a warning that I'm not an experienced review writer, and also the fact that I could not finish this book, even with how short it is.
The writing felt very bland, rushed, and either it could have benefited a lot with a longer word count or focused less on the mother. The characters feel extremely weird; they all just sort of exist with no real personality and I can't even pinpoint how old any of them are supposed to be. Is Ivy 12? 15? They all just feel incredibly generic and at points extremely annoying. Was also just not a fan of how it is layed out. (Not very sure how to call it.) The chapters are extremely short to the point where they don't feel like chapters. Even though it's all chopped into tiny little pieces it still somehow feels like just an extremely long chapter with no wait times. (Plus 31 chapters for 102 pages is just ridiculous, thats about 3 pages per chapter. Not even my college textbooks with over 700 pages has that many chapters.)
I don't know if this is a Kindle issue only as well but at a certain point it seems as if an old draft was left in where the same story point repeats in different wording.
The writing felt very bland, rushed, and either it could have benefited a lot with a longer word count or focused less on the mother. The characters feel extremely weird; they all just sort of exist with no real personality and I can't even pinpoint how old any of them are supposed to be. Is Ivy 12? 15? They all just feel incredibly generic and at points extremely annoying. Was also just not a fan of how it is layed out. (Not very sure how to call it.) The chapters are extremely short to the point where they don't feel like chapters. Even though it's all chopped into tiny little pieces it still somehow feels like just an extremely long chapter with no wait times. (Plus 31 chapters for 102 pages is just ridiculous, thats about 3 pages per chapter. Not even my college textbooks with over 700 pages has that many chapters.)
I don't know if this is a Kindle issue only as well but at a certain point it seems as if an old draft was left in where the same story point repeats in different wording.
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