Well, I Was Murdered in a Lake Again

by Jason Steele

Most people will never experience the agony and terror of being murdered in a lake. For Cyrena Shade, however, it has happened twice. Twice she has had her life ruthlessly ripped away from her, and both times the terrible deed occurred while she was in a lake. Now she’s hunting down her killer, and searching for clues as to why she’s still around after having been fully, truly murdered two entire times.

Genres: Fiction

Kindle Edition

Published May 31, 2018

Reviews

[Nicolas Lontel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Définitivement une novelette assez le fun avec son propre univers mystérieux et un peu absurde propre à Steele. Celle-là semble être beaucoup mieux construite que beaucoup d'autres, tous les personnages, histoires, etc. ont quelques choses à jouer, la création d'univers affecte autant les personnages que vice-versa, même les scènes qui semblent complètement absurde et loufoques (je regarde la première scène avec les hiboux) à première vue vont être un levier narratif, même minuscule, bref, le tout est très bien articulé ensemble et il n'y a pas de longueurs.

Cyrena Shade est une femme qui vient de se faire tuer deux fois dans un lac glauque et mystérieux et trouvera de l'aide auprès d'un renard appelé Nameless et d'une femme, Piper, qui a perdu ses parents, sa partenaire de vie et son chien (dans le sens, elles et ils sont morts) proches du lac.

Une des critiques que je peux faire toutefois et que dès que Shade raconte son histoire à Nameless vers le milieu du récit, on sait pas mal comment tout va se terminer et le restant ne devient plus aussi intéressant. Après la lecture toutefois, on aimerait voir une suite à la novelette.

Sans spoiler, excellente catharsis à la toute fin, ça a fait surprenant très très plaisir.

[ProfX · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun read, but not as absurd or creatively outrageous as I would have expected from Jason Steele. In that sense I was disappointed, I suppose. There are a few moments of his unique brandy of ridiculous, dark humor that would fit right in with his filmography, and those moments are genuinely hilarious (which is subjective, but if you've picked up this book chances are you know what I mean).

Given the title and premise I was expecting something a bit more comedic, maybe that's my fault, but the tonal inconsistency took me out of the story a bit. The story itself would work fairly well for what it is, but it feels like a short story that should lead to another in the adventures of Cyrena, rather than a real conclusion.

A quick, easy, and fun read. At times hilarious, at times more serious, and at times you wish it took itself less seriously. Still a recommend for fans of Jason Steele.

[Shaun Phelps · Rating 5 out of 5]

Steele writes a fairly personable and apathetic tale about the afterlife--or, an afterlife. I see comments about this being so bad it's good. Honestly, the book is just "fine." I'm impressed because Steele is writing a fairly direct story, unlike much of his other work which meanders about in nihilistic absurdity, this novelette is more a wonder-filled almost spiritual journey. I'd be curious to read more like this from him.

[Mixter Anderson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this waa going to be another silly book, but it actually had a very interesting cohesive good story. I really hope this books gets a sequel. I enjoyed all the characters and some good laughs. The only reason this is isn't five stars is because the writing isn't anything special. It's average except for Jason Steele's usual charm.

[James Anthony · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yes it's a bad book, but it's the best kind of bad (think Buckaroo Bonzai, or maybe an Ed Wood movie). Jason Steele has created another cast of characters you can't wait to get to know better in a world you'll want to follow long after you read the last page. If you like books by David Want or Teel McClanahan III, you'll want to check out Jason Steele.

[Solostand · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was extremely enjoyable. Steele has this amazing sense of storytelling that helps him to combine silly, intriguing, beautiful, smart and downright goofy in one amazing blend.

[Vanessa Rae Dimick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super Cute

Super cute. One of my students recommended it and of course I had to give it a read! Was a good short story to pass the time.

[J · Rating 3 out of 5]

Funny and dark and full of face-eating. Actually, only a little face-eating.

[Skyler P · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good

[Phil K · Rating 2 out of 5]

Quite ridiculous. Reminded me of an inside joke I wasn't in on. But the resolution was satisfying. Thankfully it was short enough (50 pages) to read in 1 sitting.

[Avri · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some wonderful and absurd wordplay, a laugh out loud slice of nonsense.

[Rose · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was silly and reading it during a week spent at a lake only added to the experience!