Lakelore

Hardcover, 320 pages

Published March 8, 2022 by Feiwel & Friends.

ISBN:
9781250624147
Goodreads:
60630370

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4 stars (1 review)

In this young adult novel by award-winning author Anna-Marie McLemore, two non-binary teens are pulled into a magical world under a lake - but can they keep their worlds above water intact? Everyone who lives near the lake knows the stories about the world underneath it, an ethereal landscape rumored to be half-air, half-water. But Bastián Silvano and Lore Garcia are the only ones who’ve been there. Bastián grew up both above the lake and in the otherworldly space beneath it. Lore’s only seen the world under the lake once, but that one encounter changed their life and their fate. Then the lines between air and water begin to blur. The world under the lake drifts above the surface. If Bastián and Lore don’t want it bringing their secrets to the surface with it, they have to stop it, and to do that, they have to work together. There’s just …

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Review of 'Lakelore' on 'Storygraph'

4 stars

As a story about teenage neurodiversity and trans issues, this is 5⭐️.

As a romance or a tale of magic bleeding into reality, it's more like 2½⭐️.  Neither of these plot lines are entirely there.  The world is vibrant and interesting, but it also feels somewhat unfinished.  And maybe that's the point, that these things take a back seat to the ND story.

I'd love to read maybe just one more act which really ties everything together.

But I also hope that reading the struggles of Bastián and Lore help some readers figure out some things about themselves, regardless of the ratings or whether or not I think the story is complete.

Tags: #BIPOC #ConfrontingHomophobia #DualPOV #FearfulFearfulPair #FirstPersonPOV #MagicRealism #NonbinaryMC #SecretShame #SelfImageIssues #TransMC #Trauma