When Jewel Jordan dies from cancer, her father’s wish is to scatter the ashes inside their beloved Torch Lake. But after the grieving mother hears her daughter’s voice coming from inside the urn, how can she let the ashes go?
Especially after a mysterious pastor begs her to keep them and promises to reunite her with her daughter’s spirit. Who should she listen to?
Even creatures from the lake whisper to her at night, pleading for the remains of her daughter. Who can she trust?
Nobody knows the truth and the bargain she made that led to her daughter’s death. Now she has to fight to save her child’s soul, and Torch Lake holds the answers. But the lake is cold, the truth is deep, and you have to earn the right to hear such secrets, for the lake speaks most honestly to those willing to drown.
Dark bleatings, my willing tribe.
Wow, that sounded a bit weird. Moving on.
I’m reviewing a novel today but I’m going to be brief because unfortunately, it wasn’t my cup of tea. I HATE saying that – you know what I’m like. Before I go on, I should stress that I didn’t find anything particularly wrong with this story and I don’t have a list of criticisms, I just wasn’t super engrossed so I guess it just wasn’t my favourite flavour of story.
With that said, I would like to blab a bit about what I did love about it. Yes, I realise I’m a confusing person.
The narrative structure uses two timelines, used to tell the stories of two separate families. I don’t know what it is about these types of formats that I’m so obsessed with but I love it when it’s used well and for a good reason, like it is here. It’s a creative way to tell a story that wants to utilise elements of the past. I also thought there was a great mix of human and folky horror, and I liked how everything was woven together.
Despite not being personally obsessed with this, I can’t honestly not recommend it to horror fans because I really don’t have anything negative to say and can’t be more specific than “I just didn’t really feel like picking it back up whenever I put it down”. I think others would enjoy it (and they are, as far as I can see from other reviews). If you’re someone that normally puts stock into my opinions, I might ignore me this time around and see if the synopsis draws you in.
If you’d like to check out the book or the author, I’ve popped some links below for you:
Bleeeeat!
Happy Goat Horror 
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