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BOOK TOUR x @Random Things Tours - Into The Lake by L.K. Chapman

 


When Natalie receives an invite to her school reunion, it's the first time she's not wanted to go a party. These people don't know her, not anymore and since the accident that took away her modelling career, she doesn't really want to get to know them either. But she finds it's not too bad after all, despite having no family and no job to brag about, and then she meets Josh.

Josh didn't really want to go either, but his best friend convinced him it wouldn't be as awful as he imagined. He didn't really want to spend the night answering awkward questions about the troubled past he's dragging around ... but then he see's Natalie. A beautiful woman who he hardly spoke to in school and that's it for him - they fall for each other almost instantly. 

It's a perfect romance, until Natalie starts getting messages on her vlog - telling her that Josh is a murderer. That he killed Mikayla when they were in school. That he drowned her in the lake.  That nobody would ever love her. 

And as the rumours start to take over their whole life, she knows she needs the truth. Is her new love really a killer? Who is trying to pin this on him? She needs to find out what happened at the lake once and for all, and she'll do anything to get to the bottom of it.


"Everyone can see the truth but you ... maybe he'll kill you next."


Intense, twisty and devilishly dark, Into The Lake is a mystery that really keeps you guessing. Suspicion was on everyone, leaving the reader not knowing who to trust - Natalie is so sure Josh wasn't guilty, but we are left to watch on in horror as the story plays it itself out. 

Natalie and Josh - they definitely had chemistry and passion. The type of relationship that if my friend got into I'd slap them in the face and scream 'You don't even know him!'. They toed the line between love and obsession - and we know how dangerous both of those can be to the wrong person. I definitely loved Natalie, she was a strong character with a distinct voice and her determination leaped out through the pages. I found it a little harder to connect with Josh, for some reason - I wanted him to fight for the truth like Natalie was doing, 

A large portion of this book is spent in the past - leading us through Joshs troubled past. His childhood, his family, the darkness that's followed him like a dark cloud since he was a kid. And most importantly - to the day Mikayla was found dead in the lake. We were given information in tiny morsels at a time, waiting impatiently for something to click, for another piece of the puzzle. Sometimes I felt there was a little bit too much filler and not enough drama ... but overall this was a very easy read despite the heavy subject matter.

If you're looking for a thrilling story with romance, betrayal and a web of lies going back years, look no further. 


⭐⭐⭐⭐


About The Author: 


LK Chapman writes psychological thrillers and suspense. She published her first psychological novel, Anything for Him, in 2016.  A chilling thriller about obsession, jealousy and revenge, Anything for Him has now become a three book series with two sequels (Found You & Never Let Her Go) creating the No Escape trilogy. She has also written two standalone psychological novels, The Stories She Tells, and Into The Lake. 
LK Chapman’s books are inspired by her studies in psychology, and she has always been fascinated by the strength, peculiarities and extremes of human nature. As well as working as a psychologist, Chapman volunteered for mental health charity Mind before starting her journey as an author.




Thank you to Anne at @RandomThingsTours and the publishers for inviting me to take part in this tour. I was gifted a reviewers copy of this title in return for an honest review. 



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