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Jun 30, 2016samcmar rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This was a book I put off for months reading, worried I wouldn't like it. I adored Water for Elephants, a book I assumed by title alone I wouldn't enjoy. I was worried afterwards that At the Water's Edge wouldn't live up to my expectations of what Sarah Gruen is capable of. However, I flew through this book. I couldn't stop turning the pages because I was so engrossed by Maddie's narrative, along with the quest to see the Loch Ness monster. I found myself completely enchanted by the way in which the story was woven together, and I loved how Gruen opens this novel and then surprises readers by the end of it with a reference to the beginning. There's so many subtle nuances in this story, and the writing is quite lovely. Mostly though, I loved Maddie, Anna, and Meg. I found each of the heroines in the story so strong in their own right, and I found that how they approached others in the story to be quite interesting. I wanted to hurl things at Ellis and Hank, but I understood their rational in a lot of the situations within the story. I gotta say though, the ending quite surprised me, and I loved how the story wrapped up. Is the story a tad melodramatic and ridiculous? Absolutely! And if you don't like that, then I definitely don't recommend this book. However, if you don't mind a little drama, and some really, really, lovely writing, I definitely recommend At the Water's Edge, because if anything, it's quite a page-turner.