The Waters and the Wild

by Mercedes Lackey

Other authorsRosemary Edghill (Author)

Ebook, 2019

Status

Available

Call number

Fic SF Lackey

Publication

Baen

Description

"Deeply depressed Olivia, whose parents are divorcing, is ripe for manipulation. And swimming star Blake is looking for someone just like her. Although her friend tries to warn her, Olivia falls for his ploys and accepts an invitation to go to the Adirondack resort camp of Lake Endor with him and his family. But all is not as it seems at the hundred year old resort. Not only does Olivia discover that Blake is not the guy she thought he was, there is something sinister afoot at the lake. There is something lying beneath the waters of Lake Endor. Something not of this world. Will Olivia be drawn under or will she allow true friends to draw her from the lure of oblivion?"--

User reviews

LibraryThing member quondame

A YA summer on the lake with strangeness yarn. I didn't find much in it that connected it with other Bedlam's Bard books, though I haven't read the most recent ones, and my memory is not great. That is not in any case a problem with this book, which is decently paced with acceptable level of

characterization, though the lead's woozy headedness is a pain.

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LibraryThing member over.the.edge

The Waters and The Wild
by Mercedes Lackey & Rosemary Edghill
2019
BAEN books
3.5 / 5.0

Meet Olivia. A quiet, nerdy high school girl who is picked on alot. She believes that most people are basically always going to not include her. She is depressed. Her parents are heading to divorce, and their

constant bickering has only gotten worse. Her one caveat: a popular handsome guy on the swim team, Blake, has been paying attention to her, and she believes he likes her. When Blake asks Olivia to go with his family to the lake for the summer, she begins to believe maybe she can be like all the other girls at school. Maybe she will one day be accepted. Her few friends warn her about Blake, and tell her not to go. Olivia sees it as a chance to feel like she is normal, fits in, and follows her heart. Olivia is going to Lake Endor for the summer.

Blake, of course, turns out to not be the guy Olivia has made him out to be in her mind. Still, she believes he really likes her. She blindly believes Blake. Olivia is left on her own all day, while Blake is training for the swim team. A special friendship she develops at the camp, re news her faith in friendship and loyalty, and also a love she an count on.

But there is something sinister below the waters of Lake Endor. It seems to want Olivia. Her new friends warn her the light is a portal, do not go near it. Olivia has to decide if she should follow the mysterious light of the lake, or the advice of her new friends. More than she realizes rests on her decision.

Sci-fi elements and shape changing make this book fun. Although the plot is predictable, the sci fi elements and the characters themselves are engaging and easy to fall into. Quick, fun read.

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LibraryThing member bgknighton

A fun entry in the Bedlam’s Bard series. When Olivia is manipulated into taking a summer trip with Blake to the Adirondacks she becomes the target of his lamia girlfriend. There she discovers both the bright and dark side of the magical world.

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