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Fantasy. Fiction. Romance. HTML:In this thrilling and suspenseful fantasy set in the world of the New York Times bestselling Others series, an inn owner and her shape-shifting lodger find themselves enmeshed in danger and dark secrets. Human laws do not apply in the territory controlled by the Others�??vampires, shape-shifters, and even deadlier paranormal beings. And this is a fact that humans should never, ever forget.... After her divorce, Vicki DeVine took over a rustic resort near Lake Silence, in a human town that is not human controlled. Towns such as Vicki's don't have any distance from the Others, the dominant predators who rule most of the land and all of the water throughout the world. And when a place has no boundaries, you never really know what is out there watching you. Vicki was hoping to find a new career and a new life. But when her lodger, Aggie Crowe�??one of the shape-shifting Others�??discovers a murdered man, Vicki finds trouble instead. The detectives want to pin the death on her, despite the evidence that nothing human could have killed the victim. As Vicki and her friends search for answers, ancient forces are roused by the disturbance in their domain. They have rules that must not be broken�??and all the destructive powers of nature at th… (more)
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Bookaholics Romance Book Club
Lake Silence by Anne Bishop
Fantasy -March 6th, 2018
5 stars
As the latest installment in Anne Bishop’s Others series she takes a turn and focuses on another seemingly unremarkable human and her interactions with the Others.
Vickie DeVine is middle aged divorcee and finally free of her
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domineering husband. After a messy settlement, she has gains a little money and a lake side estate her husband never wanted. Now she plans to renovate and create into a haven for paying guests. But her first guest is not the naive young girl she thinks. Instead, Aggie is an Other. A female that can shift into a Crow. Although not the strongest of the Others, she is different and deadly. And historically humans have feared and hated that which they do not understand. But Vickie still sees Aggie as an individual and cares for her instead of discriminating against her. Unfortunately, Aggie has found a dead body and Vickie feels impelled to report the dead man to the police. The consequences of finding the young man reveal an evil plot to hurt Vickie and harm the Others in the area. Can the fragile peace between the powerful Others and the humans last? Or will Vickie and the well meaning humans find themselves facing another natural disaster?
The Others are powerful beings, they include shifters and vampires which often see humans as prey i.e. edible. And there are also more scary Others known as elementals which can command the weather, land or sea. They can essentially destroy a town with a thought. Since the Others own the land and water, humans live there on their sufferance. Unfortunately, humans are greedy and want more. And they do not learn from their mistakes. Many have a history of trying to trick and discriminate against the Others. When their new human friend Vickie is threatened by devious humans who want to harm her the Others come out in force and it is a fascinating and terrifying read. The Others have so much power. Something that many of the humans just don’t understand or remember in their petty manipulations. This series brings up many issues such as domestic violence, abuse and prejudice. But in this story the author gives the underdog the power to retaliate. I liked that Vickie is starting a new life and finding new friends, humans and 'Other'wise. I also enjoyed reading the how the supposedly primitive and violent Others have more empathy and caring than ‘normal’ humans. Human beings fascinate them but they are slowly learning the intricacies of human lies and intrigue. Because of this the story often felt on a knife’s edge. Would the Others stop the villains and discover their plans in time?! How would they retaliate? The reader will root for Vickie and her friends. One thing is for certain, there is nothing like Other justice!
Fast paced, riveting read that will have you unwilling to stop turning the pages!
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LibraryThing member N.W.Moors
Vicki DeVine (yes, she hates her name) got the run-down resort, The Jumble, on one of the Finger Lakes as her settlement in her divorce from Yorick Dane (I love that name). It's located on Lake Silence in the small town of Sproing which is only noted for its isolation and the rabbit-like Sproingers
Her sole tenant is Aggie Crowe though Vicki's first hint that Aggie isn't human is when she finds Aggie heating up an eyeball for lunch. Turns out it came from a dead body on the property. Since Sproing doesn't have its own police department, a highway patrol officer named Grimshaw is dispatched to the crime scene.
Like all the books about The Others, this is a world populated with rich characterizations and details. It took me a while to get used to Vicki, partly because her POV is in First Person unlike the POVs of the other characters. Vicki is presented at first as a wreck of a woman, abused by her ex-husband to the point that her nerves take over when a man accosts her in any way. But the First Person viewpoint allows the reader to really get to know Vicki. She has a wry sense of humor and more courage than she thinks. Her musings about Ilya Sanguinati, the leader of the vampire clan on Lake Silence, are anything by modest, and I found them pretty funny. I do like her friendship with Julian, the Intuit bookstore owner. There's lots of great secondary characters that I hope to learn more about if the Others series continues. It's a fertile territory for more stories about the terra indigene and the humans who try to live with them.
Speaking of humans, we have here some more petty criminals than the evil ones in the earlier books, but they still try to do a lot of damage. The Others series at its core are books about the evils that men do to their environment and the earth, and those businessmen who try to wrest The Jumble away to develop it as a playground for their pals are representative of the unthinking consequences of this kind of thinking. Ms. Bishop never preaches; indeed, the Others, as predators, would rather solve these issues in their own way. As Ilya says, "It's been our observation that humans often wilfully believe that they can repeat the actions of those who went before them and not suffer the same consequences." Consequences from the Others usually means meat for the terra indigene.
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that live in the area. The story takes place about a year after the last book and the events known as the Great Deprivation.Her sole tenant is Aggie Crowe though Vicki's first hint that Aggie isn't human is when she finds Aggie heating up an eyeball for lunch. Turns out it came from a dead body on the property. Since Sproing doesn't have its own police department, a highway patrol officer named Grimshaw is dispatched to the crime scene.
Like all the books about The Others, this is a world populated with rich characterizations and details. It took me a while to get used to Vicki, partly because her POV is in First Person unlike the POVs of the other characters. Vicki is presented at first as a wreck of a woman, abused by her ex-husband to the point that her nerves take over when a man accosts her in any way. But the First Person viewpoint allows the reader to really get to know Vicki. She has a wry sense of humor and more courage than she thinks. Her musings about Ilya Sanguinati, the leader of the vampire clan on Lake Silence, are anything by modest, and I found them pretty funny. I do like her friendship with Julian, the Intuit bookstore owner. There's lots of great secondary characters that I hope to learn more about if the Others series continues. It's a fertile territory for more stories about the terra indigene and the humans who try to live with them.
Speaking of humans, we have here some more petty criminals than the evil ones in the earlier books, but they still try to do a lot of damage. The Others series at its core are books about the evils that men do to their environment and the earth, and those businessmen who try to wrest The Jumble away to develop it as a playground for their pals are representative of the unthinking consequences of this kind of thinking. Ms. Bishop never preaches; indeed, the Others, as predators, would rather solve these issues in their own way. As Ilya says, "It's been our observation that humans often wilfully believe that they can repeat the actions of those who went before them and not suffer the same consequences." Consequences from the Others usually means meat for the terra indigene.
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LibraryThing member waclements7
I really enjoyed this spin-off in the world of the Others. I liked the characters, and found it interesting that Vicki and Julian both had emotional wounds (and physical) but chose to relocate somewhere in such close proximity to the Others. Vicki did have The Jumble as a reason, which I thought
When her ex returns to try to take the land back for redevelopment, all against the terms of the deal struck with the terra indigenes, I was a little bit skeptical about where the book was going. Thasia had just had most of the population wiped out because people didn’t listen to the Others. The explanation that despite that, there were people living in land not controlled by terra indigenes who still didn’t “get it” made sense. One would think it would make a difference, but all you have to do is look at the world today and the idiocy that occurs every day to realize how high the level of denial is.
I thought the Sanguinati were interesting. Ilya was one of the more interesting characters. He was much better at reading people than anyone else, especially in the case of Vicki’s panic attacks. It would have been nice to have seen a more proactive approach to those—I.e. maybe medication would have helped her—but she was able to get The Jumble going again.
I just wish if someone is going to use a mental health issue as part of who a character is, they would do something to help empower the character to learn to live with it as opposed to being completely at its mercy and that’s it. Yes, Vicki could still run The Jumble, but she didn’t learn anything about her panic attacks. Julian forced himself to work as backup to Wayne even though it was psychologically/emotionally extremely difficult/detrimental to him, and that didn’t change.
Overall, though, I liked the book—much more than the last book in the series with Meg. So that was a good thing. Bishop is very good at world building and creating characters who are memorable. I have really liked the whole concept of the terra indigenes since she started this world. This book is a good addition
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was a clever name, as relationships between humans and the Others are definitely in a jumble at this point. When her ex returns to try to take the land back for redevelopment, all against the terms of the deal struck with the terra indigenes, I was a little bit skeptical about where the book was going. Thasia had just had most of the population wiped out because people didn’t listen to the Others. The explanation that despite that, there were people living in land not controlled by terra indigenes who still didn’t “get it” made sense. One would think it would make a difference, but all you have to do is look at the world today and the idiocy that occurs every day to realize how high the level of denial is.
I thought the Sanguinati were interesting. Ilya was one of the more interesting characters. He was much better at reading people than anyone else, especially in the case of Vicki’s panic attacks. It would have been nice to have seen a more proactive approach to those—I.e. maybe medication would have helped her—but she was able to get The Jumble going again.
I just wish if someone is going to use a mental health issue as part of who a character is, they would do something to help empower the character to learn to live with it as opposed to being completely at its mercy and that’s it. Yes, Vicki could still run The Jumble, but she didn’t learn anything about her panic attacks. Julian forced himself to work as backup to Wayne even though it was psychologically/emotionally extremely difficult/detrimental to him, and that didn’t change.
Overall, though, I liked the book—much more than the last book in the series with Meg. So that was a good thing. Bishop is very good at world building and creating characters who are memorable. I have really liked the whole concept of the terra indigenes since she started this world. This book is a good addition
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LibraryThing member STACYatUFI
I put off reading LAKE SILENCE for quite a while. I was scared that I wouldn't love it like I loved the previous books in the Others series with the different setting and characters. I am happy to report that I was worried for no reason and that I loved LAKE SILENCE just as much as its
I DID miss Meg, Simon and the rest of the Lakeside Courtyard crew, but Vicki and her new friends—both human and Other—were easy to like, easy to root for and so much fun to get to know. Vicki has a lot of insecurities and doubts throughout LAKE SILENCE. If you're looking for a romance, you won't get it. She isn't ready to trust men romantically yet after the disaster that was her marriage, but she is on her way there.
I loved learning about another part of the world. The town and the people really helped make the story. We don't have that Courtyard feel of the last books, but there is definitely a community.
I would have liked to get to know the Others better. We get a lot of information on the humans of the group, but we only got a few tidbits about the others. Even with not getting to know them, we do get to see what their powers are used for and what they are willing to do for those that have their protection.
After finishing LAKE SILENCE I'm once again excited to continue the series and look forward to seeing what will come next.
* This book was provided free of charge from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
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predecessors. I DID miss Meg, Simon and the rest of the Lakeside Courtyard crew, but Vicki and her new friends—both human and Other—were easy to like, easy to root for and so much fun to get to know. Vicki has a lot of insecurities and doubts throughout LAKE SILENCE. If you're looking for a romance, you won't get it. She isn't ready to trust men romantically yet after the disaster that was her marriage, but she is on her way there.
I loved learning about another part of the world. The town and the people really helped make the story. We don't have that Courtyard feel of the last books, but there is definitely a community.
I would have liked to get to know the Others better. We get a lot of information on the humans of the group, but we only got a few tidbits about the others. Even with not getting to know them, we do get to see what their powers are used for and what they are willing to do for those that have their protection.
After finishing LAKE SILENCE I'm once again excited to continue the series and look forward to seeing what will come next.
* This book was provided free of charge from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
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LibraryThing member Bodagirl
Although I enjoy the world that Bishop created, I'm getting a little sick of the downtrodden main female character who can only find self-worth through the bevvy of hunky men around her. I'd love to see how Bishop would handle a female character who has had it rough, but is healing herself without
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LibraryThing member twinkley
I enjoyed this and while I missed Meg and Simon, I also liked seeing different characters. Unfortunately, Vicki isn't as a compelling character as Meg and I am getting tired of seeing yet another main female character with a host of emotional issues. Julian is, I think, her future love interest but
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there is no spark whatsoever between them. So, this is another flaw. I also didn't quite get behind why all the Others got Vicki's back. It made sense with Meg because her developing relationships with the Others was shown but in this novel, Vicki meets them one time and boom, they've got her back. And that's about what I didn't like in this novel. Grimshaw and Aggie were my favorite characters. I liked the new elementals and the Others that showed up in this novel and I enjoyed the slow pace of the developing story just like the rest of the series. I hope in the next book, the author makes Vicki and Julian's characters more interesting and spends more time developing relationships. Show Less
LibraryThing member Capnrandm
Review courtesy of All Things Urban Fantasy.
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Fans of The Others series will not find anything new in LAKE SILENCE, but the story is no less enjoyable for that familiarity. Bishop’s Others are given a brutal fairness and dignity, and her humans once again fall into bianary camps of
Of course, evil brings to mind serial killers. The villains in LAKE SILENCE are more akin to the cruel, misogynist, entitled, racist businessman caricatures we can all love to hate. The skirmishes between Others and humans feel more realistic on a small scale, and it is almost more satisfying to see venial hubris laid low than having to read along with the greater crimes of prior books. Still, reading from the perspective of main characters that are voyaging deeper and deeper into the world of the Others, it makes the oblivious behavior of the villains all the more hard to understand. LAKE SILENCE tries to address this disconnect by explicitly describing the experience of most humans, either insulated within city centers or willfully blind to the Others around their towns.
But perhaps these efforts are unnecessary. A love child of fairy tale and morality play, LAKE SILENCE is about rooting for your heroes and seeing bad guys humiliated, punished, and sometimes eaten. For fans of Bishop’s brand of justice, LAKE SILENCE will not disappoint.
Sexual content: References to rape, sexual assault, and domestic abuse
allthingsuf.com
Fans of The Others series will not find anything new in LAKE SILENCE, but the story is no less enjoyable for that familiarity. Bishop’s Others are given a brutal fairness and dignity, and her humans once again fall into bianary camps of
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good and evil.Of course, evil brings to mind serial killers. The villains in LAKE SILENCE are more akin to the cruel, misogynist, entitled, racist businessman caricatures we can all love to hate. The skirmishes between Others and humans feel more realistic on a small scale, and it is almost more satisfying to see venial hubris laid low than having to read along with the greater crimes of prior books. Still, reading from the perspective of main characters that are voyaging deeper and deeper into the world of the Others, it makes the oblivious behavior of the villains all the more hard to understand. LAKE SILENCE tries to address this disconnect by explicitly describing the experience of most humans, either insulated within city centers or willfully blind to the Others around their towns.
But perhaps these efforts are unnecessary. A love child of fairy tale and morality play, LAKE SILENCE is about rooting for your heroes and seeing bad guys humiliated, punished, and sometimes eaten. For fans of Bishop’s brand of justice, LAKE SILENCE will not disappoint.
Sexual content: References to rape, sexual assault, and domestic abuse
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LibraryThing member quondame
A more adult tale in World of the Others which takes place after the YA Lakeside series. Vicki is trying to make a go out of The Jumble, a lakeside establishment near the village of Sproing, that she received as a divorce settlement. Just as she has the main building and a set of cabins ready for
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the summer guests a dead body proves to be the tip of the iceberg of the troubles outsiders bring to Sproing and The Jumble. Vicki has allies in dealing with the troubles, though they are in danger of doing so much they make her feel unable to take care of herself. Good characters, interesting setting and interactions and flows really well. Show Less
LibraryThing member nbmars
This is the beginning of a new paranormal series set in the same world of Bishop’s “Others” series, a world mostly divided into humans and the terra indigene, commonly known as The Others.
These Others include shapeshifters (such as werewolves), vampires, “elementals,” and
In the first series, a political movement- Humans First and Last (HFL), tried to challenge the hegemony of the Others and “take back the land” (which of course was never theirs in the first place). This upset the harmony of the world and led to a great culling of humans by unhappy Elders, who are the primal, dangerous, and most powerful forms of the terra indigene.
Readers followed what happened through the events taking place in Lakeside, where humans and Others mixed in a unique situation facilitated by the wonderful characters of the werewolf Simon Wolfgard and the cassandra sangue Meg Corbyn. Fans were worried when the author announced that Etched in Bone was the last book that would take place in the city of Lakeside, but not the last taking place in this particular world the author created. But happily, we need not have been.
In this book, we meet Victoria (“Vicki”) DeVine, a 30-year-old human who shows sufficient respect for Others to be accepted, and more importantly, protected by them. In a divorce settlement with her sleazy, emotionally-abusive ex-husband, she received “The Jumble,” a vacation rental property on a lake in the village of Sproing. (The odd name comes from the strange shape-shifter denizens of the village.) The terms of the lease for The Jumble are strict; any owner or user must adhere to the conditions set out by the terra indigene. There are also certain understandings associated with the lease, such as that the human caretaker will help any interested terra indigene to learn human ways.
Until the disaster begun by the HFL, most of the terra indigene paid little attention to humans. But now it was imperative for them to pay close attention, as part of their guardianship of the earth.
As the story starts, Vicki’s only tenant (so far), Aggie Crowgard, has found a dead body on the property. Officer Wayne Grimshaw is sent to Sproing from a nearby larger town to investigate. There he also encounters a young new police officer, David Osgood (not much help), and Julian Farrow, an Intuit and former fellow policeman now running the local bookstore, Lettuce Reed. Grimshaw finds he needs Julian’s help when the dead man turns out to be connected to some not-so-nice developers who want to take the land away from Vicki.
Vicki is also assisted by her self-appointed attorney, Ilya Sanguinati, one of the Sanguinati vampire clan. Vicki, who finds solace in food, is reassured by Ilya's intervention:
“He was . . . . yummy. I mean, he was a double-scoop sundae with hot fudge and caramel sauce and a mountain of real whipped cream yummy.”
[Can anyone be that yummy? Okay, it’s fantasy!]
As for Ilya, he has never met a woman as damaged as Vicki, and takes it upon himself to become an amateur psychologist to help boost Vicki’s ego.
Eventually, the good humans and Others working together rid the town of the menace, but not before a number of additional bodies are added to the toll.
Evaluation: Much to my relief, I liked this book almost as much as those in the initial series, albeit while missing the characters from it. And missing the romance! There isn’t any in this book, but there are other elements to keep one’s interest level high: plenty of humor, suspense, and a cast of colorful characters.
These Others include shapeshifters (such as werewolves), vampires, “elementals,” and
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“harvesters,” inter alia. There is also a third sort of in-between group with extra-sensory perceptiveness, including the cassandra sangue or blood prophets - females who can see visions of the future after self-mutilation or reading cards; and Intuits, humans with enhanced instincts that enable them to sense danger. In the first series, a political movement- Humans First and Last (HFL), tried to challenge the hegemony of the Others and “take back the land” (which of course was never theirs in the first place). This upset the harmony of the world and led to a great culling of humans by unhappy Elders, who are the primal, dangerous, and most powerful forms of the terra indigene.
Readers followed what happened through the events taking place in Lakeside, where humans and Others mixed in a unique situation facilitated by the wonderful characters of the werewolf Simon Wolfgard and the cassandra sangue Meg Corbyn. Fans were worried when the author announced that Etched in Bone was the last book that would take place in the city of Lakeside, but not the last taking place in this particular world the author created. But happily, we need not have been.
In this book, we meet Victoria (“Vicki”) DeVine, a 30-year-old human who shows sufficient respect for Others to be accepted, and more importantly, protected by them. In a divorce settlement with her sleazy, emotionally-abusive ex-husband, she received “The Jumble,” a vacation rental property on a lake in the village of Sproing. (The odd name comes from the strange shape-shifter denizens of the village.) The terms of the lease for The Jumble are strict; any owner or user must adhere to the conditions set out by the terra indigene. There are also certain understandings associated with the lease, such as that the human caretaker will help any interested terra indigene to learn human ways.
Until the disaster begun by the HFL, most of the terra indigene paid little attention to humans. But now it was imperative for them to pay close attention, as part of their guardianship of the earth.
As the story starts, Vicki’s only tenant (so far), Aggie Crowgard, has found a dead body on the property. Officer Wayne Grimshaw is sent to Sproing from a nearby larger town to investigate. There he also encounters a young new police officer, David Osgood (not much help), and Julian Farrow, an Intuit and former fellow policeman now running the local bookstore, Lettuce Reed. Grimshaw finds he needs Julian’s help when the dead man turns out to be connected to some not-so-nice developers who want to take the land away from Vicki.
Vicki is also assisted by her self-appointed attorney, Ilya Sanguinati, one of the Sanguinati vampire clan. Vicki, who finds solace in food, is reassured by Ilya's intervention:
“He was . . . . yummy. I mean, he was a double-scoop sundae with hot fudge and caramel sauce and a mountain of real whipped cream yummy.”
[Can anyone be that yummy? Okay, it’s fantasy!]
As for Ilya, he has never met a woman as damaged as Vicki, and takes it upon himself to become an amateur psychologist to help boost Vicki’s ego.
Eventually, the good humans and Others working together rid the town of the menace, but not before a number of additional bodies are added to the toll.
Evaluation: Much to my relief, I liked this book almost as much as those in the initial series, albeit while missing the characters from it. And missing the romance! There isn’t any in this book, but there are other elements to keep one’s interest level high: plenty of humor, suspense, and a cast of colorful characters.
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LibraryThing member Carolesrandomlife
I enjoyed this book. After reading the earlier books in the series last year, I was really curious about this newest installment. I knew going into this book that it was set in the same world as the previous books but it would feature different characters. I was relieved to find that I liked this
Vicki is a rather new resident in the area. She recently acquired a resort property, The Jumble, on Lake Silence as part of her divorce agreement. The resort is just starting to conduct business with its first renter. When a body is discovered near the resort, a chain of events begin that will put everything in jeopardy.
This book had a colorful cast of characters. Vicki was easy to like. She was such an honest and dependable person that hasn't always been treated well by others. Grimshaw was the calm authoritative voice of reason that everyone needed. He really seemed to care about Vicki and the residents in town. Julian is a good friend to Vicki and Grimshaw and steps into help and give advice when it is needed. I really liked how the wider group of characters quickly felt like a community working together.
There was a lot of action to keep everyone busy in this book. Vicki's right to The Jumble ends up being called into question by a group that has their own agenda. The property has a very detailed list of rules that must be followed since it is in the territory of the Others that Vicki has worked to follow while those who want to take the property plan to ignore. I really liked seeing how scary some of the Others could be when agreements were not followed. I was never quite sure how things would work out and was a bit nervous for the characters at times.
I would recommend this book to others. I think that anyone new to the series would be okay jumping in with this book but the background information from the earlier books was very helpful. I thought that this book came to a very satisfactory ending. I am really not sure whether their will be future books with this group of characters or not since the story felt very complete but I would certainly welcome any future installments.
I received an advance reader edition of this book from Berkley Publishing Group - Ace via NetGalley.
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new group of characters right away. I had a really nice time with this story.Vicki is a rather new resident in the area. She recently acquired a resort property, The Jumble, on Lake Silence as part of her divorce agreement. The resort is just starting to conduct business with its first renter. When a body is discovered near the resort, a chain of events begin that will put everything in jeopardy.
This book had a colorful cast of characters. Vicki was easy to like. She was such an honest and dependable person that hasn't always been treated well by others. Grimshaw was the calm authoritative voice of reason that everyone needed. He really seemed to care about Vicki and the residents in town. Julian is a good friend to Vicki and Grimshaw and steps into help and give advice when it is needed. I really liked how the wider group of characters quickly felt like a community working together.
There was a lot of action to keep everyone busy in this book. Vicki's right to The Jumble ends up being called into question by a group that has their own agenda. The property has a very detailed list of rules that must be followed since it is in the territory of the Others that Vicki has worked to follow while those who want to take the property plan to ignore. I really liked seeing how scary some of the Others could be when agreements were not followed. I was never quite sure how things would work out and was a bit nervous for the characters at times.
I would recommend this book to others. I think that anyone new to the series would be okay jumping in with this book but the background information from the earlier books was very helpful. I thought that this book came to a very satisfactory ending. I am really not sure whether their will be future books with this group of characters or not since the story felt very complete but I would certainly welcome any future installments.
I received an advance reader edition of this book from Berkley Publishing Group - Ace via NetGalley.
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LibraryThing member bm2ng
Another good one
Although I missed the Lakeside characters, the Jumble and surrounding inhabitants didn’t disappoint. I enjoyed this new village and its characters and am hoping they’ll appear in other stories. I want to hear about the Meg, though, too.
Although I missed the Lakeside characters, the Jumble and surrounding inhabitants didn’t disappoint. I enjoyed this new village and its characters and am hoping they’ll appear in other stories. I want to hear about the Meg, though, too.
LibraryThing member StarKnits
I like this book and The Others world. Bishop has a handle on how humans act and how their prejudices and actions can make it harder for other people. I hope there are more to come!
LibraryThing member Glennis.LeBlanc
This is a new book in the Others series but this one is in a new setting with new characters. Lake Silence is in the middle of Others territory and deals with Vicki running a hotel that was part of her divorce settlement. The catch with the hotel is no real expansion can be done to it without the
This book can be a good starting point in the series but it does give away some of the stuff from the previous books but it does stand on its own as a new start to the series. A good read both for newcomers and for the faithful fans of the series.
Digital review copy provided by the publisher through NetGalley
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Others approval. When her ex husband tries to take it back from her and ignore the contract that was set in place when the land was first leased from the Others to his family then the problems start. This book can be a good starting point in the series but it does give away some of the stuff from the previous books but it does stand on its own as a new start to the series. A good read both for newcomers and for the faithful fans of the series.
Digital review copy provided by the publisher through NetGalley
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LibraryThing member TheYodamom
4.5- audiobook
Excellent narration
I didn't expect to enjoy this spin off. I thought the series would fall into dullsville without Meg and the pack. I was wrong! I didn't even miss her I was so wrapped up in these newish characters (a few came from the original series)and their section of the world.
Excellent narration
I didn't expect to enjoy this spin off. I thought the series would fall into dullsville without Meg and the pack. I was wrong! I didn't even miss her I was so wrapped up in these newish characters (a few came from the original series)and their section of the world.
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There are so many new beings, my favorite had to be the Sproings I pictured them as a Porg (Star Wars) like beastie, so cute. The vampire, who happened to be a lawyer, a double blood sucker was acknowledged as yummy. Finally they get some love. Vicki, is the main character, she moved to Sproing after a nasty divorce from a total tool of a semi man. She got a piece of land form the divorce decree with some cabins on it she rebuilt and rents for a living. Everything is going well till her ex tool husband and some of his greedy non environmental friends try to take it away from her. There is the easy way death, but there is also a lot of sneaky excellence going on with twists and turns that had me cheering loudly. The rules were simple, but some humans just can't follow the rules even to save their own greedy useless lives. Show Less
LibraryThing member murderbydeath
I wasn't even going to read this one. I was sure I didn't want to leave Lakeside and the characters in that courtyard. But this was one of those rare times when advance press got me to reconsider. I don't even remember what I read, but it was enough to make me think that maybe Lake Silence would be
Squee! It was! Much to the detriment of my sleep. I started it yesterday afternoon and, true to previous experience, I almost didn't put it down again - I finally lost the battle at 1am, but was up again at 7am, book open, real-life rudely put on hold, until it was finished.
Turns out it's not Lakeside I'm attached to; it's the Others. I'm enamoured with their morality, to put it bluntly. Honesty and good faith keep you alive. Shady dealings and selfishness get you killed. Every. single. time. No second chances. In a world that's constantly pissing me off because people do bad things and get away with it, or dodge the consequences, if not immediately, than eventually (Pete Rose trying to get his lifetime ban lifted; Australia's cricket vice-captain caught cheating and already publicly stating he hopes to play again), I find this world of the Others refreshing. Unfortunately, even in a work of fantasy, humans can't stop being selfish and exploitative, in spite of clear cut rules, and consequences that are meted out consistently and immediately, and brutally.
The setting for Lake Silence is completely different, with an entirely new cast of characters, although there are a few cameos. This is a small town that's always been owned by the terre indigene, where the human residents fool themselves into believing the Others keep themselves to themselves. Vicki is a new resident, trying to make a go of an old abandoned resort she got as part of her divorce settlement, not realising the true purpose of the resort and her role as caretaker.
As in previous books, I just got sucked in; the characters, the setting, all of it. The only discordant note, and the reason it's not the full 5 stars, were the villains; they were the most 2 dimensional characters in the story - so much so they were caricatures, and that made it hard to take them as seriously as the story deserved. Vicki is also an emotionally broken character, and that's starting to make Bishop's MCs feel formulaic. While Meg's fragility was logical, given her background, Vicki's felt gratuitous; I don't think the story would have suffered at all, or worked less well, if she's been a relatively well-adjusted, independent woman getting on with her life after a divorce.
Doesn't matter in the end; I loved the book and lost sleep over it, and I'll gladly snap up the next one without reservations.
This was my final read for Kill Your Darlings, and I used it for the card Crime Scene: Planet Camazotz, as it is a book that takes place in a different world.
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worth a read. Squee! It was! Much to the detriment of my sleep. I started it yesterday afternoon and, true to previous experience, I almost didn't put it down again - I finally lost the battle at 1am, but was up again at 7am, book open, real-life rudely put on hold, until it was finished.
Turns out it's not Lakeside I'm attached to; it's the Others. I'm enamoured with their morality, to put it bluntly. Honesty and good faith keep you alive. Shady dealings and selfishness get you killed. Every. single. time. No second chances. In a world that's constantly pissing me off because people do bad things and get away with it, or dodge the consequences, if not immediately, than eventually (Pete Rose trying to get his lifetime ban lifted; Australia's cricket vice-captain caught cheating and already publicly stating he hopes to play again), I find this world of the Others refreshing. Unfortunately, even in a work of fantasy, humans can't stop being selfish and exploitative, in spite of clear cut rules, and consequences that are meted out consistently and immediately, and brutally.
The setting for Lake Silence is completely different, with an entirely new cast of characters, although there are a few cameos. This is a small town that's always been owned by the terre indigene, where the human residents fool themselves into believing the Others keep themselves to themselves. Vicki is a new resident, trying to make a go of an old abandoned resort she got as part of her divorce settlement, not realising the true purpose of the resort and her role as caretaker.
As in previous books, I just got sucked in; the characters, the setting, all of it. The only discordant note, and the reason it's not the full 5 stars, were the villains; they were the most 2 dimensional characters in the story - so much so they were caricatures, and that made it hard to take them as seriously as the story deserved. Vicki is also an emotionally broken character, and that's starting to make Bishop's MCs feel formulaic. While Meg's fragility was logical, given her background, Vicki's felt gratuitous; I don't think the story would have suffered at all, or worked less well, if she's been a relatively well-adjusted, independent woman getting on with her life after a divorce.
Doesn't matter in the end; I loved the book and lost sleep over it, and I'll gladly snap up the next one without reservations.
This was my final read for Kill Your Darlings, and I used it for the card Crime Scene: Planet Camazotz, as it is a book that takes place in a different world.
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LibraryThing member Narilka
It felt good to return to the world of the Others. If you've read the Meg's story, you basically know what to expect as Bishop has a formula for this series. Fortunately I enjoy that formula.
Vicki DeVine got one thing out of her divorce - a rustic resort called the Jumble on Lake Silence. After
Even though this book is the first in a new series set in the same world, Lake Silence is designed to be read after Meg's story as this book assumes you already have a foundational understanding of what the Others are and how their laws in this world work.
This book is interesting in that I enjoyed the supporting cast more than the lead. Grimshaw is a police officer with a past who knows himself well and also understands just what he's dealing with at the Jumble. Getting to see more about the Intuits with Julian was a nice way to add to the world building. The Others are awesome and easily my favorite part of the book. Having less humanized Others for Vicki and the townsfolk to interact with worked quite well and helped them seem even more other. I have mixed feelings about Vicki. As a divorcee, she has seen some of the world and should know more than she apparently does. I sometimes got the feeling the author used Vicki as a stand in for Meg but couldn't pull off the same level of childlike innocence since Vicki was not nearly as sheltered as Meg. This seems like a great opportunity for some character building in a future book.
I admit while reading this I found myself missing the Lakeside Courtyard. Vicki, Ilya, Grimshaw and the rest helped fill the Others sized hole I didn't know was in my heart. I enjoyed my time back in this dangerous land and look forward to the second book.
Vicki DeVine got one thing out of her divorce - a rustic resort called the Jumble on Lake Silence. After
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spending months making the resort habitable, Vicki has her first tenant, Aggie Crow. When Aggie finds a dead body on the property, trouble lands on Vicki's doorstep in the form of some detectives from a nearby city trying to pin the crime on her even though all evidence shows nothing human could've killed the victim. Some people seem to forget that human laws do not apply in wild country.Even though this book is the first in a new series set in the same world, Lake Silence is designed to be read after Meg's story as this book assumes you already have a foundational understanding of what the Others are and how their laws in this world work.
This book is interesting in that I enjoyed the supporting cast more than the lead. Grimshaw is a police officer with a past who knows himself well and also understands just what he's dealing with at the Jumble. Getting to see more about the Intuits with Julian was a nice way to add to the world building. The Others are awesome and easily my favorite part of the book. Having less humanized Others for Vicki and the townsfolk to interact with worked quite well and helped them seem even more other. I have mixed feelings about Vicki. As a divorcee, she has seen some of the world and should know more than she apparently does. I sometimes got the feeling the author used Vicki as a stand in for Meg but couldn't pull off the same level of childlike innocence since Vicki was not nearly as sheltered as Meg. This seems like a great opportunity for some character building in a future book.
I admit while reading this I found myself missing the Lakeside Courtyard. Vicki, Ilya, Grimshaw and the rest helped fill the Others sized hole I didn't know was in my heart. I enjoyed my time back in this dangerous land and look forward to the second book.
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LibraryThing member jennybeast
After a while, I start to wonder if the humans in this world are smart enough to survive. Experience seems to point to no, but it's still delightful to see the ones that do. Purest and most satisfying wish fulfillment, where the world bites back against greed and bad behavior and rewards kindness
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LibraryThing member Anniik
Good book, although at times I felt like I was missing things because I haven’t read her other series. Maybe I’ll go back and read them.
LibraryThing member catseyegreen
A spin-off of the Others series this book takes place in a former resort near a lake. Vicki received this property as her share of a divorce settlement. Recovering from her abusive marriage she has sunk most of her money into restoring the property. Her first tenant turns out to be Crowgard --
library book read 1/3/2023
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meaning a shape-changer. After a body is discovered on the property Vicki must deal with the police. Then her ex shows up trying to reclaim the property and more Others arrive. Vicki's life get very complicated very quickly. library book read 1/3/2023
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2018
Physical description
416 p.; 6 inches
ISBN
0399587241 / 9780399587245
Local notes
After her divorce, Vicki DeVine took over a rustic resort near Lake Silence, in a human town that is not human controlled. Towns such as Vicki's don't have any distance from the Others, the dominant predators who rule most of the land and all of the water throughout the world. And when a place has no boundaries, you never really know what is out there watching you. Vicki was hoping to find a new career and a new life. But when her lodger, Aggie Crowe--one of the shape-shifting Others--discovers a murdered man, Vicki finds trouble instead.