A digital copy of this book was given to me. The opinions are my own and freely given.

A woman wakes up on the shore of a lake, in a blizzard with no memory. She doesn't know her name, or where she is but sees a home and decides to ask for help. Gregg answers the door and doesn't know her, but because of the storm, they can't leave. She stays with Gregg and even though she enjoys being with him, she wonders if she can trust him.

Leading up to this mysterious woman waking up, Adria discovers her husband is stealing money from the business and some shady characters show up. This story is told from different perspectives, Adria's, which was a days before the woman woke up. And then when she woke up.

I spent the whole book, also wondering if Gregg was Adria's husband, if the woman was Adria and if he can really be trusted. I was shocked at the truth, never saw it coming and pleasantly surprised. I believe my mouth actually hung open for a minute of two.

This book had suspense, action. a little romance and a lot of mystery. Highly recommend it!

This story kept me guessing. Good suspense and a twist that I definitely did not expect. So good! This was a fast paced, engaging read and overall a fun read.

This story did not work for me. It felt like the same story I've read many times over. The characters and plot were not gripping.

What a jaw dropping, heart pounding and shockingly great book! Who doesn’t love a psychological thriller set during a winter storm? I was instantly hooked from the first chapter! So many layers to unravel. Just when I thought I had it figured out…holy surprise and plot twist! You will not want to miss this one!

Dive into the murky depths of Gravewater Lake, where suspense and deception reigns supreme! The main character's amnesia creates a captivating sense of unease, making everyone a potential suspect. I was constantly second-guessing myself, never guessing the shocking twists and reveals. The dual timeline and intricate plot weave a web of mystery that's utterly addictive. If you love secluded thrillers with unreliable narrators and unexpected turns, this book is perfect. It's a binge-worthy thriller that's absolutely worth the read!

Oh this hooked me instantly. It is so weird! Our girl wakes up drenched with no memory of who she is. She stumbles to large lake house with lights on and then things get even weirder. Who is Gregg? Why do all the women's clothes fit her? Why is "Eddie" coming around? She needs a hospital but for some reason that is impossible.
I love it!

🪦 F R E A K Y F R I D A Y book tour review 🪦 featuring “Gravewater Lake” by A.M. Strong and Sonya Sargent!

MY RATING: 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤/5

A woman wakes up on the shore of Gravewater Lake in the middle of a winter storm. She is completely disorientated, terrified and on the brink of hypothermia. She cannot remember her name or what the hell happened to her 🤔!

She notices a light on inside a house in the distance and knocks on the door looking for help and refuge from the snow storm. A handsome man named Gregg invites her inside and cares for her. Two complete strangers living together as they are stuck inside, what could go wrong? The woman is forced to trust this man as she tries her best to remember ANYTHING about herself.

But then she starts to hear conversations downstairs and footsteps throughout the house late at night and she is certain that they are NOT ALONE in the house! Is her mind spiralling and playing tricks on her or is Gregg keeping secrets from her?

🫣 This is the first book in a LONG time that actually gave me chills up my spine! I felt totally creeped out, unsettled and suspicious of everything! The characters are all sketchy and unreliable, especially due to the woman’s amnesia. Are Gregg’s intentions good or is he manipulating the memory loss situation??

Thank you kindly to @strongsargentauthors @sonyasargentstrong @amazonpublishing @thrillerbookloversthepulse for my #gifted advanced copy in exchange for my honest review and a spot on this incredible book tour. This book is OUT NOW and is one you don’t want to miss out on!

A woman wakes by the shore of a freezing cold lake, wet and shivering, with no memory of who she is and how she got there. She makes her way to the lights of a nearby house where she is kindly taken in by a man who opens the door to her. When a winter storm cuts them off from the outside world, she is forced to stay with him until the weather improves. However, as the days pass, she begins to feel that not everything is as it seems, including her rescuer. As she begins to experience flashes of memory, she becomes increasingly fearful about the sinister presence she feels around her and is convinced she's in danger. But who from?

Told in 2 timelines, this well paced psychological thriller was atmospheric and tense. The storyline kept me guessing and the twist towards the end was unexpected. The short chapters added to the tension and kept me turning the pages, finishing this book in a couple of days. A recommended read for fans of a good psychological thriller.

Thank you to NetGalley for my opportunity to read and review this book. ⭐ ⭐⭐⭐

I wanted to like this one a lot more than I did, but it took me forever to get into it. The main character was insufferably naive and read like a YA character, which was a struggle to get through.

This one started a little slow for me but I was hooked after 30%. There were moments where I thought this is so dumb or so unbelievable but then the twists come and it all makes sense!! I really liked this one!!

I enjoyed this story and for the most part it kept me hooked. It got a little boring in the middle but I was still.invested in finding out what happened. Inside not predict the twist at the ending. It was definitely not the direction I thought the story was going in but overall I enjoyed it and would recommend!

📚 ARC BOOK TOUR BOOK REVIEW 📚

Gravewater Lake
By A.M. Strong & Sonya Sargent
Publication Date: March 1, 2025
Publisher: Thomas and Mercer

📚MY RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐✨
(Rounded Up To 5⭐)

Thank you so much to Thriller Book Lovers The Pulse, Thomas and Mercer, A.M.Strong, and Sonya Sargent for this #gifted physical book and the absolutely AH-MAZ-ING swag box in exchange for my honest review! (Swipe ➡️ to see what was inside!) * And thanks to NetGalley for the e-arc too!*

📚MY REVIEW:

Strong & Sargent's debut thriller, The Last Girl Left, was one of my top reads of 2024, so you know it was a resounding YES when I was asked to participate in the book tour for their sophomore thriller, Gravewater Lake!

And this book did not disappoint!! With its short chapters and its dual POVs, this fast-paced psychological thriller was overflowing with mounting tension that incrementally ratcheted up with every chilling page I turned. It captivated me from the very start, and before I knew it, I was 100 pages in.

The story is told from the perspectives of our two female MCs, Adria and Anna, who are both caught in the mire of heart-pounding suspense and suspicion within their lives. Adria has discovered that perhaps her husband, Peter, isn't the man she thought he was when they got married two years ago. His secrets and lies just continue to grow, as Adria begins to unravel the mysteries surrounding who he is and what he's done. Anna wakes up on the shore of a frigid lake in the middle of a snowstorm with a huge bump on her head and absolutely no memory of who she is or how she ended up in the water. Fighting hypothermia, she trudges through snow until she finds Gregg's cabin, who takes her in. As days pass and the snowstorm keeps Anna stuck with Gregg in his cabin, she feels as if she's being watched and she's sure she's hearing someone else in the cabin at night. Gregg insists they're alone, but why does he keep disappearing? And what secrets is HE hiding?

This book had so much going on in both storylines, and I loved the way the POVs continually shifted to keep me guessing as I tried to find the connections between Adria and Anna. I definitely did not see the twists coming in this one, and while I had to suspend my disbelief a handful of times with some of the conclusions, I didn't even care. There's nothing better than a gaslighting antagonist -- except two of them. And with Anna's memory loss, her potentially unhinged character had me ready for anything. Once again, Strong and Sargent delivered a whopper of an unexpected twist and solidified their place as an auto-buy author pairing for me. This one is available NOW!!

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Gravewater Lake is my second book by this duo. They write bingeable addictive thrillers. I absolutely loved the short chapters, they were so propulsive.

I also love the amnesia trope in thrillers, they naturally make you question everything, but there is no way I could have anticipated the twist in this one. It was so shocking, yet completely believable. The perfect kind of twist.

What is the first thing you would do if you woke up on a lakeside with no memory? If your answer is "completely trust the first man I see and start sleeping with him within hours" then you might see the logic of "Anna's" actions. In truth, she has no idea who she is and who the man who has seemed to have rescued her is as well.

Anna's story is intertwined with that of "Adria's". I was put off by the blatant attempts at red herrings. They were so obvious I felt a little insulted.

Maybe it was the cosy winter storm. Maybe it was the fact that I had time to read today. I will give this a three.

It was fun. It was in no way believable and the characters were ridiculous.

This was my first time reading these authors and whilst I felt like I'd already read this concept before, I found myself quickly drawn in and wanting to know what was happening next. I knew there would be a twist and I did my best to call it beforehand and loved that I didn't! A very quick read, lots of suspense and creepy vibes, and a good amount of twists to keep me happy.

Thank you to Thomas & Mercer and Netgalley for the advance copy.

Gravewater Lake has a lot of attributes for thriller lovers:
•a snowed in, locked-room trope
•a case of amnesia that really bothers you
•a rescuer that makes you wonder if he’s a creeper
•several strange characters that you want to keep your guard up around

I loved A.M. Strong and Sonya Sargent’s last book and set my expectations high for this one and wasn’t disappointed. This is a story of mass confusion, there’s so many ways this could go, our MC has amnesia all of a sudden which keeps things complicated and confusing, is she hysterical and overly paranoid of her rescuer just a weirdo with a savior complex or is she being held hostage? I kept going back and forth with him and with some lady who is trying to help her. The end twists were entertaining and the pacing had you building up dread, then letting your guard down which turned this into a rollercoaster of suspicion and questions. I loved it! Thanks to A.M. Strong and Sonya Sargent for my gifted copy and curated box, every detail was so perfect to the story!

If you’re looking for the perfect, blustery story to kick winter out with, Gravewater Lake should be your next read!

This was okay, but it didn't do much that was new. I read too much in the genre and it all blends together. I think it's fine, but fine isn't necessarily exciting.

Unfortunately this book is going down as another mystery/thriller that just fell shy of the mark for me. The beginning had promise….as did the ending. Basically everything in the middle was just repetitive fluff that I felt I could have lived without.
I won’t give away the twist as I’m sure this book will be one you decide to read. I will just say the twist could have been drawn out longer and perhaps it would have made it more believable.
2.5/5 stars for me rounded up to 3 stars since we can’t do half stars.
I received an ARC of this title, all opinions are my own.

This book is amazing! Gravewater Lake by authors A.M. Strong and Sonya Sargent grabbed my attention right from the very beginning and held me hostage the whole way through. It’s a good thing I didn’t have anything important that needed to get done because I couldn’t set this book down. It is filled with so much action and deceit and twists that you’ll never see coming! Wow, I can’t recommend this book enough. It’s the story of Alex Moore, a published author, but when you first start reading it you are not aware of this. You believe you are reading about a woman named Adria who is married to Peter, a guy who is not who he portrays to be. But I choose not to say any more because I don’t want to ruin it for any future readers. All I can say is that it’s a fantastic storyline and one you won’t want to miss. I’d like to thank the publisher Thomas & Mercer and NetGalley for the arc to read and review. I absolutely loved this book, I believe it’s my favorite read so far this year. I’m giving it a much deserved 5 star rating and hope to read more by these authors very soon!

This book hooked me from the very first page with its intriguing and original storyline. It kept me on my toes right up to the end, and I especially enjoyed the atmospheric setting, suspense, and thrills. While I loved the beginning and the conclusion, the middle part left me a bit puzzled. I appreciated the heroine's cautious nature, and her inner thoughts felt relatable given her predicament. However, she suddenly throws that caution to the wind and jumps into a "relationship" with a guy she barely knows, which felt a bit off. Overall, it was an exciting read!

This psychological suspense tale is packed with flashbacks, cliffhanger chapters, and a web of lies to unravel, making it a true locked room mystery. If you're a fan of creepy old mansions, unexpected twists, and layered storytelling, then this book is definitely for you. It’s well-written, immersive, and clever. My one piece of advice? Don't trust anyone in this page-turning novel!
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC.