A Misfortune of Lake Monsters, Nicole M. Wolverton
A Misfortune of Lake Monsters, Nicole M. Wolverton
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A Misfortune of Lake Monsters

Author: Nicole M. Wolverton

Narrator: Stephanie Willing, Oscar Emmanuel Fabela

Unabridged: 8 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Baker & Taylor

Published: 09/02/2025

Synopsis

When legends bite back.Lemon Ziegler wants to escape rural Devil’s Elbow, Pennsylvania to attend college—but that’s impossible now that she’s expected to impersonate the town’s lake monster for the rest of her life. Her family has been secretly keeping the tradition of Old Lucy, the famed (and very fake) monster of Lake Lokakoma, alive for generations, all to keep the tourists coming. Without Lemon, the town dies, and she can’t disappoint her grandparents . . . or tell her best friends about any of it. That includes Troy Ramirez, who has been covertly in love with Lemon for years, afraid to ruin their friendship by confessing his feelings. When a very real, and very hungry monster is discovered in the lake, secrets must fall by the wayside. Determined to stop the monster, Lemon and her best friends are the only thing standing between Devil’s Elbow and the monster out for blood.For readers who enjoy Harrow Lake by Kat Ellis, House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland, Dark and Shallow Lies by Ginny Myers Sain, and The Lake House by Sarah Beth Durst.

About Stephanie Willing

Stephanie Willing is a voiceover artist based in New York. With an MFA in creative writing, classical training as a dancer, and a decade of experience treading the indie theater boards of New York City, she combines all her training and experience to bring each audiobook she narrates to life.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Amr on April 13, 2024

If you are obsessed with stories about local monsters and love tales that feature a band of quirky friends trying to solve a mystery, you will like A Misfortune of Lake Monsters. But if you want these two elements executed perfectly in the same story, then you will absolutely fall in love with it. T......more

Goodreads review by Syn on December 02, 2024

A fantastic cryptid horror that interlaces with a sweet little romance. After years of the Ziegler family perpetuating a hoax that there is a lake monster called Old Lucy, a real monster shows up and it is hungry. An addictive read that is strange to the core. A water based horror that makes a big sp......more

Goodreads review by Rmplift, on February 21, 2025

Received a free acr for my review. The book was OK. The middle of the book just dragged on. We don't need pages and pages of thoughts. Just keep telling the plot and story. Quick read. Plot: The MC is raised by her grandparents. The MC and her grandparents run a tourist scam where someone in the fami......more

Goodreads review by A Look Inside: Reviews and Interviews on May 28, 2024

Nicole M. Wolverton's A Misfortune of Lake Monsters masterfully blends YA fantasy and horror into a gripping tale that captivates from the very first page. At its heart, the novel follows Lemon Ziegler, a teenager whose dreams of escaping her small town are thwarted by an unusual family legacy: she......more

Goodreads review by Spooky Little Book Nerd on July 01, 2024

This was a lot of fun! It was darker than I expected which is always a win. I appreciated the dual POV’s between Lemon and Troy. That really worked for the plot. The dynamic between the friend group was perfect. I absolutely loved all the different personalities together and even the side characters......more

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