The Color of Water in July

By: Nora Carroll

Narrated by: Kate Rudd

It's been a long seventeen years since Jess last saw her grandmother or visited the family cottage set on an idyllic lake in Northern Michigan. For all that time, she's been haunted by loss - of her innocence and her ability to trust and, most of all, of a profound summer romance that might have been something more. So when her grandmother leaves the house to her, Jess summons her courage and returns to a place full of memories - and secrets.

There, she stumbles upon old letters and photographs of a time not so much forgotten as buried. As she begins to unravel the hidden histories of her mother and her grandmother, she makes a startling discovery about a tragic death that prompted her family's slow undoing. With every uneven and painful step into the past, Jess comes closer to a truth that could alter her own path - and open a door to a different future.

©2012 Nora Carroll (P)2017 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

4 to 4.5 stars

Story was good. Narrator was very good. Premise was believable. I didn't like the boyfriend but I wasn't supposed to like him. There was a lot of overly descriptive conversation about the cottage. I liked this book since I never considered not finishing. But, I didn't love. Even now, as I write this, I keep thinking, this was a good book that could have been great. The ending was just abrupt. The book just needs twicking. Now you can see why I don't write reviews. I would recommend. I just don't know how strongly I would recommend.

Good story ruined by bad narrator

I really enjoyed the story, however the nasally and monotone narration really ruined this book for me. I recommend READING this book and not listening to it.