Review: The Maze at Windermere

The Maze at Windermere by Gregory Blake Smith
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

It is rare to find a book set in/about my home state (Rhode Island), so I try to grab them and read them when I can. There are five story lines set in different time periods: 2011, 1896, 1863, 1778, and 1692. The premise sounded interesting and appealing. Reading this book was like being in an airplane circling the airport. You do not go anywhere and the plane will not land and get to the point. The intensity of the book did not really show its face until the last 76 pages. None of the story lines offer any real closure (except maybe one of them), so you are just left with some suspense and no climax.

I really wanted to love this book, but it was a disappointment.

I read this book as part of the PopSugar Reading Challenge 2018 - A book about or involving a sport. (The 2011 story line has a character that is a tennis instructor. Tennis metaphors are use throughout that particular timeline. Croquet, archery, and other sports are mentioned in passing throughout the book.)

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