Did you like it?

I read it and well… I hated it. The big reveal, that you mention in your comment, was so forced and felt meaningless.

!Why oh why introduce a magical solution to a story that doesn’t point towards magic besides a few descriptions of the lake (that MIGHT be hinting) and an old man talking about some ancient people living at the lake or something along those lines.!<

I mostly hated it because I got the author recommended as “the best at mindfucks and plot twists” and the plot twist was just so booooring.