At the Water's Edge by Sara Gruen

A special thank you to NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I don't want to compare this book with Water for Elephants, I don't think that is fair to do...but...I didn't love this book and Water for Elephants is partly to blame because it was so fantastic.

Gruen tackles a historical time and fictitious creature in At the Water's Edge.  I enjoyed the setting for the book, as many other reviewers have said, this would make a great movie.  My problem is with the characters.  It's not that Gruen is a bad writer, quite the opposite, but I didn't overly like any of them.  I kept getting the Scottish girls confused, and didn't care for any of the men, save for maybe Hank at times.  I realize that the reader is not supposed to like Elis, he's very similar to the husband in Water for Elephants, but I found his character flat for the villain part.

The book started off great.  The best part of the book for me was the prologue and the New Year's Party.