Pool House

From acclaimed poet and author Melissa Lozada-Oliva comes an evocative coming-of-age story of infatuation, belonging, and trust built and broken.

We meet our narrator hanging around the nail salon where her mother works, eavesdropping on her conversation with one of the regulars, Helen. But she’s really hoping to see Helen’s daughter, Patty - older, rebellious, and completely captivating. When Helen invites her over to their house to help organize a home office, she jumps at the opportunity. But as the day goes on, she encounters something she shouldn’t and gets caught up in the sinister nature of other people’s property and private lives.

Pool House is a haunting story about losing one’s sense of self and what happens when you look too far without noticing you’re being looked upon.

©2020 Melissa Lozada-Oliva (P)2020 Audible Originals, LLC.

Terrible

45 minutes I’ll never get back. There was no plot, nothing was resolved . What was the story?

I’m so confused

Started really good I was hooked but then the ending I made me question if I understood it at all

What Happened????

In my opinion the author neglected to finish the story. I have no idea what this was all about. I was intrigued with what was being woven but nothing happened. Nothing revealed. Not one damn thing - very disappointing.

Very confusing

It may have just been me but I was very confused about what was going on — especially the ending.

Good for a quick read

Melissa Lozada-Oliva is an amazing poet & I loved the way she narrated this. It almost felt like a rough draft of a psychological horror thriller. I liked it a lot, but I found myself not really *getting* it. I don’t think there should be or could be any definitive answers—that’s what makes books like this so good—but I feel like there wasn’t enough here to make any kind of theories or even to make something of it. It’s good for a quick read, but it just needs *more.*