The Lake of Dead Languages received mixed reviews.
The Boston Globe called it " a gothic and elegant page turner, made more believable by Jane's even and balanced narration," and
The Denver Post's reviewer called it "a book that needs the roar of a fire to ward off its psychic chill." On the other hand,
Kirkus Reviews called it "a gothic, unconvincing debut replete with incest, homoeroticism, and murder," and "Trash, despite the highfalutin Latin and classic references—and not very sexy trash at that;" noting "the manufactured logic" of Jane's return to Heart Lake, given her history there. ==References==