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The God of the Woods
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this isn’t something i would typically pick up but the pink paint drip on the cover just did something for me. (i initially saw this book featured on the barnes & noble website as their book pick for july and just had to buy it.) then i read the synopsis and a summer camp mystery just felt like it would hit the spot. (which it pretty much did.)
3 stars✨
themes:
☑️ summer camp vibes!!!!
☑️ dysfunctional families
☑️ missing siblings
☑️ 1960s-70s era
☑️ multiple pov
☑️ timeline switches
☑️ character driven story
☑️ slowwwww burn mystery
pros:
✅ solid writing
✅ short chapters!!!
✅ unique characters
✅ camp vibes, once again!! 🌲⛺️
✅ some badass women
✅ makes you realize how NOT screwed up your real life family is
criticisms???:
➖ not THRILLING, necessarily (i’d just classify this as a slow mystery. it actuall reads like literary fiction at times.)
➖ slightly too long
➖ kinda depressing in parts?! (family dysfunction, poorer people getting treated as less than, etc… but this could just be me)
➖ SLOW (don’t say i didn’t warn you) 🤭
overall, really good reading experience. i always feel a little pride when i branch out of my comfort zone & i’m glad i picked this one up. 🌲💕
3 stars✨
themes:
☑️ summer camp vibes!!!!
☑️ dysfunctional families
☑️ missing siblings
☑️ 1960s-70s era
☑️ multiple pov
☑️ timeline switches
☑️ character driven story
☑️ slowwwww burn mystery
pros:
✅ solid writing
✅ short chapters!!!
✅ unique characters
✅ camp vibes, once again!! 🌲⛺️
✅ some badass women
✅ makes you realize how NOT screwed up your real life family is
criticisms???:
➖ not THRILLING, necessarily (i’d just classify this as a slow mystery. it actuall reads like literary fiction at times.)
➖ slightly too long
➖ kinda depressing in parts?! (family dysfunction, poorer people getting treated as less than, etc… but this could just be me)
➖ SLOW (don’t say i didn’t warn you) 🤭
overall, really good reading experience. i always feel a little pride when i branch out of my comfort zone & i’m glad i picked this one up. 🌲💕
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July 3, 2024
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July 22, 2024
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July 22, 2024
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"this is a barnes & noble book club pick & i am very easily influenced… so here we are 🤞🏼"
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July 24, 2024
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"the absurd page count is only bc i’m reading the large print paperback version (i refused to buy hardcover)… and i feel like im flying through this. it’s good!!!"
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July 26, 2024
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Jul 26, 2024 11:52PM
It’s always good to get a bit out of your comfort zone :)) even if you don’t like it, might as well try!
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girlie i loveeee the layout !! glad you enjoyed for the most part :))
stepping out of my comfort zone terrifies me tbh. but I love this review 🤍
Glad you enjoyed it, bb!! 🤍 This sounds pretty interesting
Such a great review, beautiful! 💞 even though you didn’t end up absolutely loving it, it’s really awesome that you tried something new! 🫶🏻
So funny how a cover can get to us. I am also fascinated by the pink paint.
Interesting review..I find her more recent stories a bit too dark for my tastes, but writing is art and individual tastes vary
I agree completely with your review!
i’m glad that picking up a book outside your comfort zone worked out for you! it’s the best when that happens. this sounds like so much fun with the vibes and the setting too. awesome review! 💚
exactly how slow did you find the start because i’m beginning to lose it 😭
@julia it is SO character based that it feels slow almost the entire time in my opinion! the beginning took me a while to get into and it felt more like literary fiction. once I invested in the characters more and realized it was going to be a slow burn, I enjoyed it more. i can see why people wouldn’t like how slow it is!!!
Most of the local library reviewers were disappointed and felt there were far too many characters and the theme, overly dark
Investing in a 500 page book is a big deal to me. Thanks for the review.
My hopes were way too high for this one…
Good review - I like the way u summed it up. It was way too slow burn for me and the multiple POV and timelines did not at all work for me.
