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The God of the Woods
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This was a mind boggler.
A mystery twofer told in dual timelines. One child who has gone missing in 1961; another 1975. Both are from the prestigious Van Laar family and owners of the camp.
The setting is in the wooded area of the Adirondacks. But don’t be fooled by the beauty of the landscape. Something ugly is happening in these woods.
This story is stacked with multiple characters, multiple scenarios and multiple suspects.
Believe the hype. 5⭐️
A mystery twofer told in dual timelines. One child who has gone missing in 1961; another 1975. Both are from the prestigious Van Laar family and owners of the camp.
The setting is in the wooded area of the Adirondacks. But don’t be fooled by the beauty of the landscape. Something ugly is happening in these woods.
This story is stacked with multiple characters, multiple scenarios and multiple suspects.
Believe the hype. 5⭐️
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Reading Progress
April 13, 2024
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April 13, 2024
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to-read
July 30, 2024
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Started Reading
August 4, 2024
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mystery
August 4, 2024
– Shelved as:
5-star-favourites
August 4, 2024
– Shelved as:
historical-fiction
August 4, 2024
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Finished Reading
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Aug 02, 2024 01:36AM
Jen...I've heard great things about this read. I await you take on this novel....happy reading!
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Fran wrote: "Jen...I've heard great things about this read. I await you take on this novel....happy reading!"I think those things you've heard are true, Fran!!
I’ll believe your hype! Ordered this from Book of the Month.
Terrific review! I’m worried this one might be too slow for me.
Yay! I think this will be one of my favorites of the year. I want more books like this.
I’m almost done with this one! Enjoying it and even with a longer book, I’ve stayed engaged in the story 😌
Melanie wrote: "I’ll believe your hype! Ordered this from Book of the Month."I think you are going to enjoy this one, Melanie!! Can't wait for your thoughts!
Great review, Jen! So glad to see your 5 stars.
Jen...wonderful review! You made this read so enticing!
Fabulous review Jen! It’s on my list! Glad it’s living up to the hype!💗
Great review Jen, looking forward to this soon!
Really looking forward to this one, Jen! Great review!
Your short review speaks volumes, Jen. I'm adding!
JaymeO wrote: "Terrific review! I’m worried this one might be too slow for me."I didn't find it slow, Jayme. I think you might surprised. You will need to keep characters in place though which I struggled with at the beginning but got to know all of them by the middle.
Cathrine ☯️ wrote: "Yay! I think this will be one of my favorites of the year. I want more books like this."YAY!!! Me too!
Lia wrote: "I’m almost done with this one! Enjoying it and even with a longer book, I’ve stayed engaged in the story 😌"it was engaging...it was all those twists and turns!
So glad you loved it, Jen!! Great review!
I love your concise reviews, Jen! I wish I had your skill! I had a hs English teacher (who became my MIL) who said I was too wordy when I write. Been trying for over 30 years to fix that!🤪
Glad you loved it Jen!😊
Oh… and terrific review!
I bought this based on the hype! I’m so glad to read your review because I think we’re book-compatible. I hope to read it this summer…seems like a good season to read this one.
Nice to see a brief summary and obvious it was a home run. That said, would you characterize the theme as overly dark? I ask since she seems to lean that way with many if not all her stories..
It was so good! Nice review, Jen!
It’s a good one, “stacked” is a great description. Layers of an onion come to mind as well.
I’m 25% into it and very much enjoying. I’m encouraged by your 5 stars!
YES! I am so glad to see you loved it, Jen. It is on my TBR. Great review as always. 🤗💕
Always happy when the hype is real. Nice to see your 5 stars for this, Jen. Great review!
Love to see this fabulous review! I've got this one on hold at the library. Nw I really can't wait to read it‼️
I can't wait to read this one! Fab review, Jen!😊 Glad to see all those stars!
I've got to grab this. Everyone keeps talking about it but my physical TBR is out of control!!!
So glad to see that you loved this fabulous book too, Jen! 💞🤩
Just started this one, and hope it's as good as some of my friends here thought!
Thanks Kim, Fran, Brandice & Kaceey!
Antoinette wrote: "Really looking forward to this one, Jen! Great review!"Enjoy Antoinette!
Jan wrote: "Your short review speaks volumes, Jen. I'm adding!"Yay! Hope you find at as intriguing as I did, Jan!
Ann wrote: "So glad you loved it, Jen!! Great review!"Thanks Ann!
Martine wrote: "Loved it!"Glad you loved it too, Martine!
Karen wrote: "Oh… and terrific review!"Thanks Karen! :) Glad you enjoyed it too!
K wrote: "I bought this based on the hype! I’m so glad to read your review because I think we’re book-compatible. I hope to read it this summer…seems like a good season to read this one."I really wasn't sure as I have high expectations for mysteries/thrillers....but this did meet them for me. I'll be looking fwd to your thoughts, K.
Jonathan wrote: "Nice to see a brief summary and obvious it was a home run. That said, would you characterize the theme as overly dark? I ask since she seems to lean that way with many if not all her stories.."I've only read Long Bright River by this author, Jonathan, which I thought was darker than this.. I wouldn't classify it as dark at all. I've read some dark ones and this wasn't remotely close.
Lori wrote: "I love your concise reviews, Jen! I wish I had your skill! I had a hs English teacher (who became my MIL) who said I was too wordy when I write. Been trying for over 30 years to fix that!🤪"I took journalism and it was drilled into our heads "KISS" keep it simple stupid. LOL> I have reviews that are not so much in keeping with this! But thanks Lori 😊
Thanks Dana & Laura!
JanB wrote: "I’m 25% into it and very much enjoying. I’m encouraged by your 5 stars!"Hope you are enjoying it....all the characters were hard to keep track of at the beginning but they all fell into line soon enough. I'll be looking fwd to your thoughts, Jan.
Shelley's Book Nook wrote: "YES! I am so glad to see you loved it, Jen. It is on my TBR. Great review as always. 🤗💕"Enjoy Shelley!
Rosh wrote: "Always happy when the hype is real. Nice to see your 5 stars for this, Jen. Great review!"Hype not always real but I did enjoy this one. Thanks Rosh!
Tina wrote: "Love to see this fabulous review! I've got this one on hold at the library. Nw I really can't wait to read it‼️"Yay...can't wait to see what you think, Tina!
