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What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall

95 reviews

serenaann's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Murder, Grief, Self harm, and Gun violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

unicornofthesea's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Violence, Suicide, Gun violence, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Ableism, Abandonment, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Classism, Death of parent, and Medical content

Minor: Stalking, Gaslighting, Cancer, and Child abuse

cjgmiranda220's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, Torture, and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, and Mental illness

chantalveronica's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

first thriller i’ve ever read and i thoroughly enjoyed it! when i first started reading, i had already predicted 2 of the biggest twists, however i still found myself getting excited at how they played out. there were a few other things i didn’t expect, and the last 60-50 pages had me on my toes. i felt that the beginning drew me in immediately, however i started to struggle a bit mid way as i felt it was dragged out and not really going anywhere. i also found myself forgetting some of the characters, which led to confusion and having to re-read certain parts (also there was no chapters?! might just be the e-book version but i wasn’t a fan lol). the standout for me was the flash backs to when they were kids, the stories of the woods and “The Goddess Game”. very whimsical, mysterious, eerie energy which i ate tf up. overall i’d definitely recommend!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism

kathywoo10's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Gun violence

Minor: Classism, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Chronic illness, and Emotional abuse

ktdakotareads's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Gun violence, Murder, Stalking, Child death, Grief, Violence, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, and Bullying

magsmagicalbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

4/5 really good mystery/thriller read! I didn’t feel dragged along in any parts and my first guess of to how it would play out was debunked right before the end so I thought that was well written by Marshall. 

Overall very solid thriller novel with multiple twists and turns! Definitely kept me on my toes with surprises I wouldn’t have guessed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Stalking, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Murder, Bullying, Sexual harassment, and Violence

rmass's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Alcoholism, and Suicide

phantomgecko's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

What I appreciated most about this book was the sensible unwinding of the mystery. Foreshadowing, red herrings, etc. I wasn't able to predict the ending from the beginning, but by the time the ending came, it wasn't a ridiculous twist no one could have seen coming. It made sense as the story unraveled.

I'd say there wasn't a single reveal that was totally surprising, and that is such a good thing. A+ in that regard. And even though it wasn't shock and awe unbelievable twisty, it was a complicated and interesting set of circumstances.

My least favorite part was the violent confrontation with the killer(s) at the end. Unfortunately, this is a hallmark of the thriller genre, so I can't hold that against the author.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Murder, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

heidishartrandnewell's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Blood

Moderate: Rape, Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Alcoholism