It Waits in the Woods by Josh Malerman

3.64 AVERAGE

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nony2's review

4.0
dark sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

cosenzal's review

3.25
dark tense medium-paced

gingirl7001's review

2.0
emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
This just wasn't all that interesting, and it wasn't very creepy/scary either. Brenda's sister disappears in the woods and years later, she goes back looking for her. The legend is that there is a white and yellow bridge and a creature called Ospo that is looking for a face. The ending was abrupt and it feels like a lot is missing. 
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nicolenhart's review against another edition

3.5
dark tense fast-paced
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erobuck's review

3.0
adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: N/A
Was a super quick read. Listened to this book through audible and the narrator is great with the sounds. Creeped me out haha. Quick and easy story. 
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torreadssss's review

5.0
Okay, I need a full blown novel version for this.

yasmin9's review

2.5
dark hopeful tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
It was okay… A perfect short story for me would be one that, despite its length, is still able to tell a full story without it feeling rushed or cut short, yes it can have a cliffhanger but it has to fit and not feel dropped in just to end the book. This book’s conclusion missed the mark a little, for its slow build, the ending felt too quick of a resolution.

The narrative around the creature in the woods, the Opso, started strong, and looked to promise a creepy, unsettling story. But from when Brenda begins her search in the woods, the story starts to drag, and the ending was just meh…
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stephloves's review

4.0
dark mysterious tense
The audiobook for this was TERRIFYING. I literally jumped when the voice for the monster happened. Good lord, great atmosphere. 

tori_aquigon's review

4.0
It was good for a short story, a mix between folklore and Blair witch.

skyroxy's review

1.0
dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No