The Woods Are Always Watching by Stephanie Perkins

3.01 AVERAGE

alysonkent79's review

3.0
Good lord, that was intense. Also, would make an interesting movie. Thank you, Edelweiss, for the ARC. I’m off to reread something quirky and light hearted now as a pallet cleanser.

svfrncs's review

2.0
2.5? didn’t hate it but there was nothing stand out-ish about it.
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mar_lene1971's review

5.0
dark emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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ringringringer's review

3.75
dark emotional tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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tesamccracken's review

3.0
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Story - 3/5
Originality - 3/5
Characters - 3.5/5
Writing Style - 4/5
Dénouement - 2/5
Overall (average) - 3.1/5
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kandis572's review against another edition

3.0
Different vibe than normal, tad graphic at times with broken bones. Overall fun though and not as spooky as I was worried it'd be.
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bookishmouse24's review

3.75
dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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narschlob's review

2.0
adventurous dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Lousy pay off for such a slow build
Ends too abruptly to feel satisfactory 
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shawnee_manny's review

DNF at 44%…don’t think it’s going to get scary enough and super heavy handed on the friendship growing up.

maggiecamille's review

3.0
adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
This book is a quick read but that also means not much character background or development. I like the premise and focus on female friendship but the first half is too long and the last half is too quick.