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What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall

24 reviews

dfriend12's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

Just the kind of dark and twisty I didn’t know I needed. Saw a few of the plot twists coming and some I knew there was something more but wasn’t sure how they were connected until the reveal at the end. 

Again with the amnesia with this one. Not mad about it though. And with the podcaster sidekick. Enjoyed this one more than the last though. Had no idea what I was getting myself into with this story. Literally just looked for available mystery/thrillers in Libby and 🎉 tada!🎉 

Will definitely be checking out the authors other books. 🤞🏻I feel the same way about the others. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Sexual assault, Blood, Stalking, Death, Murder, and Physical abuse

ucancallmejayyy's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Death, Eating disorder, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Dementia, Physical abuse, Violence, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Eating disorder, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual violence, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Blood, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Cursing

ktb97's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Grief, Murder, Sexual assault, Blood, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, and Violence

Moderate: Physical abuse, Mental illness, and Pedophilia

Minor: Suicide attempt, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual violence

mhh831666's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

5.0

idk if it's really a 5 star thriller or if I'm just emotional because I'm 4 days sober from those fun life ruining opiates but either way, I can't think of any way to improve this one so I suppose it's a 5 star 🤷🏼‍♀️. plus it's beautifully written and the characters are so real you can taste them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Rape, Death, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Gore, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

sheebsbooks's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Mental illness, Gun violence, Self harm, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Murder, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

cjjordan's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Suicide, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Rape, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Violence, and Toxic friendship

missgrangerr'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? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Blood, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, and Physical abuse

abundance_of_fiction's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This book was a great start to 2024. Both mystical and mysterious, this novel does a great job of bringing you into this the convoluted mess that has occurred.  While you can semi-predict elements of the novel, it does not take away from the feeling of the eventual reveal. Naomi is the perfect protagonist, in that she is anything but perfect. The unreliable memories, character perspective, and storytelling leads to the culmination of a story that you both see coming and yet didn’t. Without spoilers, this story was a great read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Death, Torture, Rape, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Grief, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Body horror, Child death, Gore, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Kidnapping, and Murder

edithbookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Chronic illness, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Medical trauma

Minor: Alcohol, Gun violence, Stalking, and Blood

bookishbirdkid9's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Blood, Gun violence, and Murder