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What Waits in the Woods by Kieran Scott

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morguebooks's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.0

trisha_thomas's review

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3.0

This was one a perfect read for Halloween night. It was the perfect mix of suspense and scary creepy horror that it kept me turning the pages.

I think most scary is the thought of what you do...if you are in the woods, alone backpacking (a days hike from civilization) and you run into someone... What do you do? It was scary to even think and I liked that suspense and horror kind of sitting in the back of your mind the whole time you are reading.

it was a great little suspense story.

hall852's review against another edition

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4.0

OMG that ending!!!! I never would have guessed who killed lissa because they seemed so innocent.

heather_whoo's review against another edition

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4.0

This book was a surprising treat! I usually don’t like horror elements in my books, but I was drawn to the cover and I wanted to know more. While this book isn’t revolutionary or anything, I still thought it was pretty great. It kind of gave me Until Dawn vibes (a PS4 sleeper hit). If you’re looking for a nice, short read that has an interesting plot and plenty of teen drama, here is a great option!

The writing was done extremely well, though the characters were filled with cliches. But I didn’t mind at all. The one thing that stood out to me that I enjoyed immensely were these “Recovery Journals” that served as a look inside the killer’s mind. It was super neat, but they were entirely too short in my opinion.

The last 50 pages or so were intense and I was floored by who the killer was. Oh, how I love when I’m wrong about the villain in a story! Overall, I enjoyed the book. I know she released one more book in this genre, and I hope that she writes more of these because they’re nice little treats and a breath of fresh air in the current book world of never-ending series and sequels!

kinz_k's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.75

awkwardcoffeebean's review against another edition

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1.0

These kids are lost in the woods, presumably followed by a serial killer, and my main girl Callie keeps focusing on her boyfriend problems. Honey, GET WITH THE SCHEDULE. Your teen angst and need to fit in are not as relevant as getting skinned alive. Priorities, babe.
Not only that, relying on mental health issues to be your plot twist?! Why are we still doing this??
Anyways, these characters were as bland as a cup of unsweetened, watered down oatmeal. They needed some work.
Not for me. I wanted ✨killer in the woods✨, i got