The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson

4.05 AVERAGE

haleymurkin97's review

4.25
informative mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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emmymemily's review

4.0
Oh I hope there are more!!

freyaaaaaaaaaa's review

3.0
3.5
i love the characters so so much but i miss ellingham
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hnnhgrvn's review

5.0
Loved this! Was so happy to be back with Stevie and the gang. If Maureen Johnson ever publishes more of these I will read them all.
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laurenmiller100's review against another edition

3.75
adventurous funny mysterious
Oh, Truly Devious. I love this series. It’s fluff. It’s fun. Its creepy. It’s implausible but also scratches the exact itch left by Christie and Conan Doyle. Our main cast is very endearing, and these stories are an excellent palette cleanser if you’ve been reading too much grim material lately.


  • Characters: 7
  • Atmosphere/Setting: 6
  • Writing Style: 7
  • Plot: 7
  • Intrigue: 8
  • Logic/Relationships: 8
  • Enjoyment: 8

jessreads17's review against another edition

4.75
challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

kenamagic99's review against another edition

4.25
adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

kennedytaylorrr's review against another edition

3.0
This was interesting, but not as much as the initial mystery that resolved in the last book. I prefer mysteries that can be guessed as the plot goes along, but this one really was not guessable in my opinion. Fun one off though!
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weepumpkin's review

5.0
OH MY GOD THIS WAS SO FUCKING GOOD HELP

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JUNE 30: I DIDN'T REALIZE THIS WAS EVEN A THING I AM A FAKE FAN AND SO DISAPPOINTED IN MYSELF. On another note, please oh please let Nate (my love) be a main feature in this book. He's in the synopsis, so I have hope. Also: Nate for aro/ace rep, please? Then I can love him and not have to worry about him having a love interest lmao I'm horrible (but also the rep would be AMAZING considering that the aro/ace community is essentially ignored by society). Anyway: THE COVER LOOKS SO GOOD THE PLOT LOOKS SO GOOD WE ALREADY KNOW THAT THE CHARACTERS ARE GOOD I AM SO FREAKING EXCITED.
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cande_luvisotti's review

4.5
adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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