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kookie9200's review against another edition
3.0
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to review this book.
Allie is having a tough time adjusting after the birth of her son, Leo. A new home, two young children, and a husband that works too much begin to take their toll on her. Nothing is what it seems.
I thought this book was plodding. There were parts that seemed to drag. meanwhile, the author basically lays the story out for you from the beginning. I wanted a twist or something, but there wasn't anything there. It's not a bad book by any stretch, but it just falls a little flat.
Allie is having a tough time adjusting after the birth of her son, Leo. A new home, two young children, and a husband that works too much begin to take their toll on her. Nothing is what it seems.
I thought this book was plodding. There were parts that seemed to drag. meanwhile, the author basically lays the story out for you from the beginning. I wanted a twist or something, but there wasn't anything there. It's not a bad book by any stretch, but it just falls a little flat.
hope1104's review
5.0
I got so invested in this then the ending shattered me beautiful and devastating :((((
sooz_767's review
2.0
I've read all of Lisa Hall's previous books and enjoyed them for the most part but this one absolutely did not work for me.
The blurb makes it sound like it will be a creepy, chilling thriller but really the blurb should read:
"Woman has baby and is tired. Woman is reminded daily by friends and family that she is tired. Slightly odd things start happening in her supposedly haunted house, but she's tired so they must be in her head. Also, she's tired." Get the point?
It just felt too predictable, too repetitive, not quite chilling enough to warrant that label and I really don't like the tired trope of someone not being believed due to mental health/illness.
The blurb makes it sound like it will be a creepy, chilling thriller but really the blurb should read:
"Woman has baby and is tired. Woman is reminded daily by friends and family that she is tired. Slightly odd things start happening in her supposedly haunted house, but she's tired so they must be in her head. Also, she's tired." Get the point?
It just felt too predictable, too repetitive, not quite chilling enough to warrant that label and I really don't like the tired trope of someone not being believed due to mental health/illness.
annarella's review
3.0
I was expecting something creepier and more on the horror side but this more of a domestic thriller with some folk horror aspects.
It's well written, I appreciated the storytelling but the story seemed rushed and the unreliable narrator (as the other characters) grated on my nerves.
Not my cup of tea.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine
It's well written, I appreciated the storytelling but the story seemed rushed and the unreliable narrator (as the other characters) grated on my nerves.
Not my cup of tea.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine
tangiblereads's review
5.0
This psychological thriller is a wild ride of is she or is she not crazy. I kept flip flopping and it wasn't until the end when I made up my mind, and I'm still not sure. The storyline was fun, creepy, and believable. Let's just say, I'm not trapsing through the woods after no one. The writing was really suspenseful and drew me in from the beginning. The quaint viliage seems nice and it's interesting Pluckley is a real place in England with a haunted history. The house and property house lovely, but the husband pissed me off...Ok, no spoilers. The characters were detailed well. I really felt I knew their stories and emotions. Especially the heartache of her friend Naomi. I also felt the story is realistic in people down playing women's emotions, especially after a baby. And also the feeling of loss of identity after children. Overall a great story, I enjoyed reading. Book provided by #NetGalley.
kelizakreads's review
3.0
This was my first Lisa Hall book. I thought this would be a great spooky, psychological thriller-perfect for Halloween. Besides some weird noises and a few scary points, this was more psychological than spooky. Allie becomes more of an unreliable narrator and out of her mind as the story continues. Instead of giving us a full ending, the touch more on mental illness, which just left me with more questions. I feel things were thrown into the story that didn’t necessarily bring value.
Thank you to NETGALLEY and Lisa Hall for the eARC in exchange for my honest review.
Thank you to NETGALLEY and Lisa Hall for the eARC in exchange for my honest review.
linkallyson's review
1.0
what “the yellow wallpaper” beautifully achieved in 64 pages, the woman in the woods failed to do in 350+
niinjah's review
4.0
I love Lisa Hall, and realized that the main plot was somewhat similar to ‘tell me no lies’. I still liked it, the book was another fast-paced thriller. I saw most of the twists coming, but not too early which gave me the satisfaction of guessing it, but not too early which kept me engaged, looking for clues.