A review by musingsbymichelle
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

An intriguing mystery that takes place in the 1960s and 1970s with multiple POV's and many characters. Maybe too many. I'm glad I did this one in print because I do think I would have gotten really confused with the constant timeline changes. I feel like this is what made the mystery harder to figure out rather than it being a huge twist -- but I'll admit this makes it realistic for how a crime could go unsolved for decades.  I got way too upset when I'd start to get into the next character and their timeline only for it to end on a cliffhanger and switch to another POV! It made me read this faster though haha. I couldn't put it down. I loved the author's writing style-- so descriptive and even though there were a lot of characters, I felt like each one had a robust enough background to feel like fully fleshed-out people.