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A review by acornsbooksandcoffee
What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
LOVED LOVED LOVED What Lies in the Woods.
Marshall's adult debut is a well crafted thriller full of twists and turns that you'll never see coming. Twenty-two years ago, Naomi Shaw was attacked in the woods while she and her friends, Olivia and Cassidy, played the Goddess game. It was her testimony that out the man away, a serial killer wanted for the murders of six other women. When her attacker dies in prison, Naomi returns to her hometown for the first time in years at the request of Olivia, who has been deeply troubled ever since the incident in the woods. But as she returns home, Naomi begins to question what she remembers of that day and the secret that she and her friends still carry, all as it seems like the past is rapidly catching up to the present.
Marshall writes a vivid, creepy, atmospheric picture in the Pacific Northwest. The characters are bold and believable, and I found myself completely lost to the mystery in front of me. Absolutely thrilling.
Marshall's adult debut is a well crafted thriller full of twists and turns that you'll never see coming. Twenty-two years ago, Naomi Shaw was attacked in the woods while she and her friends, Olivia and Cassidy, played the Goddess game. It was her testimony that out the man away, a serial killer wanted for the murders of six other women. When her attacker dies in prison, Naomi returns to her hometown for the first time in years at the request of Olivia, who has been deeply troubled ever since the incident in the woods. But as she returns home, Naomi begins to question what she remembers of that day and the secret that she and her friends still carry, all as it seems like the past is rapidly catching up to the present.
Marshall writes a vivid, creepy, atmospheric picture in the Pacific Northwest. The characters are bold and believable, and I found myself completely lost to the mystery in front of me. Absolutely thrilling.