meldhern 's review for:

In the Woods by Tana French
3.0

3 1/2 really. I enjoyed her writing and character development, which extends itself to The Wood - a central figure in the story, and was thoroughly riveted by the plot... but the American pop- cultural references (Roswell? Really? Do the Irish sit around and discuss the American southwest's fascination with extra - terrestrials), as well as the foiling of the main character toward the end of the book detracted from the story for me. As I finished the novel and realized (spoiler alert) one of its mysteries would not be resolved, I told myself I didn't like the main character enough to stick with the series until the big reveal - "I'd much rather read more about Maddox". Sure enough, French's 2nd novel in the series , The Likeness, is told from Cassie's perspective. I'm hooked!