nineteen86 's review for:

In the Woods by Tana French

DID NOT FINISH: 64%

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I couldn’t do it anymore.

Once Rob slept with Cassie, it felt like a complete detachment from the characters she built. And it seemed so unnecessary.

I quit being invested in Rob early on, he is entirely unlikable (which truly, bravo to French because I do believe this was intentional) and he never seemed to get around to his story. French is an absolutely lovely writer and the mystery itself carried me far beyond where I would’ve stopped. 

But, it just couldn’t hold my interest anymore. I would love to try another book by French but not a mystery. It was too dense with a lot of unnecessary moments, regardless of how beautiful her writing is, and so many moments felt so cheesy. 

I also accidentally found out we never find out what happened to Adam in the woods and that took ALL the wind out of my sail. I find that insulting for 500 pages worth of material.