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katharinaamaliae 's review for:
The God of the Woods
by Liz Moore
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
To be a human is complex, and often painful; to be an animal is comfortingly simple and good.
I'm really not a fast reader, but I have to say that I was extremely invested in this and I never wanted to put it down. I needed like a short while to not confuse the characters or the timelines, but after that you could follow the plot very well, in my opinion. Timeskips and this many different perspectives can be tricky, but Liz Moore did a fantastic job with it and there were very rarely perspectives or timelines I didn't find interesting.
I love a good female lead and The God of the Woods had multiple, which I loved.
The ending was super satisfying, something I always prefer with mystery novels or it literally haunts me for the rest of my days.
I'd totally recommend this!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Grief, Alcohol
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Pedophilia