A review by gothhotel
In the Woods by Tana French

3.0

A good read overall, strong (if flowery) writing and good character psychology. Unfortunately the twist was incredibly predictable and there’s quite a bit of internalized “not like the other girls” misogyny. I struggled putting this into words, but the shorthand is that it feels somehow like Tana French got cheated on and blamed the woman (whom she envied for being more “feminine”) more than the man (whom she loved but saw as damaged and weak). I don’t think thats a spoiler per se, but it captures the way in which this book ultimately frustrated me.