Review by applesodaperson - The God of the Woods

applesodaperson 's review for:

The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

0.75

mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book was such a miss for me! There was practically nothing that I actually liked about it. I guess the premise is mildly interesting, but it was so poorly and boringly implemented that it destroyed any potential I thought it had. I guess I also liked the cover design.

But yeah this book spends entirely too much time building up 2 mysteries and then somehow gives them both the most boring outcomes/solutions possible. Like so much build up for what? It didn’t even feel like a satisfying or even interesting resolution.

I also disliked practically every single character. They were all annoying, boring or both. They also all mainly kept to very basic character archetypes, which came across as boring and lazy. Done well, that can come off as timeless and classic, but not in this case.

I also did not like the cop character, like we just do not need to be glorifying cop characters right now, even if you give them a girl power sub plot.

I also think the plot bounced around way too much. I do not mind it when books have multiple timelines, because it can add a lot of depth, but in this case it felt messy and confusing. Overall I just think this book was so poorly done on so many levels.

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