
I give this book 3 out of 5 stars. ***
In the Woods.
I was pleasantly surprised at first at her writing, and then I found it inconsistent and perhaps grasping at something it couldn't deliver. I continued reading it and was completely absorbed into this mystery (which is really 2 mysteries). I finished reading the book at 4am one morning, unable to put it down after convincing myself that the author would give me a payoff at the end, and was really disappointed.
I really enjoyed reading it, but the ending SUUUUCCCKKKKEEDD. I was mad. I know endings are hard and it's easy to criticize, but there is SO much build up during the novel - so many times the protagonist is reflecting back on what we are finding out and giving us teasers as to what's to come - and it falls completely flat. One mystery is never solved at all and the other is not finished, but turns sharply in another direction with little to no explanation/insight as to why it happened.
Having said that, I totally enjoyed being obsessed with this book for a little while. I hope her next one lives up to the potential.
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