What Lies in the Woods

by Kate Alice Marshall

[Joni Reads]

I read Rules for Vanishing by this author and really enjoyed it so when I saw she had written an adult thriller I had to check it out.

I really enjoyed this book. There were more twists that most thriller books have and only one of them did I guess exactly right- and it was the mid-book twist that I'm pretty sure was meant to be figured out.

The story of this book reminds me of a true crime case but to reveal the case would reveal the twist so you are just going to have to trust me on that one.

I really liked Naomi, even though she was her own worst enemy. After what she experienced of course she would be damaged. The author really showed a true version of how a trauma victim would think or feel and that is an aspect that I really enjoyed.

The Goddess Game was interesting and I loved reading the flashbacks about it. The magic of being a tween and trying to hold onto that innocence is something that I think all adults can relate to and the author really did a great job of translating that feeling to the page.

I could go on and about every aspect that I loved but really- just read this one. It's definitely worth the read and I will definitely be following this author for news of any of other releases because she's phenomenal.