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4.5 Stars • What Lies in the Woods is a twisty thriller about Naomi, who survived an attack in the woods as a kid. Twenty years later, secrets start coming out, and Naomi has to face what really happened that day—and the lies told. The book blends psychological suspense, small-town secrets, and the complexities of female friendship, building toward a chilling exploration of what people will do to protect themselves.

Tagged 🌳🔪🩸: loved the convoluted everything here🪼🪼🪼🪼🪼

Xmas Pty 🎄💃🏽🪩: disappointing 🪼🪼🪼

Desert Places 🏜️, even more so🪼🪼(+ major TWs)

Reading Crescent City (🎧) and 🧜🏼‍♀️🧜🏼‍♀️🎤🎶

Bottom left = #BOTM #BookoftheMonth. Excited for the North, but a little lackluster otherwise

Top left, coming in with the WIN is #aardvarkbookclub #aardvark. I just always 👏🏼 fill 👏🏼 that 👏🏼 box 👏🏼
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Picked up this book from my shelf. Have zero idea what it is about and will not be reading the inner cover blurb. Lol, wish me luck! I love going into books blind sometimes. Keeps reading interesting, anyone else do this? :)

I am 3 minutes into an 11 hour audio and already I can tell it‘s going to be hard to focus on the story when the intonations and inflections of the narrator are driving me nuts. Anyone else ever feel that way?

#10beforetheend

Finished The Hunter ~ moving on to What Lies in the Woods

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The woods weren‘t done with them. “Goddess Game” rituals took hold of three friends at a time they desperately needed to bond. These early friendships reminded me of myself and my two best friends at that age, only we worshiped at the altar of T Boz, Left Eye, and Chilli. I don‘t usually enjoy thrillers since they often lack character development, but this checked all the boxes, and was well-written. Couldn‘t put it down!

Creepy and full of surprises! I was fully absorbed in this thriller, which is what I was hoping for. It‘s about a girl who was attacked in the woods while playing with her friends 20 years ago, but the would-be killer was caught and everyone has tried to heal. Now she has to go back home when a development happens in the case. Obviously new details come out about that summer when they were 11. You‘ll want to keep reading until the end!

Ok so two out of three was a great guess right… I had two of the guilty party down but not the last one 🤦🏼‍♀️ … isn‘t it always the one person you would never think of… loved this and now I have to look for more of this authors books

How brave are you to go back to where you were almost killed… by yourself in the dark with just a flashlight… now if I had to go back to a childhood area and look at the scene of the crime I could… but in the woods at night with just a flashlight… I don‘t think so 👀

Twisty mystery that kept me guessing until the end!

4.5 ⭐

There were aspects about this book, starting out, that made me think it was an all too familiar storyline spin off from another author's book I recently read. What an unfair and completely inaccurate assessment! What a fantastic book! Really really enjoyed trying to figure it out. Another #audiobook narrator win too!

#AboutABook #Published2023
@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

“Sometimes it seemed like the only thing I'd ever been good at was surviving being broken. I didn't know how to be whole. So any time I felt like I was healing, I found a way to break myself again.”

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#SummerSouls

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

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Despite guessing some of the mystery, I really enjoyed this ride. There was a lot going on, but it didn't feel convoluted, and I liked the main character. She was engaging and so was the story.

There is a wilderness in little girls.

#FirstLineFridays I have been on a thriller kick for way too long, but I can't seem to stop. They're addictive, and this one is no exception!

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Wow. This author just became a one click buy for me. This book was excellent. I could not put it down. I did not remotely guess the ending. A few twists were on my radar, but I was truly shocked at how this came together. Excellent writing, excellent story. This is a new favorite for me that I will be recommending to everyone.

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Up next! My October #doublespin 🙈

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#Scarathlon @Emilymdxn #SkeletonCrew

I cannot remember the last time I read an entire book (that wasn‘t a novella) in one day. Needless to say this story was excellent.

Twenty years ago, Naomi, Olivia, and Cassidy spent their summer days playing in the forrest, until one of them is stabbed 17 times and left for dead.

This book was a lot darker than I was expecting (ok I know it's about a kid getting stabbed but I wasn't quite prepared for the additional trauma that was weaved throughout).

Did some #audiocrafting to this book and finished this little dude #litsycrafters #littenlisten #scarathlon #BatBrigade

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“What Lies in the Woods” is a creepy and dark mystery that is full of lies, betrayals, and misdirection. I anticipated one of the plot twists that occurred earlier on, however I didn‘t have to worry about that happening again as the plot/backstory became a bit too convoluted. This was an interesting read with an interesting premise, however it did not stand out very much with me.

Look what arrived in the mail! Thank you, Misty @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks for the spooky October surprises! I‘m feeling the #Litsylove 🎃❤️

It‘s been a crazy week, I thought I‘d be a lot further along in my #bucketlist 😅 Oh well I guess that means I have more to look forward to this month! #scarathlon #batbrigade

The lies, the cover-ups, the twists. It‘s hard to know who to believe or trust when everyone is hiding something in this town. Naomi was a great narrator and the side characters were all so unreliable.

3.5 ⭐️

#botm #mystery #thriller

Not far into this story, I was convinced this would be a meh kind of thriller because even I had figured out who the ultimate bad guy was going to be. Then the twists came and kept coming until the twists turned into a cat 2 tornado. And again I‘m forced to admit I suck at guessing a good thriller‘s ending!

4/5 ⭐
Another great read. Even if it was were predictable, it was an interesting read. The story pulls you right in and I could barely put it down.

#Scarathlon #TeamWhoYouGonnaCall @FlynnDewey

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Next. 🎃
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#PhotoChallenge #Scarathlon @FlynnDewey #TeamWhoYouGonnaCall

Day 1: Black

I have three black books on my #Scarathlon TBR.
🎃 The Outsider
🎃 What Lies On The Woods
🎃 For You're On Good

Naomi, Olivia and Cassidy had a terrible secret when they went into the woods as young girls 22 years ago. Naomi is carried out with multiple stab wounds. They identify a serial killer as the attacker who already being sought by the police. This OK thriller recounts the adult Naomi‘s search for the truth behind her horrible attack, and death/danger is stalking them again. Lots of red herrings but the big reveal is not a surprise.

This is one of the better thrillers I have read lately. Almost until the end I kept second-guessing what I thought was happening.

This was a great mystery/thriller. Couldn‘t turn the pages fast enough and was guessing until the end. Will be seeking out more books by this author.

Hubby fishing…🎣 I am on the sandbar reading 🇺🇸❤️💙

Finished my usual 7 books. Five were library books. I‘m easily swayed by the new and shiny while books sit on my shelves. 😜 But all in all a good month
5⭐️ ✔️ (No Two Persons)
#BookSpin ✔️
#DoubleSpin✔️
#Nonfiction2023✔️
#SeriesLove2023- nope

#JuneWrapup #monthlystats

While I enjoyed this book, I very early on the truth of what happened in those woods when they were eleven; there were quite a few aspects that reminded me of some true crime cases. There were some surprises along the way and I still found myself in the grips‘ of the story. I enjoyed the audiobook as well. Vacker creates suspense with her pace, inflection, and the emotion within her voice. She brings the characters to life, as well as the story.

Book 104🎧 3.9⭐️

The reveal wasn‘t a huge surprised but it was over all an entertaining story!

A little girl stabbed 17 times, but she miraculously survives and identifies her attacker. A serial girl who took countless other girls. But almost 2 decades later someone shares a secret…

This is a weird story about 3 girls who went through a tragedy together. Naomi, who was attacked and almost killed, while her two friends hid, has gone back home to meet up with those friends after the man that attacked her has died in prison.
#BOTM #WickedWords #flowers @AsYouWish

I loved this twisty thriller. Guessed a few things, missed some others. It was one enjoyable wild ride.

The man convicted of nearly killing Naomi when she was 11 has died, prompting her to go back home. But she starts to wonder if he was really her almost murderer. This mystery takes off from there on a very satisfying ride. I was able to guess some twists but not others. Engrossing read!