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I liked this quite a bit, though not sure it was as great as all the hype led me to believe. But I did find myself anxious to return to it every time I set it aside, so there‘s that.

What a page turner! Really heartbreaking, but redemptive in the end. Well described characters

This book dragged on and didn‘t live up to the hype. The rich acted as if they were superior to everyone else and their morals were terribly flawed. There were a couple of red herrings, and while the truth behind one missing child was heartbreaking, the other made sense. Not sure if this was a good snapshot of the 70s era. But honestly, it didn‘t need to be nearly 500 pages long. Book #103 in 2024

Twists and turns abound. I liked how the timeline jumped around between before, then, and now to build a complete picture of the family and its ties to the community.

This book was very good. It was almost a 5 star for me. Almost. While I really liked it, it felt like something was missing at the end. I do love the way the author included a timeline at the top of the chapters. This really helped me to keep track. I also love that the story takes place in the Adirondacks, as I‘ve spent time there. Not sure that this book deserved all of the hype, but I‘d still recommend it.

I thought this was great. Not really the thriller aspect , which was a slow burn, but the rich family vibe. Always thinking they have the right to influence everything their own way!

This is in today's UK Daily Deals and is #99ponkindle

Reading the God Of The Woods by Liz Moore and on page 166 which is 36% in but so far it is not as compelling as I was expecting. But I still have high hopes. Do like the family dynamic aspect of the story and the different timelines.
Better once I got into it.

10-21-24: My 37th finished book of 2024! I enjoy Liz Moore‘s writing style. This story takes place in a few different time lines. The present is summer 1975 at Camp Emerson where a child has gone missing. The past is 1961, at the home called Self-Reliance, on the same land as the camp, where a child has gone missing. Two missing children, two different times, same family. Can investigator Judyta Luptack put it all together? ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️📖#️⃣3️⃣7️⃣

A good listen

I don‘t read a lot of mystery, but picked this one up and looooved it! The storylines take you back to the 60‘s and mid-70‘s, two missing children cases, siblings, @15 years apart. Young, female detective and it all takes place in and around a summer camp in the Adirondacks. You get to meet several people and get various points of views. Different.

3½ ✨

This was something different for me.

I'm usually one for the fast past, action pack, gruesome thrillers. Or a fast moving mystery with a lot of clues for me to figure out.
This however was more of a slow burn mystery with a lot of family drama.

If you are not reading this because you avoid books that are deep in the hype, you are missing out! I read it in two sittings; shoulda been raking leaves and feeding myself and generally participating in life but NOPE. Needed to know what was going to happen! Propelling and consuming. Loved it. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thank you @AmyG - I really needed a book I could easily escape into while San Francisco is in the midst of a heat wave so this book was a gift in more ways than one. I love a messy family drama and really enjoyed that aspect of this book. I tend to be hard on mysteries and I was less enchanted with that aspect of the book especially the ending. Overall a really entertaining read that helped me forget I was melting while I was reading.

September #wrapup

Had another great reading month. Hard to choose a favorite as they were all good, highlights were Margo, Heaven and Earth and God of the Woods.

First #TrappedInASpookyHouse read down. I wasn‘t sure what to expect going in, but the dual timelines kept me hooked. #HauntedShelf #FrightClub

God of the Woods wins September!

I‘m feeling pretty certain that whichever book advances after October won‘t stand a chance against My Broken Language, though…

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I believe it was overhyped. If you don‘t mind waiting until 60% for it to make sense in its 5 timelines then you‘re good. There was too much trying to connect that just didn‘t till the final couple chapters. It Just didn‘t seem interesting enough for me to worry about the characters. Almost DNF around 45% because I just couldn‘t care about this rich family being like That. The title made me think something else of the book.

This is a slow mystery rather than a thriller, as it's billed. I was very interested to learn what happened to both of these kids so it kept me reading but I did feel there were too many POVs sometimes and the story, while interesting, was also depressing.

Used. Yay!

“He‘s superstitious, though, inclined to subscribe to the idea that coincidence does not exist, that when one encounters the unexpected or uncanny it‘s important to spend a few extra minutes considering the why.”

So glad I have a book friend at work now. She lent this one to me and I‘m obsessed. Can‘t put it down!

#WhereAreYouMonday
I'm in the Adirondacks, trying to figure out why 2 kids of the same family have gone missing years apart.
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It's a cool, rainy Sunday and I couldn't be more delighted. (Welcome back, 46°, you've been missed!) I'm going to read, bake some cookies, and watch football today. Yay for weekends! 😊

This is and is NOT the type of thing I normally read…which made for a winning combination. In-depth character development? Yes. Dysfunctional family? Yes. Coming-of-age story? A critique of class & gender inequality? Yes, yes, & yes. A missing child (children) and a serial killer on the loose? HELL NO. Some were disappointed that this wasn‘t more of a thriller. I was relieved. 😅 I hated putting it down & thoroughly enjoyed my reading experience.

A girl goes missing from summer camp unleashing family drama &scerets from the past -including a cold case, a known serial killer &a local legend.

At first I found the multiple POVs daunting, some seemed very similar. But I enjoyed unraveling the mysteries. It is heavier on the family drama than anything but it was a good story, well told.

“[…] the last gardener had finally retired. Carl had only a small amount of experience with gardening, but he had a library card.”

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1.tagged ! well, cheating a bit, I finished it July 31st & liked it more than anything I read in August .
2.Paper though do read ebooks , like my audio mostly while driving.
3.Mysteries & literary fiction. Mood reader , I‘m all over the place.
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Play , people, play!😁

1. Tagged
2. Paper books for library use, audio for walks, runs and cleaning, ebooks for travel!
3. Historical Fiction or just general literature. I enjoy reading new releases of all kinds.
Thank you for the tag @Eggs and @dabbe (I owe you both a letter:)) #wondrouswednesday

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Thanks for the tag, @Eggs! 😘

1. Loved THE GOD IN THE WOODS!
2. In this order: Paper, ebooks. I've tried audiobooks and found that I had a horrible time paying attention!
3. Detective fiction and mysteries

Play? @peaKnit @julieclair @Pogue

Next audio book

This was a fantastic read. I wouldn‘t call it a thriller - it‘s more of a mystery and it ticked all the boxes for this “dysfunctional family fiction” fan (IYKYK) 😳🫢😂

I recently told @JamieArc & @TheKidUpstairs that I‘d pick this up soon. Not even I knew that “soon” meant “before the day is done.”

Ah, the life of a mood reader. 😉

thoroughly enjoyed the first half of the book & found it absolutely gripping & the best thriller I‘d read for along timehowever the second half not so muchIt felt like the vast array of characters had just been thrown in, perhaps this is to steer the reader away from guessing what really happened to Bear & Barbara It also started to slide for me when the “poor” girl was arrested because of the say so of a rich girl/boy but with no hard evidence.

Take a family that only wants sons named Peter and there‘s bound to be issues. The reputation of the family and especially the sons is more important than anything. Well, that‘s just a recipe for all kinds of not good. The secret at the heart of this book will cause an explosion in the Van Laar empire. Liz Moore is so good with the family drama. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

After a long waitlist, diving in

The best thriller Iv read for a long time & loving the short different character narrative chapters 😊

While I didn‘t love this as much as many of you, it was still an engaging story that kept me hooked and was a good way to pass time on my flight.

A mostly interesting book/story.

Read for reading prompts.

3.75/5

Wow. This was unputdownably excellent. Lives up to all the hype, and I truly didn‘t know how it would come together until the last moments. Absolutely loved it. #BOTM

It‘s the perfect morning in Mississippi today! Beautiful, quiet, wind chimes, birds, and 64 degrees! Perfection! 🌞 and now breakfast on the porch with my hubby 💛

Happy Sunday!

#LitsyLove

“It was funny, she thought, how many relationships one could have with the same man, over the course of a lifetime together.”

It was a perfect morning for porch reading! Cooler with a breeze! Now I have to adult 😫😫😫

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31 Aug-4 Sep 24
A great read, which I tore through surprisingly quickly.
A girl goes missing from summer camp in the Adirondacks. The twist is the camp is owned by her extremely wealthy parents and is the same location from which her brother went missing almost two decades before. Woods tells the two stories simultaneously and from different viewpoints, a format I always seem to find compelling. Touches on coming of age, wealth and privilege.

I had a hard time getting into this one, but around the halfway point, it really kicked in for me! A good mystery, lots of atmosphere, and I wasn't able to predict the ending, which is always a bonus! I'm not sure it completely lived up to the hype, but it was still enjoyable and well worth the investment.

The God of the Woods was a middle of the road read for me. I didn‘t love it and I didn‘t hate it. It‘s definitely slow burn. There weren‘t really any shocking twists and the pace stays steady throughout the entire book. But I did enjoy the investigation aspects and the family secrets that came to light. It had enough intrigue to keep me interested and I did enjoy my time reading it. Overall, I would say it was a three star read for me.

Updated #2024ReadingBrackets:
August was a productive month, with 13 books completed – thanks in large part to an enforced period of time on the couch after my knee surgery as well as several events that involved hours of travel to get there. Eight of the books were FICTION. Of those, I gave the nod to “God of the Woods” by Liz Moore as the top pick. Great read, but it's no match for “Stoner“ -- which moves on into the semifinals.

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@Eggs (thanks for the tag! 😘)

1. taking care of Kate and Pippa
2. knowing I'm loved
3. Tagged: THE GOD OF THE WOODS.

Play? @ThePageShifter @Librarybelle @AmyG

#UnpopularOpinion ‼️ I just can‘t. The writing is just not doing anything for me. I‘ve made it to page 58. I don‘t care about the characters. I‘m not sure if it‘s because I‘m reading the book right before it‘s due back at the library and I really want to read something else or if it‘s just the writing

Soft pick. This was more of a police procedural than I was expecting and I think the hype monster might have got to me. Serious Jane Harper vibes with this one.

I am at summer camp in the Adirondack region of upstate New York! I love when books have maps 🗺️ Starting this one today!

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