pickAn interesting look at how searches are conducted for missing hikers, the tools used by both amateurs and professionals including drones, psychics, in-person searches, and social media. It centers on 3 missing hikers, and while none are found, you get to know the hikers, their families, and the author, a former national park ranger, throughout the searches on the PCT (Pacific Crest Trail). It‘s informative and heartbreaking.
pickThe Van Lars run a prestigious survival camp in their small town, yet 2 of their own children have wound up missing on the grounds. Alice, the mom, is sick with grief after her son Bear mysteriously disappears without a trace at 8. She has Barbara years later who never fills the void in her mom‘s heart. What will the van lars do to cover their family reputation& at what cost? Loved the PI Judyta who was a woman ahead of her time in 1970s.
panExcruciating slow and terrible. The last 30 pages brings everything together but it barely makes sense and in no way makes up for the lethargic pace.
pickEveryone loves this. It's a really good mystery and it's written well. I just wasn't into it. Low pick.
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pickI loved this. It does jump around in timelines and characters, so I did have to make myself a cheatsheet in the beginning. Whenever I thought I knew something, it took a turn. I did finally get one thing right near the end. I loved the writing. I was also glad that the ending didn't leave questions unanswered. Funny enough, I watched the TV series another of her books, Long Bright River, was made into. This was a buddy read with my son.
pickOne of the years top reads. Felt transported to that camp and loved the mix of family dynamics, wealth disparity and mystery. great writing!
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so-soI picked up The God of the Woods expecting a thriller, but it‘s more of a slow-burn mystery about family secrets, privilege, and class. Set in a 1970s summer camp, the story follows 13-year-old Barbara Van Laar‘s disappearance—echoing her brother‘s vanishing 14 years earlier. Moore‘s multi-perspective, multi-timeline narrative kept me hooked. It‘s thoughtful, atmospheric, and surprisingly gripping.
