A review by meg1241
What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

The story is good, but the book has so much filler. I feel like 1/4 of the book could've been cut out, without taking away from the storyline. 

There are definitely twists in the book, but there are so many that it's almost hard to realize what is going on at times. 

Nonetheless, it's worth the read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content, Outing, and Abandonment