A review by toffishay
The Box in the Woods, by Maureen Johnson
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.25
I enjoyed the plot well enough and it makes interesting commentary on the popularity of and modern obsession with true crime, but the ending was a little bit of a stretch. It makes sense in the story that was told; you can figure the ending out, but it seemed like a bit much is all.
Moderate: Violence, Death, Gun violence, Child death, Murder, and Gaslighting