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A review by bexbooksandstuff
The Wilderness Retreat by Jennifer Moore
3.0
I enjoyed this book for the most part, it was dark and twisty. The story showed Bella trying to find her way after her son moves to Uni, heading to a Wilderness retreat bought as a gift from her sister. It begins in the vein of many locked cabin thrillers, isolated, remote small group of quirky characters, phones locked in a box etc. I was waiting for the inevitable pile of dead bodies to stack up while the guests all questioned each other.
However it was not like that, most of the darkness seemed to be psychological and in Bellas paranoia, she became very unreliable and at times quite annoying with her paranoid thoughts and actions and there was a lot of repetition.
However after a slow middle the story pace picked back up again and we did see some action.
It wasn't my favourite ever psychological thriller but it was an easy read that could keep you hooked. I didn't fully guess the twist at the end, rather parts of it. I can see many people may really enjoy this, it just wasn't quite dark enough for me.
I read it using the pigeonhole app.
However it was not like that, most of the darkness seemed to be psychological and in Bellas paranoia, she became very unreliable and at times quite annoying with her paranoid thoughts and actions and there was a lot of repetition.
However after a slow middle the story pace picked back up again and we did see some action.
It wasn't my favourite ever psychological thriller but it was an easy read that could keep you hooked. I didn't fully guess the twist at the end, rather parts of it. I can see many people may really enjoy this, it just wasn't quite dark enough for me.
I read it using the pigeonhole app.