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El dios de los bosques by Liz Moore

4 reviews

karaokestar's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

1975. Summer Camp. Girl goes missing. Fun read if you like a mystery mixed with family secrets and small town tension. 

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shesflippinpages's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5


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blacksphinx's review against another edition

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

3.5

This is a strange novel. It's definitely not a thriller and is walking on a tight rope between mystery and litfit, occasionally leaning more towards one side than the other. As a dual mystery, it's fine. As litfit it's really preoccupied with sexism and the way women's roles changed from the 60's to the 70's, with some musing about if people needed to suffer hardship in order to reach their true potential. I didn't feel like the last chapter was necessary, personally. 

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kimveach's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I loved this historical mystery.  It's always odd to think of the 1960s and 1970s as historical, as I lived during those years.  The camp setting reminded me of my time at camp, even though I only ever went for a week at a time.    This story has everything I want in a good mystery.  There are characters to love and hate, a great setting, and a division of class between the working people and the wealthy who visit.

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