A review by gen_wolfhailstorm
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Thank you to Netgalley, publishers and author for an e-arc. All opinions remain 100% genuine.

Despite it taking me a while to read, due to mainly issues with the Netgalley shelf app and then commitments to book tours, I absolutely adored this novel.

This was a fantastic mystery, with so many twists and complexities that kept me guessing. 
We followed quite a few perspectives (children at the camp, those missing, the rich people on the hill, the workers for them, the police force) and every point of view added an extra layer of retrospect and depth to the telling of the story.

The back drop being at a summer camp, with tensions between those that run it and know the land, and those that own it and reap the rewards really took the story itself further and I enjoyed seeing how relationships (good and bad) developed due to those tensions. 
The atmosphere building from the relationships and the surrounding woodland perfectly heightened and grew taunt as the story progressed.

The writing style and use of time, going back and fourth, and stemming from the investigation from the original missing child case of the first Van Laar child was incredibly told. I was hooked from the start all the way to the end.

I will definitely be keeping an eye out for this author in the future.
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