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I liked this one - it took a hot second for me to get into it, since there are so many characters and timelines. And it was too long. But it kept me wanting to read, with a few surprises thrown in, too! (3)
⭐️: 3.75/5

The bed is empty.

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@ShyBookOwl

My second favorite of 2024! Only lost to Wedding People by a speck. Highly recommend the audiobook.

Excellent historical mystery that truly kept me guessing! #wickedwords : Survivor @AsYouWish

Just an appreciation post for this bookmark. There are a few more like this and I need to go back and buy all of them. They‘re beautiful 🥰

My first read of the new year and I thought it was good. Part family saga and part missing person mystery, I found it to be a page turner (short chapters helped) despite the length and multitude of characters.

Happy Birthday ! 🎉🎁 #49bdaygiveaway

3✨ The mystery was intriguing enough to keep going. I was struggling with this story because of the multitude of characters, the various timelines, and it wasn‘t really a thriller in my book. This story I read with my #htbookclub that we all pretty much agreed that it was not the book for us.

Right?! If my son was missing I wouldn‘t sleep until he was found. Why is he so unconcerned? 🤔

Slow burn but worth it. I thought in might get a little confused with all the characters but I didn‘t. It added to the story and made you really wonder what happened. Dual timelines and multiple POVs were also easy to follow. Very well written and I loved how it ended and wrapped everything up. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Intriguing, mysterious and interesting mystery that has many different POVs & multiple timelines. Has Small amount of language & as far as I remember no sexual contact, closed door or anything really. There is a twist that is a really good twist and one you didn‘t see coming, but makes sense when you find it out. I did not like the ending though🤨Recommend to anyone who likes twists and turn mysteries. 🙂📚🎉☕️
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This is a genre-bending book that combines a mystery/thriller with literary historical fiction. There were many perspectives to keep track of and several different time periods. I thought it was more complicated than it had to be, but I enjoyed it. The characters will stick with me, although I don't count it as the stunning literary marvel it is hyped up to be; it is a good book.

Fantastic! Moore has managed to make me want to stop everything to read her book yet again; such an amazing storyteller! Dark, mysterious, and twisty with characters that are complicated and authentic-everything you want in a thriller! If this is on your TBR, move it up! If it isn‘t and you like thrillers, add it now 🙂

Had a tough time even finding this one for my next book club…

Excited to start this today…I never felt like I could get to it last year because I was consistently chasing challenge reads. It‘s my January #bookspin pick.

#bookspinbingo
@TheAromaofBooks

This was an incredibly moving mystery. Loved how it highlighted women‘s movement into becoming more than a wife; and it‘s those women who are the ultimate heroes of this tale that spans generations. #botm
Book 1 of 2025

This novel takes us from the 1950s-1975 at a summer camp in the Adirondack Mountains where the daughter of the wealthy family that owns the camp goes missing. Every character has flaws, a few of them behave reprehensibly, and a few deserve redemption. And if you've ever experienced the wonders and perils of summer camp, on that alone, this book is worth the read.

Yeah! My January #bookspin and #doublespin picks!

Excited about these two! Thank you for hosting, @TheAromaofBooks

Alright. Mixed reviews for this one. But I love Liz Moore so I‘m jumping into this one. Another one where I‘m thrilled the publisher spent time on the insides of the book.

#12Booksof2024

Favorite book in August was one that‘s made its way onto almost all (if not all) the end of year “best books” lists for 2024. I raced through this one and was surprised by how much I liked it. Really well constructed thriller with good writing, interesting & compelling characters, and a tangled bundle of secrets. Definitely an entertaining read.

@Andrew65

I didn‘t read much the first half of the year but the second half was better. I hope I can hit 50-60 books in 2025. I try not to feel bad when I see so many people read 100+ books in a year.

I don't feel as strongly about this winner as I did last year about The Covenant of Water, but here it my 2024 #bookbracket!

Thanks for the bracket design @catsandbooks

#12DaysOfReading July @Andrew65

This book was perfect summer reading. Looking at the cover I almost feel like I‘m sitting on my porch soaking up the heat of July.

I‘ve been thinking about how to start my 2025 reading. I‘m thinking of starting with one of these stacked books (in my new book cart my daughter gave me for Christmas!). Under it are Classics that I‘m going to try and work on to my reading each month.

I really liked this one, although I got frustrated at times with the hops back and forth in time and the multiple characters that were hard to keep track of. There were two mysteries to solve, and the resolutions strained credibility a little, but I still loved it. There is one character, a female investigator in 1975, who I really loved. It would be cool to have a continuation of her story. ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

The resolution strains credulity and actively pissed me off, so as soon as it became clear how the story was concluding, I bailed at 95%.

Thank you soooo much @Avanders for the perfect #Jolabokaflodswap package! The chocolates are amazing and I cannot wait to dive into this book! I‘ve been dying to read this one! Hope you have a very Happy Holiday! 🎄🥰❤️💚 #jolabokaflodswap24

With so many twisted turns, some seemed quickly patched holes because they weren't fleshed out and others were unsatisfying. It took a while to pull me in, but it kept me entertained while it constantly misdirected me. I have mixed feelings about the ending, but I would still describe it as a good 3.5 star read.

#TheGodoftheWoods #LizMoore #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024

Early morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing. Barbara isn‘t just any thirteen-year-old: she‘s the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the region‘s residents. And this isn‘t the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared. Barbara‘s older brother similarly vanished fourteen years ago

Target run today was successful. ❤️

I am personally offended by everyone who didn‘t put this book in S tier for the year. It was very good, no notes. The mood of the story was very “getting lost in the woods” which was the goal I believe.

One bookmark to note the day‘s progress and one bookmark to note yesterday‘s progress 💁🏽‍♀️

Liz Moore hasn‘t disappointed me yet.

A thirteen year old girl disappears from a summer camp, the camp owned by her own wealthy family. Her brother disappeared many years earlier and was never found.

I suspected several different people throughout the book, and was satisfied at the end.

This was my #doublespin for December @TheAromaofBooks 🙂📚♥️

I love a good mystery, this was perfect.

So, three. Out of 100. Yeesh #NYTNotable

I liked this quite a bit, though not sure it was as great as all the hype led me to believe. But I did find myself anxious to return to it every time I set it aside, so there‘s that.

What a page turner! Really heartbreaking, but redemptive in the end. Well described characters

This book dragged on and didn‘t live up to the hype. The rich acted as if they were superior to everyone else and their morals were terribly flawed. There were a couple of red herrings, and while the truth behind one missing child was heartbreaking, the other made sense. Not sure if this was a good snapshot of the 70s era. But honestly, it didn‘t need to be nearly 500 pages long. Book #103 in 2024

Twists and turns abound. I liked how the timeline jumped around between before, then, and now to build a complete picture of the family and its ties to the community.

This book was very good. It was almost a 5 star for me. Almost. While I really liked it, it felt like something was missing at the end. I do love the way the author included a timeline at the top of the chapters. This really helped me to keep track. I also love that the story takes place in the Adirondacks, as I‘ve spent time there. Not sure that this book deserved all of the hype, but I‘d still recommend it.

I thought this was great. Not really the thriller aspect , which was a slow burn, but the rich family vibe. Always thinking they have the right to influence everything their own way!

This is in today's UK Daily Deals and is #99ponkindle

Reading the God Of The Woods by Liz Moore and on page 166 which is 36% in but so far it is not as compelling as I was expecting. But I still have high hopes. Do like the family dynamic aspect of the story and the different timelines.
Better once I got into it.

10-21-24: My 37th finished book of 2024! I enjoy Liz Moore‘s writing style. This story takes place in a few different time lines. The present is summer 1975 at Camp Emerson where a child has gone missing. The past is 1961, at the home called Self-Reliance, on the same land as the camp, where a child has gone missing. Two missing children, two different times, same family. Can investigator Judyta Luptack put it all together? ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️📖#️⃣3️⃣7️⃣

A good listen

I don‘t read a lot of mystery, but picked this one up and looooved it! The storylines take you back to the 60‘s and mid-70‘s, two missing children cases, siblings, @15 years apart. Young, female detective and it all takes place in and around a summer camp in the Adirondacks. You get to meet several people and get various points of views. Different.

3½ ✨

This was something different for me.

I'm usually one for the fast past, action pack, gruesome thrillers. Or a fast moving mystery with a lot of clues for me to figure out.
This however was more of a slow burn mystery with a lot of family drama.

If you are not reading this because you avoid books that are deep in the hype, you are missing out! I read it in two sittings; shoulda been raking leaves and feeding myself and generally participating in life but NOPE. Needed to know what was going to happen! Propelling and consuming. Loved it. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thank you @AmyG - I really needed a book I could easily escape into while San Francisco is in the midst of a heat wave so this book was a gift in more ways than one. I love a messy family drama and really enjoyed that aspect of this book. I tend to be hard on mysteries and I was less enchanted with that aspect of the book especially the ending. Overall a really entertaining read that helped me forget I was melting while I was reading.