~*BOOK REVIEW*~ What She Found in the Woods by Josephine Angelini


~*BOOK REVIEW*~


What She Found in the Woods by Josephine Angelini



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4 ****


For most of this story I was stuck on a 3/3.5 star rating because I didn’t feel like a psychological thriller. Mainly because it’s completely different to any I’ve read before... which is nice, refreshing, but not completely in a good way. Unfortunately, this has a level of bore to it for the most part, though the author’s style of writing was amazing and totally engaging, I just felt there was something off about this story. It’s kinda like, serial killer meet jungle book to be honest. 

There wasn’t really any fault in the characters. I mean, Magda/Lena was thoroughly thought out and written, I could picture her completely and I felt like I was her brain for the most part. Bo was fab, he’s like every girl’s wet dream except for the fact he was a wildboy - in the sense that he lived in the forest and not a home and not wild in the way that he was a party boy. He was sweet and naive and totally up every young woman’s street. Rob, I found, was quite pushy and clingy, never liked him at all. Mila seemed sweet but underneath all that she was an underrated mean girl who showed it through manipulation. Loved aura-blue and her innocence... as well as Amy’s. 

What really made this book a 4 star read was the ending. Although a little too dramatic, was fantastic. I can’t really go into detail without giving anything away but some bits were too unbelievable and eye-rolling worthy which completely ruined the explosion of an ending. 

But the very very end is cute, sweet and happy and that’s amazing, especially in this genre!

The author’s writing style was exceptional. She knows how to draw a reader in, keep them invested - even through the boring bits - and knows how to make a story blow like a nuclear weapon. She details everything to perfection, readers feel they’re part of the story and most writers, myself included, can’t pull that off. 


A little dull in parts but it does pick up pace. Definitely worth picking up and reading!


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