The God of the Woods: A Novel
by Liz Moore
Hardcover- $27.00

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Dark but also leaves you with a sense that things turned out ok for those deserving of a better life and those that didn’t, got what they deserved.

 
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I enjoy books that explore how a family lives with a tragedy of the loss of a child. This book tells the story about how a dysfunctional family becomes even worse.

 
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THE GOD OF THE WOODS is the best kind of mystery, one that is complex. It has lots of mysteries going on.

There are two main mysteries: what happened to Barbara, who has disappeared during a party held by her well-to-do parents every year, and what happened to her brother Bear, who also disappeared during a party held more than 10 years ago. Bear was never found and is now assumed dead by all but his mother. But there are so many more mysteries in addition to these two.

Each chapter is devoted to one of several different characters involved with these cases. Also, each chapter occurs during one of seven different times, from the 1950s through September 1975. But I wasn't confused at all, only riveted to the story.

This is another five-star read from Liz Moore.

 
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