What She Found in the Woods by Josephine Angelini

☆☆☆1/2
.ePUB, 266 pages
Expected publication: December 1st 2020 by Sourcebooks Fire

About the Book:
This is Magda’s last chance. Recovering from a scandal at her elite, New York City private school that threw life into a tailspin, she is shipped off to live with her grandparents in the Pacific Northwest for the summer. Medicated and uninspired, Magda spends her days in a fog wandering the woods behind the house. But then she stumbles upon Bo. He’s wild and free, and he can see the real her. Magda starts believing she might be able to move on from her past and feel something again. But there’s more to this sleepy town than she thought. And what Magda finds in the woods near Bo’s forest home is the beginning of a whole new nightmare.

My Review:

This book can be listed under many genres. It could be called young adult, mystery, thriller and even romance. It also deals with plenty of timely issues such as mental health, violence, social class, drug use and family dynamics. While the writing itself was okay the pacing was a little too slow for my liking, especially in the beginning chapters. BUT the book redeems itself in the last quarter.

I really enjoyed the parts where we get to read Lena's diary entries. It showed the mind of a teenager in crisis very well and we got a great internal view of her backstory and she became very unlikable. In fact all the characters in this book seemed real and flawed. So, because I enjoyed the twists and the unreliable narrator theme I am rounding up. 

Disclousure:
Thank you NetGalley, Josephine Angelini and Sourcebooks Fire for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an impartial review; all opinions are my own.

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