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The Woods Know Everything
A new nursing job in a wealthy mansion. A patient who never speaks… until he tells her a secret that changes everything.
When Eden Wells takes a nursing job at Covington Manor, settled deep in the woods, she expects silence, routine, and distance from her painful past.
For the past five years, Victor Covington, the once-powerful head of the family, lies bedridden and silent, suffering from a rare neurological disease —until late one night, he whispers something to her that sends a chill down her spine.
His words are quiet, but they spark a growing what secrets are the Covingtons hiding, and why does this place feel like it’s built on lies?
Eden and fellow staff member Greta, along with others, begin to navigate the estate of Covington Manor, searching for hidden motives and dangerous truths buried deep.
Hidden tunnels, the abandoned third floor, which is off limits, and the old family cemetery, tucked deep within the woods.
What they discover, they were never prepared for.
Outside, the woods press against the house, thick and watchful—as if they, too, are keeping the family’s dark history.
Because in a place like this, nothing stays hidden forever.
And the woods know everything.
When Eden Wells takes a nursing job at Covington Manor, settled deep in the woods, she expects silence, routine, and distance from her painful past.
For the past five years, Victor Covington, the once-powerful head of the family, lies bedridden and silent, suffering from a rare neurological disease —until late one night, he whispers something to her that sends a chill down her spine.
His words are quiet, but they spark a growing what secrets are the Covingtons hiding, and why does this place feel like it’s built on lies?
Eden and fellow staff member Greta, along with others, begin to navigate the estate of Covington Manor, searching for hidden motives and dangerous truths buried deep.
Hidden tunnels, the abandoned third floor, which is off limits, and the old family cemetery, tucked deep within the woods.
What they discover, they were never prepared for.
Outside, the woods press against the house, thick and watchful—as if they, too, are keeping the family’s dark history.
Because in a place like this, nothing stays hidden forever.
And the woods know everything.
401 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 25, 2025
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September 24, 2026
Eden takes a job as the nurse for an elderly rich man that can't speak and requires constant care. There are very creepy vibes associated with the house and some of the employees.
Soon Eden is hearing noises from a third floor that is off limits to the help.
The plot is very convoluted and unbelievable. The family has so many hidden secrets that are revealed near the end of the book.
Soon Eden is hearing noises from a third floor that is off limits to the help.
The plot is very convoluted and unbelievable. The family has so many hidden secrets that are revealed near the end of the book.
August 26, 2026
I was tempted to DNF this because it took four hours to even start getting to the meat & potatoes of the story, but none of the build-up is compelling.
The main character, Eden, isn’t like the other girls. She actually eats and can’t figure out why people find her attractive, even though the description we’re given of her suggests she’s conventionally attractive.
Aside from that, the plot is too convoluted to be believable. The mom kills the dad for his fortune, convinces his cousin (whom she had an affair with) to pretend to be him, poisons him, her step-son & maid decide to hold her hostage, Eden comes to be a caregiver to the cousin, finds the mom, happens upon her childhood crush, who also happens to be an FBI agent, who happens to be investigating the family Eden works for for money laundering pharmaceuticals because apparently the only way the mom can get Thallium is through money-laundering (i also think some of the details on thallium poisoning are inaccurate, but i didn’t feel like risking getting put on a list to confirm my suspicions lol). Then it turns out the son is in on the plot, the daughter has no idea her mother is still alive & living in the house, and the step-son & daughter have no idea their dad has been replaced by his cousin.
And then the epilogue…there was SO MUCH that was summarized that could’ve been expanded upon and made the plot interesting. But instead, we’re left with a clunky epilogue that sounded more like an outline than a conclusion to the story
The main character, Eden, isn’t like the other girls. She actually eats and can’t figure out why people find her attractive, even though the description we’re given of her suggests she’s conventionally attractive.
Aside from that, the plot is too convoluted to be believable. The mom kills the dad for his fortune, convinces his cousin (whom she had an affair with) to pretend to be him, poisons him, her step-son & maid decide to hold her hostage, Eden comes to be a caregiver to the cousin, finds the mom, happens upon her childhood crush, who also happens to be an FBI agent, who happens to be investigating the family Eden works for for money laundering pharmaceuticals because apparently the only way the mom can get Thallium is through money-laundering (i also think some of the details on thallium poisoning are inaccurate, but i didn’t feel like risking getting put on a list to confirm my suspicions lol). Then it turns out the son is in on the plot, the daughter has no idea her mother is still alive & living in the house, and the step-son & daughter have no idea their dad has been replaced by his cousin.
And then the epilogue…there was SO MUCH that was summarized that could’ve been expanded upon and made the plot interesting. But instead, we’re left with a clunky epilogue that sounded more like an outline than a conclusion to the story
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 18, 2026
I got to 25% and just couldn’t go any further.
The entire first 1/4 of the book is just her describing the house over and over and over again. Nothing scary or spooky happens and it is extremely hard to get into the book because of the lack of thrill or anything at all interesting taking place.
The writing is extremely juvenile in nature and dull.
Horrible, I’m sad that I wasted as much time on this book as I did.
The entire first 1/4 of the book is just her describing the house over and over and over again. Nothing scary or spooky happens and it is extremely hard to get into the book because of the lack of thrill or anything at all interesting taking place.
The writing is extremely juvenile in nature and dull.
Horrible, I’m sad that I wasted as much time on this book as I did.
August 23, 2026
Predictable yet convoluted and poorly edited. There should be a drinking game for each time the author writes the redundant “bread rolls” , “clutch purse” or overuses terms like “messy bun”, “low ponytail” or “something seemed off”. Come on, we expect more from publishing house staff in an edit.
The slow pacing - when is something actually going to happen? - introduction of a pair of superfluous characters halfway through and the return of the clumsily foreshadowed “boy from childhood” trope made this novel a mess. Skip it.
The slow pacing - when is something actually going to happen? - introduction of a pair of superfluous characters halfway through and the return of the clumsily foreshadowed “boy from childhood” trope made this novel a mess. Skip it.
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September 6, 2026Very slow read. It was hard to get into it, I feel like I know more about the layout of the house than the actual characters. It felt rushed at the end and was a bit lackluster for me. Stuck with it just to see what happened.
August 29, 2026
Horrible, confusing, meaningless plot. I read all the way through bc it was mildly entertaining and thinking this has to go somewhere shocking, surprising, etc. At the end, I didn't care. I mean all that for what?
Did Not Finish
August 28, 2026I used to not update my currently reading shelf until I was about 50% through something, sometimes even further. Simply put, I am a very picky reader and my mood changes what seems like constantly. What worked for me one day might not be something I'm in the mood for the very next day.
Truthfully, I don't know why I'm like this. I used to be someone who could pick a book based on if it sounded good or not, and if it sounded good, I would just read it. Period. I hardly DNF'd books, not because I didn't want to, it's just because I was not as picky of a reader years ago as I am now.
I think I'm this way because I'm 30 and have so much more responsibility than I did in my early 20s. Time is precious to me, especially my reading time. So, if something doesn't grab my attention in the first few pages, I move on. If something grabbed my attention one day but the very next day I'm not in the mood to read it, I move on. It's annoying being this type of reader, but, hey, that's why I rate my books so high because if I stick with it, it's a good book for myself, ya know?
All this is to say...this is the case with this book. I've just grown bored with it. The audiobook is fine, the actual plot is fine, the characters are fine...but, see, everything is just fine. And since I have to keep the Did Not Finish shelf, I might as well use it.
So, perhaps expect me to start adding more books to this shelf? I'm usually pretty good at sticking with something once I know I'm fully into the story and know I want to continue with whatever I'm reading at that time. Just, sometimes, it'll be a case like this. Things were great in the beginning, I was intrigued to learn more, but, something in between then just made me lose interest.
I'm only human, after all. ;)
Truthfully, I don't know why I'm like this. I used to be someone who could pick a book based on if it sounded good or not, and if it sounded good, I would just read it. Period. I hardly DNF'd books, not because I didn't want to, it's just because I was not as picky of a reader years ago as I am now.
I think I'm this way because I'm 30 and have so much more responsibility than I did in my early 20s. Time is precious to me, especially my reading time. So, if something doesn't grab my attention in the first few pages, I move on. If something grabbed my attention one day but the very next day I'm not in the mood to read it, I move on. It's annoying being this type of reader, but, hey, that's why I rate my books so high because if I stick with it, it's a good book for myself, ya know?
All this is to say...this is the case with this book. I've just grown bored with it. The audiobook is fine, the actual plot is fine, the characters are fine...but, see, everything is just fine. And since I have to keep the Did Not Finish shelf, I might as well use it.
So, perhaps expect me to start adding more books to this shelf? I'm usually pretty good at sticking with something once I know I'm fully into the story and know I want to continue with whatever I'm reading at that time. Just, sometimes, it'll be a case like this. Things were great in the beginning, I was intrigued to learn more, but, something in between then just made me lose interest.
I'm only human, after all. ;)
June 29, 2026
Finished this in one sitting. While nothing groundbreaking, this was a super quick and fun read. You'll see some of the twists coming. Also really liked how the author tied up every single loose end and did not leave any questions unanswered.
September 28, 2026
This very much had Alex Feeney vibes with unnecessary plot twists. I thought the book should have been over at 63%. The narrator voice did not match the story imo
September 24, 2026
lol what
November 20, 2025
The Woods Know Everything by Sabrina Wade. 4.5⭐️.
this book surprised me. i got this for free on my kindle and sometimes im iffy about free books…. they’re usually indie authors, which i have no issue with some are literally the BEST and some are just eh.
BUT THIS ONE … do not judge this book like this cover …. it’s very simplistic , but gorgeous in my opinion. i loved the fall leaves and the GORGEOUS mansion.
eden is a nurse that took a job to take care of a rich old man, who we think is basically an invalid , when suddenly he whispers a single sentence and the whole book blows up !
i throughly enjoyed this book. it was a WELL crafted , immersive thriller that had sooooo many secrets and chills!!!
the atmosphere was creepy and had the hairs on the back of my neck sticking up for most of the book.
if you have a kindle find this book ASAP (if it’s still available)
this book surprised me. i got this for free on my kindle and sometimes im iffy about free books…. they’re usually indie authors, which i have no issue with some are literally the BEST and some are just eh.
BUT THIS ONE … do not judge this book like this cover …. it’s very simplistic , but gorgeous in my opinion. i loved the fall leaves and the GORGEOUS mansion.
eden is a nurse that took a job to take care of a rich old man, who we think is basically an invalid , when suddenly he whispers a single sentence and the whole book blows up !
i throughly enjoyed this book. it was a WELL crafted , immersive thriller that had sooooo many secrets and chills!!!
the atmosphere was creepy and had the hairs on the back of my neck sticking up for most of the book.
if you have a kindle find this book ASAP (if it’s still available)
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 26, 2026
WOW!! I CANNOT believe more people aren’t talking about this book!!
For fans of the Only One Left by Riley Sager, you will love this story!!
Eden takes a job at the Covington Manor to care for Victor. He starts whispering to her to “help him” and that’s “he’s sorry”. What is he sorry for, what does he know, and what is he hiding?
Then a strange tapping above Eden’s room starts- is it haunts of ghost past or is someone trapped somewhere in this house?
Is that what Victor is sorry about - or is something much more sinister going on? Who in the house knows what is really going, who is covering up things, and why is the FBI investigating the family?
Read this suspense filled book for all the answers. And get ready, because, the twists at the end just keep coming - my head is still reeling from all that happened.
5 🌟
For fans of the Only One Left by Riley Sager, you will love this story!!
Eden takes a job at the Covington Manor to care for Victor. He starts whispering to her to “help him” and that’s “he’s sorry”. What is he sorry for, what does he know, and what is he hiding?
Then a strange tapping above Eden’s room starts- is it haunts of ghost past or is someone trapped somewhere in this house?
Is that what Victor is sorry about - or is something much more sinister going on? Who in the house knows what is really going, who is covering up things, and why is the FBI investigating the family?
Read this suspense filled book for all the answers. And get ready, because, the twists at the end just keep coming - my head is still reeling from all that happened.
5 🌟
September 13, 2026
25% and said this is dumb and I don’t care what happens!
July 28, 2026
(4.5/5)
A true page-turner! The suspense was well-paced. The ending kept delivering surprise after surprise, making it impossible to put the book down. Plenty of unexpected twists at the end.
A true page-turner! The suspense was well-paced. The ending kept delivering surprise after surprise, making it impossible to put the book down. Plenty of unexpected twists at the end.
July 28, 2026
3.25⭐️
October 10, 2026
I had reasonably high hopes for this one. I just read another Wade book earlier, and wanted to give her another try because while there were issues with the story, it had good bones. But guys... I fear this just isn't the author for me.
This book began slowly and I was willing to give it the time to build, but then the plot got chucked into a blender somewhere in the middle and stopped making any kind of sense. By this I mean, it's convoluted in the extreme and thus just wasn't believable.
I'm going to sum up what is going on here:
Did you follow that? Because that's the bare-bones, Reader's Digest version without any of the ENDLESS repetition and 'twists' that do nothing but waste your time as a reader. Even here, there's not a ton of motive behind what's going on, and a lot of the characters' choices didn't make a ton of sense to me.
And that's not to count the side characters we run into. Eden, Greta, Charlotte, Beau, Jocelyn, Parker, Roxanne, Brooke, Clayton, Sophia, Reed, Meredith, Ray, Jay, Jason, Josh...did we need ALL of these people? I couldn't tell you about half of them, either. They were so superfluous.
In fact, it seemed like this author was purposely wasting our time sometimes. Trying to make the book longer than it needed to be. For example, Wade's choice of how she continued to write about the characters - as if the reader had never met them - was weird and irritating (like it's the epilogue, I already know who these people are and where they're from. You do NOT have to keep telling me).
We're following Eden, who's one of those Not Like Other Girls types who can't fathom being attractive, even though she's described as conventionally attractive in every way. She's desperate for this job posting, but then immediately goes snooping around a house in places she has no business being in, she finds a whole live human woman in the attic and doesn't ask her who she is or why she's there, nor does she immediately call the police. Instead, she just texts her BFF who's one of the maids and tells her "zomg, you're totally never going to believe what I found!!!! I can't wait to catch you up on it tomorrow!!!"
Like. Girl. I almost put the book down here. I had to walk away from it because that reaction was so unrealistic and I was just expected to treat it like it was perfectly normal and keep reading.
There are several repeated words and phrases, too, that drove me batty.
Clutch. Clutch Purse. Clutched hands. Clutch, clutch, clutch. It stopped looking like a word halfway through the story.
And Seemed! Everything always SEEMED some sort of way. Something SEEMED off. He SEEMED different. No one SEEMED to know. She always SEEMED to be watching.
Nobody ever actually did anything - they only ever SEEMED to be doing it.
It's hyper-repetitive phrasing like this that makes me side-eye ChatGPT.
Last complaint, I promise: The story is dated to 2005, but there are things in the house that don't make a ton of sense for 20 years ago. For instance. The characters own Ipads - in 2005. We know it's 2005 in the story because the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction debacle is mentioned happening "last year" - which was 2004. But iPads didn't even come out until 2010. This is a professionally edited and house published book. This sort of thing should have been caught before printing.
What Wade is good at is building atmosphere. So I'm giving the book 2 stars for that. It WAS creepy. The woods were creepy, the house was creepy, and we didn't know which of the hundred and twelve characters to trust. I just wish this plot wasn't as complicated as it was. And I wish the writing hadn't sounded like Siri wrote it.
This book began slowly and I was willing to give it the time to build, but then the plot got chucked into a blender somewhere in the middle and stopped making any kind of sense. By this I mean, it's convoluted in the extreme and thus just wasn't believable.
I'm going to sum up what is going on here:
Did you follow that? Because that's the bare-bones, Reader's Digest version without any of the ENDLESS repetition and 'twists' that do nothing but waste your time as a reader. Even here, there's not a ton of motive behind what's going on, and a lot of the characters' choices didn't make a ton of sense to me.
And that's not to count the side characters we run into. Eden, Greta, Charlotte, Beau, Jocelyn, Parker, Roxanne, Brooke, Clayton, Sophia, Reed, Meredith, Ray, Jay, Jason, Josh...did we need ALL of these people? I couldn't tell you about half of them, either. They were so superfluous.
In fact, it seemed like this author was purposely wasting our time sometimes. Trying to make the book longer than it needed to be. For example, Wade's choice of how she continued to write about the characters - as if the reader had never met them - was weird and irritating (like it's the epilogue, I already know who these people are and where they're from. You do NOT have to keep telling me).
We're following Eden, who's one of those Not Like Other Girls types who can't fathom being attractive, even though she's described as conventionally attractive in every way. She's desperate for this job posting, but then immediately goes snooping around a house in places she has no business being in, she finds a whole live human woman in the attic and doesn't ask her who she is or why she's there, nor does she immediately call the police. Instead, she just texts her BFF who's one of the maids and tells her "zomg, you're totally never going to believe what I found!!!! I can't wait to catch you up on it tomorrow!!!"
Like. Girl. I almost put the book down here. I had to walk away from it because that reaction was so unrealistic and I was just expected to treat it like it was perfectly normal and keep reading.
There are several repeated words and phrases, too, that drove me batty.
Clutch. Clutch Purse. Clutched hands. Clutch, clutch, clutch. It stopped looking like a word halfway through the story.
And Seemed! Everything always SEEMED some sort of way. Something SEEMED off. He SEEMED different. No one SEEMED to know. She always SEEMED to be watching.
Nobody ever actually did anything - they only ever SEEMED to be doing it.
It's hyper-repetitive phrasing like this that makes me side-eye ChatGPT.
Last complaint, I promise: The story is dated to 2005, but there are things in the house that don't make a ton of sense for 20 years ago. For instance. The characters own Ipads - in 2005. We know it's 2005 in the story because the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction debacle is mentioned happening "last year" - which was 2004. But iPads didn't even come out until 2010. This is a professionally edited and house published book. This sort of thing should have been caught before printing.
What Wade is good at is building atmosphere. So I'm giving the book 2 stars for that. It WAS creepy. The woods were creepy, the house was creepy, and we didn't know which of the hundred and twelve characters to trust. I just wish this plot wasn't as complicated as it was. And I wish the writing hadn't sounded like Siri wrote it.
September 25, 2026
Great mystery
Lots of twists and turns and an exciting conclusion. I lived the main characters and imagining the house with the hidden stairs and people using those c passageways during prohibition. Loved the stiry.
Lots of twists and turns and an exciting conclusion. I lived the main characters and imagining the house with the hidden stairs and people using those c passageways during prohibition. Loved the stiry.
September 30, 2026
I enjoyed this read. I wish it gave more of a thriller vibe but there were a couple twists!
I would have been just like Eden… the moment I heard the tapping, I would have been on my investigator type of shit 😂
I would have been just like Eden… the moment I heard the tapping, I would have been on my investigator type of shit 😂
September 25, 2026
3.75 stars
October 19, 2026
Ughhh this had the potential to be good but everything just seemed too easy and convenient.
September 16, 2026
I can forgive a lot of things before I take off stars like this, but I just, ughhhh. It was entertaining enough but that’s it! The storyline made no sense, I kinda resented the author’s constant reminding of what characters were from where EVEN IN THE EPILOGUE! 😩 like sis we read this thing cover to cover, we KNOW who Hans is, we KNOW who Wallace is. Jesus.
It’s also not explained why the story takes place in 2005, but somehow they have this access to this super high-tech security system. Normally if the story takes place an even number ago, like 20 years, it means the author is going to advance to present day and uncover the secrets.
But no. It stayed confusing. It stayed not making any sense. 2/5
It’s also not explained why the story takes place in 2005, but somehow they have this access to this super high-tech security system. Normally if the story takes place an even number ago, like 20 years, it means the author is going to advance to present day and uncover the secrets.
But no. It stayed confusing. It stayed not making any sense. 2/5
August 29, 2026
Very predictable and also very slow. I also really did not care for the narration. It made Eden seem/ sound like a nurse in her 60’s, with the rest of the staff being teenagers.
August 29, 2026
mindless and predictable
September 2, 2026
Ugh, I really hate not finishing books but life is too short to spend it with junk.
Incongruous timelines - the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction was "last year" (2004) but the assistant is walking around with an IPad (which weren't widely used/popular until circa 2012ish... The editor should have reviewed the continuity more closely.
Dialogue written like ESL AI tries to make a whiny, clueless young woman sound likable.
^^unlikable and unrelatable protagonist. "Gee, I'm going to be broke and homeless if I lose this post but let me sneak around the mansion and snoop for no reason my first few weeks on the job!"
Tired plot of an elderly/non-communicative ward giving clues to some dastardly deed...
Introduction of a milquetoast potential love interest (but who I suspect may actually be a bad guy) in the aforementioned iPad loving assistant. (He's from Nashville but don't worry- he's cool because he only "secretly" loves country music- "especially Shania!") Please lord, send me patience... just writing this review is difficult as I have to recall the "plot."
Then Eden finds there's a woman locked in the attic (no surprises there! No delicate foreshadowing, and instead the author was obvious about what's to come.) ... but doesn't ask who the woman is and doesn't immediately call the police.
Yeah, that's where I stopped. Honestly couldn't care less if the trapped woman was Jesus in the tomb, I can't suffer through more dialogue between Eden and her insufferable sidekick (two gossipy maids who seem to have the work ethics of dung beetles trapped on their backs) to find out.
There are a lot of good mystery thrillers out there. This ain't one of them.
Incongruous timelines - the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction was "last year" (2004) but the assistant is walking around with an IPad (which weren't widely used/popular until circa 2012ish... The editor should have reviewed the continuity more closely.
Dialogue written like ESL AI tries to make a whiny, clueless young woman sound likable.
^^unlikable and unrelatable protagonist. "Gee, I'm going to be broke and homeless if I lose this post but let me sneak around the mansion and snoop for no reason my first few weeks on the job!"
Tired plot of an elderly/non-communicative ward giving clues to some dastardly deed...
Introduction of a milquetoast potential love interest (but who I suspect may actually be a bad guy) in the aforementioned iPad loving assistant. (He's from Nashville but don't worry- he's cool because he only "secretly" loves country music- "especially Shania!") Please lord, send me patience... just writing this review is difficult as I have to recall the "plot."
Then Eden finds there's a woman locked in the attic (no surprises there! No delicate foreshadowing, and instead the author was obvious about what's to come.) ... but doesn't ask who the woman is and doesn't immediately call the police.
Yeah, that's where I stopped. Honestly couldn't care less if the trapped woman was Jesus in the tomb, I can't suffer through more dialogue between Eden and her insufferable sidekick (two gossipy maids who seem to have the work ethics of dung beetles trapped on their backs) to find out.
There are a lot of good mystery thrillers out there. This ain't one of them.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 22, 2026
In WHAT world do you find a woman locked on the 3rd floor against her will and decide you’re not going straight to the police?! Im always willing to suspend disbelief for the sake of fiction but come on. You literally speak to a women who tell you she’s been locked up for a long time and instead of immediately calling the cops you text your best maid friend that you can’t wait to “catch her up” on what you found tomorrow??? What the hell?? Then the next morning you contemplate having some cinnamon bread before going to town where the driver asks if he should to the station but you and bff decide “no then they’ll know it was us and we’ll get in trouble” WHAT?!?!? THERE IS A WOMAN BEING HELD UPSTAIRS?!? Girl are you worried about your jobs????? There is literally no meaning for this action. I refuse to read further because this is absolute ridiculous nonsense.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 2, 2026
The Woods Know Everything doesn’t deliver the suspense, spookiness, or thrill that it implies. The writing and characters both had a juvenile feel— for example, the MC is preparing to investigate something and dig into the Covington family secrets, and responds with “now we have a team.”
The first 80% of the book was too drawn out, then the climax and thriller rushed into the final 20%. It felt disjointed.
The other downfall of this book was too many characters. Eden, Greta, Charlotte, Parker, Jocelyn, Roxanne, Sophia, Brooke, Clayton, Reed, Meredith, Beau, Jay, Ray, Jason, Josh??? I nearly needed a map to keep them all straight.
Needless to say, I wish I had the hours & hoopla borrow spent on this back.
The first 80% of the book was too drawn out, then the climax and thriller rushed into the final 20%. It felt disjointed.
The other downfall of this book was too many characters. Eden, Greta, Charlotte, Parker, Jocelyn, Roxanne, Sophia, Brooke, Clayton, Reed, Meredith, Beau, Jay, Ray, Jason, Josh??? I nearly needed a map to keep them all straight.
Needless to say, I wish I had the hours & hoopla borrow spent on this back.
September 6, 2026
This book felt heavily influenced by some type of AI writing tool. However, the concept was good and without some of those very noticeable AI details I would’ve enjoyed it a lot more. This may be this author’s writing style. I don’t know, but I’ve read one from her already and I didn’t pick up on it like I did on this one. 🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️
September 9, 2026
Not a bad book, interesting at times. But too obvious and slow moving. The narrator seemed to try hard to make it more interesting by blatant foreshadowing, which I really didn't like. Wouldn't recommend.
September 2, 2026
What started as a Scooby Doo mystery devolved into a book outline that never matured into an actual novel. How this book is so highly rated is hard to fathom. The plot points remain completely hidden in the clumsiest attempt at misdirection I’ve ever encountered. Characters weren’t who we are told they are, but there’s no hint in the earlier chapters. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Don’t wast your time.
September 10, 2026
This book was 700+ pages and could easily have been about 300 if the author hadn't spent 400 of them describing every single detail, movement, & thought the main character made. Dear, let the reader imagine. I got the concept....and the author ALMOST conveyed it...but it was bogged down. Overuse of words like "calculated" or needing to repeat phrases over & over again. Building up to something only to have it fizzle out. I felt bad for the main character because the author made her so annoying. And it wasn't just that the main character was annoying but the author's portrayal of her. Don't get me started on the title and how it really had no major presence in the book.
This is definitely a DNF book but I made it through thanks to the audiobook!!
Enter at your own risk
This is definitely a DNF book but I made it through thanks to the audiobook!!
Enter at your own risk
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