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Stranger in the Woods by Anni Taylor
3.5
adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

I loved the setting of this book, it felt like the perfect setting for a mystery/ thriller and the author does an amazing job painting a good picture. I also really enjoyed the audiobook narration with all the different accents. I enjoyed the book overall but felt like there was too much going on all at once.
I did not like that the abductor ended up being Peyton, it felt out of place for some reason; like the author chose the man that no one cared about or thought much of because readers "wouldn't see it coming". I think I would have enjoyed it more if the main focus was finding out who Elodie's abductor was but the whole thing with Isla made the book crazy. Also, why did Peyton make it seem like he did something bad to her if all he did was carry her home.. felt like a forced bit to further make the readers think he was responsible for something terrible that happened to Isla. My other two notes are, Jessica is crazy but it is sad she now has no children rip; and Isla really came up in there and stole her whole family omg that was wild.
Decent read, and glad I listened on audio; the accents really help set the scene.