After the Woods by Kim Savage was an interesting read. It focuses on two girls who survived an abduction and as the story progresses, we find out there is more to the story than originally thought.

Julia and her best friend Liv were running in the woods when out of nowhere, Liv was attacked. When Julia does the only thing she can to save Liv, she puts herself right into the hands of the abductor and Liv, runs. Julia knows she has survived something most have not but as they come up to the one year anniversary of her abduction, things start to resurface and Julia is obsessed with figuring out what really happened and why.

I found the mystery aspect of this story very interesting. Julia is driven to find answers and she isn’t afraid (clearly) to put herself into the path of danger to find out what she wants to know. Liv is feeling guilt over what happened and as the story moves forward, we find out that it has to do with more than just the fact that she ran away and left Julia. The secondary characters were an added bonus to the story. From Shane Cuthbert - Liv’s new boyfriend, to Paula Papademetriou – the driven investigative journalist, to Liv’s mom…they all added something important to the story.

If you are looking for a story with a mystery and slightly twisted characters, consider checking this one out. Once I started it, I needed to find out what really was going on and you need to be okay with the fact that you might not find everything out until the very end.

Thank you to the publisher for the review copy!