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In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware
3.0

This is a story about Nora who gets invited to a hen weekend by one of her childhood friends. I think it goes without saying that there is a lot of history between the characters since they haven't really been keeping in touch for the last 10 years. The hen weekend takes place in a house almost hidden in a forest.

The premise sounded really intriguing to me and overall I think the story did not disappoint. I liked the main characters (at least Nora and Nina :D) and I did like trying to figure out what actually happened in their past to make them lose touch. I also appreciate that there were no loose ends after the whole story was explained. I find that in some books there are questions raised by the characters which then are not answered in the course of the story. I thought for a second that one important matter would not be explained but it was in the end.

Overall, I do have to say however that the story was just an okay thriller since at some point in the book it was rather obvious what had happened and it was rather easy to narrow the suspects down. So, since I did expect a little more from the story but did really enjoy the time I had with the story it's a three-star book for me.