This is a spooky thriller that is great for fall. I would consider it a psychological thriller as well. Mental illness is also represented in this book.

*Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this arc in exchange for my honest review*

A great thriller - I would recommend it!

The Woman In The Woods is overall a psychological thriller but also is dark, creepy and almost spooky which is PERFECT for this time of year!

If you are a fan of witches, ghosts and haunted villages - this is the book for you! Pick this up in the fall for sure and get ready to binge read it.

Trigger warnings for mental illness but I definitely think the mental illness factor was extremely well written and handled beautifully but is also heart breaking for sure.

Overall, this was an entertaining and enjoyable read but it may be forgettable as time goes on just because there are other books that I have read that similar. I would be interested in reading more by this author.

Interesting and well written I just personally couldn’t get into the story. Difficult to follow at times and a little slow. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Allie wakes in the middle of the night with the horrible thought something is wrong. But her husband, baby boy, and daughter are fine. She’s fine. Nothing’s wrong. So why can’t Allie shake the feeling away? Maybe that bad feeling she thought she’d felt was really just the after-effects of a bad dream. Just a nightmare. That’s all it was. It has to be.

But then the strange things in the house start. The hag stone she finds in the attic, the scratching noises, pearls in random places, the poisonous herbs, and a figure in white watching her from the shadows… Could the answer be that Allie’s house is haunted by a witch who used to live there? A witch known for stealing children?
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This book gave me the damn creeps and it also irked my soul. Let me explain: I loved a lot of things about this book: the whole Pluckley Witch bit, the creepy stuff happening around the house, Allie’s nightmares, the weird trinkets, and the strange tension in her marriage and friendships were all great. But the ending was a major letdown. I thought it was a copout and seemed like the author just lost steam. The way it ended gave the impression that the rest of the book was filled with too many plot directions that resulted in lots of plot holes. A major disappointment because I was all for this until the end.

I found this book to be ok. The plot was good but I found it to be slow. There was some repetition but I think that was needed for the build up. There were some creepy elements to the story but it could have used more.

This book was decent. It was intriguing enough, but it didn’t pull me in like I wanted. The storyline was a bit predictable.

This book wasn't bad but it didn't hold my attention. It was slower paced than I prefer but had decent moments.

This is very slow and drawn out. Like I started and stopped probably three times and then only was able to finish it because the kid I was babysitting fell asleep and I had nothing else to do.

That is not say it's not a captivating story. It is interesting and suspenseful at times, but it's not a book I would recommend to get you out of a slump. It's maybe just one of those books to read when you have nothing else to do.

The Woman In The Woods
By: Lisa Hall
⭐️⭐️⭐️/3 stars

The idea of a witch in the woods is super chilling. Although, at parts this book had it's creepy moments, it seemed to drag on.

Allie and Rav move to the village of Pluckley, a quaint town in England. This town has quite the reputation of being haunted. Rumor is, the house they moved into is the home of a woman named Agnes that lived there hundreds of years ago. Back then she was known as a witch and tragically lost a child.

Allie starts to see, hear and find things in and around her home that soon become an obsession causing her to start neglecting her two children. Her husband and best friend, Naomi, become increasingly concerned that she is suffering from postpartum psychosis.

This book was frustrating to read at times because nobody in it seems to truly communicate! Especially when Allie suspects that Rav and Naomi are having an affair. Confront them!!! Ugh! I didn't feel like the book had a true ending of closure and that's why I gave it only three stars.

Thank you @netgalley and @harpercollins360 for this ARC for my honest review 🙂

3 for neutral, was unable to access my netgalley account for months, until today. Because of this, I was unable to see which books I needed to read. I apologize for the inconvenience and hopefully will not have any more issues in future.

I decided to DNF this book at the 17% mark. I did not like a single character. The main character came across as whiney, while her husband Rav was just not a likable guy. Since I did not like the characters, I found it difficult to connect with the plot line. The pace of the story was also too slow for me. There was promise with the mysterious things happening in the house, but not enough to make me want to finish reading this book.

Witches
Ghosts
Haunted village
And…..
Creepy moments that will have you wondering what is going on.
This is what you will get with reading The Woman in the Woods.
Many thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and author for the opportunity to read this book for my honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.

I could hardly put this book down as it was suspenseful throughout. I felt angry for Allie as she moves away with her young family to a small town and grows suspicious of her husband and best friend. It seems like she can trust nobody. They all make her feel like she's losing her mind. Seeing a white figure in the woods behind her house, the scratching noise in the attic, and creepy things left in/around her house do not help. You are in for a big surprise at the ending if you dare read this, and I recommend that you do! I received a free copy for my honest review.

A very slow start. It took me awhile to get into it, I’d say about 60% of the way thru is when I started getting hooked. The suspense of not knowing what was real and what wasn’t, was intense towards the end. It was a pretty good read, especially for spooky season.

This was my first Lisa Hall book. I thought this would be a great spooky, psychological thriller-perfect for Halloween. Besides some weird noises and a few scary points, this was more psychological than spooky. Allie becomes more of an unreliable narrator and out of her mind as the story continues. Instead of giving us a full ending, the touch more on mental illness, which just left me with more questions. I feel things were thrown into the story that didn’t necessarily bring value.

This was an ok read for me. It surrounds a mom who has a young girl and a newborn who is overwhelmed and exhausted. Weird things begin to happen but it was just written off as being a tired mom. Her friend, Naomi offers support but soon Allie questions why.

Thanks to NetGalley for my advance copy in exchange for my honest review.

The Woman in the Woods wasn't the worst thing I've ever read, but it certainly wasn't the best either. I fully expected to binge read this one straight through, and instead it was a flat read where I felt almost nothing. Which is disappointing, as I've heard rave reviews for some of Lisa Hall's other novels. It was just so-so for me, unfortunately.

This book has just the right setting to make you feel creeped out. It is unsettling but I thought it was a very suspenseful read. The characters are complex and the story with it's eerie feel kept me turning pages long into the night. This one was wild.

This is the perfect spooky read. Lisa Hall gives you a haunted village, witchcraft, and the spookiest atmosphere you could ask for.

Thanks to Netgalley and Harper 360 for the eARC in exchange for my honest review.