I wanted to like this book and in the beginning I did. Who doesn't love a good witchy/ ghost story but I felt like it was just rushed. I liked the story itself because I love ghost stories but then it just ends with the last chapter saying it was psychosis and then boom happy ending.

This psychological thriller is a wild ride of is she or is she not crazy. I kept flip flopping and it wasn't until the end when I made up my mind, and I'm still not sure. The storyline was fun, creepy, and believable. Let's just say, I'm not trapsing through the woods after no one. The writing was really suspenseful and drew me in from the beginning. The quaint viliage seems nice and it's interesting Pluckley is a real place in England with a haunted history. The house and property house lovely, but the husband pissed me off...Ok, no spoilers. The characters were detailed well. I really felt I knew their stories and emotions. Especially the heartache of her friend Naomi. I also felt the story is realistic in people down playing women's emotions, especially after a baby. And also the feeling of loss of identity after children. Overall a great story, I enjoyed reading.

The cover drew me to the book and the title!
This thriller kept me wanting to keep on reading .. the ending was suspenseful
Thank you NetGalley for arc !

I love a good witchy read, so when I read the synopsis of Lisa Hall’s new book, The Woman in the Woods, I couldn’t get my hands on it quickly enough!

This book would have been hard for me not to like- it includes witchcraft, a haunted village, a good mystery and all the spooky atmosphere I could ever want. I love a good setting and the spooky village portrayed here is a real place- Pluckley, known as the most haunted place in England. Witches and a haunted town!!! I was completely hooked. This book is incredibly suspenseful which made it a quick read. I will say that I guessed the final twist but that didn’t make me like the book any less.

My one gripe about this book is that it is being promoted as horror. And while it does have supernatural elements and eerie moments, it reads much more like psychological suspense. I think this would be a great spooky season read for people that want a little witchiness, but not full on horror. Thank you to @NetGalley for an advanced arc of this book.

This was one of the most suspenseful and tense books that I have read in quite awhile. I was questioning everything and everyone throughout the entire story, and the twists and turns were shocking. Just when you think you have it figured out, something else is revealed, changing everything (but in a good way).

The writing and details were superb, and I loved the concept of a potentially unreliable narrator, mixed in with a supernatural element. I think the only thing I didn't like about this was the bit of cliffhanger at the end. After all of the events that happened in the book, I just wanted it to be solidly wrapped up. Other than that, this was an amazing book. A 4.75 star read for me.

Sadly this is a DNF for me at 13%.

The main character, who is beyond dull, has breastfed her son at least five times in 13% of the book. I can only imagine how many more times I would have to read about it if I continue. Not to mention the chapters are long and rambling making it very hard to become interested. Just not for me I'm afraid.

This effort--admittedly by a very talented writer--is a bit on the long side. It dwells insistently on the psychological states of a woman convinced her house is haunted by a long-ago witch. As a result, she neglects her young children, and alienates her husband and close friend. Towards the end, things appear to straighten out in a somewhat unearned reversal, only to be upturned again in a self-consciously engineered turnabout in the final sentence,,, forced and predictable. This narrative could have been more dramatically and effectively presented as a short story, The novel drifts obsessively when it should build to the big-bang conclusion.

"She's out there. Waiting for you.

A haunting read about witchcraft and superstition from Lisa Hall...

Is her family in danger?

When Allie moves to a quaint old cottage with her husband, it's their dream home. Nestled in the village of Pluckley, it seems a perfect haven in which to raise their two children. But Pluckley has a reputation. It's known as England's most haunted village. And not long after the birth of their new son, Allie begins to notice strange things...

What's the flash of white she sees moving quickly through the woods to the back of their house? And what's the strange scratching noise coming from the chimney?

As Allie discovers more about the history of their new home, she uncovers a story of witchcraft and superstition, which casts a long shadow into the present day. And not everything is as it seems. Her family might well be in danger, but it's a danger none of them could have foreseen...

Bestseller Lisa Hall's The Woman in the Woods is full of creeping unease and nerve-wracking tension, and will have readers on the edge of their seats..."

Aw yeah, haunted villages!

Not a bad read, but I didn’t like it as much as I was expecting. I have read so many domestic thrillers with unreliable narrators, that I saw many of the twists coming. I didn’t connect with Allie at all. It’s impossible to explain why I didn’t like this novel without giving away the ending, so I will say that I enjoyed some creepy scenes in the middle of the night, with Allie standing by the window while a figure in white watches her from afar. It’s a solid book for fans of this genre, it just wasn’t for me.
I chose to read this book and all opinions in this review are my own and completely unbiased. Thank you, #NetGalley/#Harper 360, HQ!

Whoa! What a ride. It was very fast-paced. The writing style kept me hooked and I didn't find myself losing any interest. I enjoyed getting to know each of the characters and how real the story felt. The author did a great job painting the setting, so it was easy for me to visualize the scene played out before me. I recommend giving this one a chance!

I'm a sucker for old cottages, quaint villages and a touch of spooky and this checked all the boxes. A real page turner that had me sleeping with the lights on

I thought that this book was beautifully written and and engaging with some surprising twists that were semi-shocking.

I am only giving it a four thought because it does portray some thriller genre tropes that I am quite tired of seeing. This includes marital troubles, a general lack of communication, and SPOILER ALERT a "crazy" female lead. By the end of the book, I just wanted to shake some sense into the main character's husband and best friend.

Was is a good story? Yes.
Could it have logically ended sooner? Yes.
If it ended sooner, then would we have this book? Probably not.

In conclusion, I generally liked the book with a few minor exceptions.

A great page turner. what surprised me was how much this book creeped me out. i was not expecting to feel so unsettled at the end, but it was worth the read. this is one of those go into the book blindly so you are scared to the max, it was creepy and unsettling. wow, i am glad i did not read this book at night or i do not know if i would be sleeping ever again, wow, i am still in shock. but i am glad i devoured the book so quickly because it was worth the read.

3⭐
This was another slow burn supernatural thriller. We follow Allie and her family as they are settling into their new home. Of course, it is a secluded big house in the country. Allie and her husband, Rav are drifting, and she is dealing with a little post partum after her second child's birth.
I enjoyed this novel for the most part, although I found it really dragged at parts. Also, the ending was a little predictable, honestly, which can be ok, but gets hard to read book after book. I found Allie a little hard to root for, she came off as a little too Whiny. I still have this three stars. It was entertaining, and easy to get through.

This book was not the book for me. I found it rather boring, not gripping nor suspenseful. I forced myself to finish this book. There were long dense paragraphs of descriptions and Allie’s thoughts (as it is in the first person point of view). It was just blocks and blocks of text with hardly any dialogue break. I know what the author was trying to do with this book, and in my opinion, it fell flat and failed. I am, however, able to give the book two stars instead of the one that I was going to give it because there is a small twist in there that I didn’t see coming.

Having a toddler and a new baby is hard. Moving to a cottage that is also called the "witches cottage" with two children and a husband that thinks you are going mad is harder. I had to keep reading to see what happens next with this one. A great page turning read

The Woman in the Woods is an unsettling yet highly addicting read. I simply couldn't put it down even though I got some chills while reading it! This is the first book I've read from the author and I know in the near future I'll be reading many more!

This ARC was provided to me via Kindle, Harper360 and by #NetGalley. Opinions expressed are completely my own.

Fast paced and enjoyable, I couldn’t put it down.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to review this book.

Allie is having a tough time adjusting after the birth of her son, Leo. A new home, two young children, and a husband that works too much begin to take their toll on her. Nothing is what it seems.

I thought this book was plodding. There were parts that seemed to drag. meanwhile, the author basically lays the story out for you from the beginning. I wanted a twist or something, but there wasn't anything there. It's not a bad book by any stretch, but it just falls a little flat.

Chilling, spooky, witchy. Lots of great twists. I really enjoyed this thriller, though it did take me a while to get used to the author's writing style. The build-up was so intense, I expected a breath taking ending but it wasn't. It was a bit of a let down after such a great ride.