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[quote=Anonymous]I've read all her books. The best by far is The Witch Elm. The worst is the newest one (most boring imho).

I started with In the Woods and the lack of resolution re: the forest kidnapping didn't bother me like it does a lot of people. I feel like she does hint throughout that there is something supernatural about the woods and I could see her revisiting that one again sometime in the future. I also feel like it is very realistic to life that sometimes you just don't get answers and it is what it is.

The Likeness: totally agree that the plot hole is stupid and unbelievable. But IF you can let that go and just enjoy the immersion into the college descriptions, it's a good book. I love books set on college campuses and boarding schools though. In fact, it kind of reminded me of a less well written version The Secret History.

Broken Harbor: probably my second favorite after The Witch Elm. I like psychological mysteries. What I got from it was that the husband was tipping over into psychosis. He probably did see or hear an animal at some point but the stress of the recession/layoff triggered a latent mental illness and caused him to hallucinate the rest.

I didn't really like the main character in The Faithful Place - they're all cocky jerks but this one takes it to new heights - so also didn't enjoy when he popped up again with his daughter in the boarding school book (The Secret Place, I think?).

I did enjoy the book about the female detective. Hopes she starts writing mostly female characters in the future, she does that best. [/quote]

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