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The Cabin in the Woods

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Fast paced, emotional, gripping, exciting, great multi-layered characters (the good, the bad, and the really ugly), and a perfect ending!

Rose is on the run, hiding out in an abandoned cabin in upstate New York. In the middle of winter - no electricity, no heat, no hot water. Brrrrrrrr. Sheโ€™s exhausted, injured, in pain, and frightened for her life. Initially, we have no idea why she is there, or who she is running fromโ€ฆ

Sarah Alderson weaves a dual timeline masterfully. Set in the present, recent past, and distant past, the plot is emotionally charged with tense pacing, as the timelines converge for an explosive finale.

I was rooting for Rose, our rags to riches to desperate fugitive, every step of the way. Her character is so artfully developed - in all the beautiful and heartbreaking ways.

I absolutely loved The Cabin in the Woods, and intend to catch up on all of Sarah Alderson's earlier work!

Highly recommended!

Thank you NetGalley, Sarah Alderson, and Avon Books, UK for the opportunity to read an ARC of this fantastic thriller in exchange for my honest and wholly independent opinion.

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Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this ARC. This book kept me on the edge of my seat all the way until the very end. I couldn't put it down! Lots of cliff hangers and twists and turns throughout the entire storyline. Excellent read. I would highly recommend this book to any psychological thriller lover. I will be picking up another one of Sarah Alderson's masterpieces for sure! 5 Stars!!!

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I read Sarah Aldersonโ€™s first novel, The Weekend Away, and fell in love with her writing. I was grateful to be picked for reviewing this arc!

Rose is on the run, but only she knows why. Flashing between past and present, from Roseโ€™s childhood in a trailer park with a meth-addict father and baby sister Daisy, to her rise to a socialite of New York, and to her escape to a cabin in the woods, Alderson tells a compelling story. I enjoyed Roseโ€™s character and thought this was a great read, though I had to suspend my disbelief a few times.

Thank you to Harper Collins and NetGalley for this arc in exchange for a fair and honest review.

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This was my first Sarah Alderson thriller, and I really enjoyed it! There were twists I didn't see coming, and I really enjoyed the characters and character development. Some of the story line was a little unbelievable, and the book description definitely didn't fully capture the book, but I still really enjoyed it! I'll be trying other books by her! Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

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Oh my goodness I loved this book! Read in one day!! Great thriller with some great surprises, brilliant!!

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At this point, we should all be sick of the sadistic husband disguised as good guy trope, right? I thought I was until I picked up this twisty, terrifying novel. For fans of the women-centric thriller genre, this one will be a winner. At the risk of giving anything away, I don't want to say much other than to not make plans once you pick up this novel. You will read it in a matter of hours.

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I read The Stalker last year and loved it and this one didn't disappoint either.
Rose and her sister Daisy live with their druggie dad until he dies. Then they go to live with their maternal grandfather where he teaches Daisy survival life skills.
Rose works as a waitress in a restaurant where she meets Ryan.
Rose's life goes from rags to socialite.
So how does Rose end up as a fugitive living in a log cabin in the woods?
The chapters alternate between past and present.
I found this totally gripping and couldn't put it down as we see how Rose's life spirals.
I loved the alternating chapters as we are left on tenterhooks after each chapter.
The setting was so well written. The cold and having to kayak across the lake in deepest winter, brrrr.
Thanks to Netgalley and Avon books for the ARC in return for an honest review.

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The Cabin In The Woods was a great book!! I loved the character development and the story was so well written. This one sucked me in immediately and kept me on the edge of my seat with all of the suspense and the twists and turns. It was a binge worthy book. I highly recommend this one.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

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I absolutely devoured this book. From page one Sarah Alderson keeps surprising you with twists and turns I certainly didn't see coming. It was so well put together, the characters real and the setting fantastic. The way it was set up (past and present) made it a quick read and kept you curious.

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This was an enjoyable read, itโ€™s full of twists and turns throughout that keep you on the edge of your seat. The characters were interesting, the plot and setting was great and the style of writing was perfect. I have read many books by this author and they have all been excellent, looking forward to the next one. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys reading this genre.
Thank you netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for a honest review.

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I discovered Sarah Aldersonโ€™s books about 5 months ago and Iโ€™ve been devouring all of her books since then. I was so excited to receive an ARC of her newest book, and I can confirm that The Cabin in the Woods is yet another compelling, twisty, character driven book. Whether we are in the remote forest or in downtown NYC, Alderson has a beautiful way of writing the setting as though it is another character in the book, playing a key role in building the tension and atmosphere. The characters were well developed and, as Iโ€™ve come to expect from Alderson, the plot twists were plenty. I tried to make this one last, but I just couldnโ€™t stop reading!! Canโ€™t wait for her next book!

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You got me with the title and I stayed for the good story. Wow. I loved it. Thank you so much for the arc.

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LOVED LOVED LOVED this book!!!!! A poor young woman working as a waitress is swept off her feet by the handsome blue eyed man at her table. He treats her like royalty, giving her everything she could ever dream of having. But after the birth of their first child, things start to change and she suspects he is having an affair. Itโ€™s only then that she begins to really see the man she married and what lengths he will go to feed his (and his mothers) ego!
Thank you NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book. I will without a doubt be recommending it to friends!

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A first-class thriller that holds your attention in a vice grip until the very end.

Rose Reid had a typical rags-to-riches story - the daughter of drug-addled parents from a trailer park in Mussorie to the socialite wife of D.A Ryan Reid and living in an eight-bedroom mansion in Westchester -ย  her life was nothing short of a fairy tale. And then one day, it all came crumbling down, forcing her to go on the run. A fugitive hiding out in a crumbling cabin in the woods, Rose decides she is done being a victim and has to get back at those who have wronged her, before they find her first.

The plot employs a tried-and-tested trope of 'woman blindsided by treachery and lies, turns avenging angel on her wrong-doers,' but what makes it stand out is its execution, which is just perfect. The prologue - a live news broadcast - that rattles off terms such as 'cadaver dogs,' 'trash bags,' and 'evidence' is enough to spike one's intrigue and from there on it's a free fall into a pit of suspense.

The story is teased out gradually through Rose's flashbacks and present day narratives, but takes off on full steam after 75%. The author's writing style brings the intense climax scenes to life. The denouement, IMO, was rather cheesy, but after everything Rose was put through, cheesy was quite welcome.

Overall, an adrenaline-packed punch. Thanks to Netgalley and Avon for providing a digital copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

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Would recommend this book to anyone who loves a good mystery that keeps you guessing til the end.

Thank you to Sarah Alderson, NetGalley and Avon for the arc of this book

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Sarah Alderson's intriguing new novel, The Cabin in the Woods, will hook you from the very first page of this gripping and suspenseful domestic thriller. The strong female characters had me cheering for them despite some heartbreaking scenes in the novel.

The Cabin in the Woods is an excellent book I highly recommend. Once I started reading, I could not put down this dramatic work by Sarah Alderson. I finished it in one night! In this emotional novel, the author knocks it out of the ballpark with her heartfelt writing style and plot twists. The Cabin in the Woods puts a powerful spin on mystery! (4.25 โญโญโญโญ)

The Cabin in the Woods is available on July 7th.

Thank you, NetGalley and Avon Books UK, Avon, for the opportunity to review this extraordinary book! Your kindness is appreciated.

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This book quite literally grabs you and forces you to read from start to finish with as few breaks as possible. I really enjoyed it and it really was a rollercoaster of a read. Really enjoyable!

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A top contender for the best thriller of the year for me. Iโ€™m calling it now! I was engrossed in Rose from the first chapter. The alternating timeline was fantastic and I loved the snippets from the past while trying to piece what little we were given of the present. This book is going to get anyone out of a reading slump. Well written, tension that built slowly and a great mix of past and present made this book a total win.

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A splendid and intense thriller mystery! Especially if you like things wrapping up with a neat bow by the end of the story. I was gasping out loud at some of the chapter endings! What a ride.

Iโ€™m glad I went into it not knowing a thing. I think itโ€™s best that way!

Thank you to NetGalley, Avon Books UK, and the author Sarah Alderson for this advanced copy!

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A tense thriller alternating between the past and present. Has most of the aspects expected from thrillers including characters who aren't what they seem. Narrative felt stilted in places.

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