Published by Harper Collins Genres: Fiction, Horror, Mystery
Format: eBook
The Ghost Woods is an atmospheric read told in two timelines by C.J. Cooke. Lichen Hall stands in the middle of the woods and is steeped in folklore and local gossip. It is a place where unwed young mothers have been sent to have their babies and place them up for adoption. I so wanted to love this one as I typically love C.J. Cooke’s books. While this book does have it strong points – C.J. Cooke is a master at creating atmosphere that seeps from the pages. She also excels at creating tension, dread, unease, and a sense of something being not quite right in her books.
This book focuses on two young women in two different time periods who are sent to the home. Mabel is sent to Lichen Hall in the 1950’s while Pearl is sent there in the 1960’s. Each young women gets the feeling that something is off in the home. Both feel unease and a sense of dread.
This one was a little on the slow side and I struggle with slow books. I felt as if I were there at the home waiting for anything and I mean anything to happen. It was not until the last third of the book where the book began to get interesting for me. Not my favorite book by C.J. Cooke and I put it in my liked but didn’t love category.
