What She Found In The Woods - Josephine Angelini

5/5
I just powered through What She Found in the Woods by Josephine Angelini. I went through it so fast and neglected just about everything else so I could get through it.
It is unexpected, and fractured much like Lena, who is a schizophrenic fresh out of an institution. The book is very unlike anything Josephine Angelini has written in the past - I've read all of her books and they rank very high on my favourites list.
The chapters are interspersed with italics which are recollections of the horrific thing Lena did back home in New York which ultimately caused her institutionalization. The present portions of the book happen in the woods far away from New York where her grandparents live.
The whole book is a roller coaster which leads you to the ultimate conclusion and I have to admit, I was really far in before I finally figured out who the murderer was. It was interesting, fast paced and a great read. The author makes you doubt everything you've read through Lena, and you do. You have to question everything and everyone because it's hard to separate what happened from what Lena thinks happened.
Highly recommend.

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