The Wilderness Retreat

Name: The Wilderness Retreat
Brand: Harper UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Jennifer Moore
ISBN: 9780008597726

Author: Jennifer Moore

Narrator: to be announced

Unabridged: 10 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HQ Digital

Published: 02/22/2023

Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Psychological, Family Life

Synopsis

‘A breathtaking thriller!… Spine tingling.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Readers LOVE ! As Bella drops her son off at university, she’s devastated. It’s been the two of them ever since Asher was born. The only thing helping her through is an upcoming week-long wilderness retreat in Sweden, a surprise gift from her sister and Asher. The lodge is modern and luxurious – but the surrounding forest is foreboding. Named Dead Man’s Forest after the legend of a local bandit left to die inside a wooden coffin, there are rumours that, on quiet nights, you can still hear the scratching of his fingernails against the lid. When someone begins leaving unsettling notes, and a figure from her past comes back to haunt her, Bella’s unease grows. This certainly isn't the restful retreat she signed up for. And when another guest suddenly disappears, Bella fears she might not make it home alive… Don’t miss this gripping psychological thriller about a blissful holiday that turns into a nightmare, perfect for fans of and ‘’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ I read it in one sitting… ’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ about this… .’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ I couldn’t put it down. ’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘There were ’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘… Absolutely gripping.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A book that .’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘… I couldn’t put it down. ’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Reviews

Goodreads review by Alayne

This was a disappointing read as it had too many characters and it jumped around a lot so I found it confusing. I plodded through it and was glad to finish it. My thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read this book in return for an honest review.......more

Goodreads review by Kristine

I’m quite indecisive on how to review this book. I loved the set up, the location and mood were wonderful and engrossing, but something felt like lacking and fell short at the end (last 10% of the book). I feel like the culprit was guessable, which on its own is ok…. But the reveal didn’t seem stron......more

Goodreads review by Val

I really enjoyed this mystery thriller set in a Swedish wilderness retreat by Jennifer Moore. The blurb was very intriguing and I immediately decided it was one for me. It starts off with Bella dropping off her son, Asher at university ready to start his life without her and then heading off to the......more

Goodreads review by Louise

3.5 stars rounded up. As Bella drops her son off at university, she's devastated. It's been the two of them ever since Asher was born. The only thing helping her through is the upcoming week-long wilderness retreat in Sweden. It will be chance to reconnect and recharge. At the retreat, Bella basks in......more

Goodreads review by Kate

I try really hard to find something good in every book I read but this had me struggling. This had to be the most repetitive, irritating, non thriller I've read for a long time. It needed an editor to take a knife to it to cut out all the superfluous reiterations of the same "facts" that the protagoni......more

Quotes

Readers LOVE Jennifer Moore! ‘A really good psychological thriller, totally recommend. I ’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘An enjoyable book which . The main character was … The mystery and the ending was !’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A book … with a ending’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ thriller. I enjoyed it from beginning to end’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Such a good read, and , it left me on the and guessing the whole way through. I loved it’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I this book so much and read it practically in one sitting’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Had me right from the start … and kept me in suspense’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ … with the believable characters and ’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A psychological thriller – and very ’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I this book’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Kept me right up until the end’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Lots of twists and turns. ’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘An book for thriller lovers’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘ book. Had me hooked from the first chapter’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Really enjoyed this ghostly book. It gave me the shivers at times. Very ’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐