Book Review - The Wilderness Retreat by Jennifer Moore

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Title: The Wilderness Retreat

Author: Jennifer Moore

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: HQ Digital

Publication Date: 22nd February 2023

Rating: 5 Stars

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 The Sanatorium and The Guest List.

Wow, I honestly thought I losing my mind along with Bella as I was reading this.

It's claustrophobic, clever and I would never have guessed the majority of it.

It's so well done, and the setting is sheer perfection. It's so wild and isolated and I wasn't really sure what to make of the whole retreat.

I enjoyed getting to know everyone on the retreat and seeing how some secrets were uncovered.

But I also feared for Bella, as it is clear something was really nor quite right. And that sense of creepiness just kept occurring more and more.

I was gripped from the start to the end and found this to be a fabulous book.  

Thank you to HQ Digital for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.