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The Lying Woods
The Lying Woods | Ashley Elston
11 posts | 13 read | 6 to read
Owen Foster has never wanted for anything. Then his mother shows up at his elite New Orleans boarding school cradling a bombshell: his privileged life has been funded by stolen money. After using the family business, the single largest employer in his small Louisiana town, to embezzle millions and drain the employees' retirement accounts, Owen's father vanished without a trace, leaving Owen and his mother to deal with the fallout. Owen returns to Lake Cane to finish his senior year, where people he can barely remember despise him for his father's crimes. It's bad enough dealing with muttered insults and glares, but when Owen and his mother receive increasingly frightening threats from someone out for revenge, he knows he must get to the bottom of what really happened at Louisiana Frac--and the cryptic note his father sent him at his boarding school days before disappearing. Owen's only refuge is the sprawling, isolated pecan orchard he works at after school, owned by a man named Gus who has his own secrets--and in some ways seems to know Owen better than he knows himself. As Owen uncovers a terrible injustice that looms over the same Preacher Woods he's claimed as his own, he must face a shocking truth about his own past--and write a better future.
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Julsmarshall
Julsmarshall
The Lying Woods | Ashley Elston
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This was fast paced, twisty, and compelling but also down to earth and believable. I liked the characters-how earnest and engaging they were while still being a little complicated. I don‘t want to say much because going in blind, like I did, may be the best way to experience this mystery. This has been on my #TBR for way too long, so glad that #Roll100 moved this up! #Bookspin #Doublespin @TheAromaofBooks @PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 2w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2w
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Julsmarshall
Julsmarshall
The Lying Woods | Ashley Elston
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Today‘s #bookmail It makes me so happy! #BOTM #Peaceandpages

66 likes
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TheLudicReader
TheLudicReader
The Lying Woods | Ashley Elston
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Two time lines, a mystery, and two love stories made this YA story a quick read, and thoroughly enjoyable.

23 likes
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AudiobookingWithLeah
AudiobookingWithLeah
The Lying Woods | Ashley Elston
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THE DETAILS ⤏ SLOW-BURNING SOUTHERN CHARM ⤏ A LITTLE TWISTY KNOT OF A MYSTERY ⤏ YA-TEEN LIFE ⤏ TOLD IN ALTERNATING TIMELINES WITH TWO POV'S ⤏ PECAN TREES...I LOVE ME SOME PECANS
MY REVIEW IN ONE SENTENCE⤏ Such an interesting little mystery set in small-town Georgia, that really surprised me with its genuine characters and they're true to life struggles.
https://audiobookingwithleah.blogspot.com/2020/07/audiobook-review-lying-woods.h...

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ashley_o13
ashley_o13
The Lying Woods | Ashley Elston
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This is completely the truth 😭

rretzler Most days seem that way! 5y
JennyM That accurately sums up my Tuesday! 5y
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ElishaLovesBooks
ElishaLovesBooks
The Lying Woods | Ashley Elston
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Great YA mystery book with a twist at the end. Loved the Louisiana setting and the characters!

Mdargusch I love Louisiana and I‘m often looking for YA so I‘m stacking! 5y
ElishaLovesBooks @Mdargusch Yay! I hope you like it! 5y
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TracyReadsBooks
TracyReadsBooks
The Lying Woods | Ashley Elston
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I have to admit, I really enjoyed this YA mystery. When his dad embezzles money from the biggest business in town & ruins everyone, Owen‘s life of luxury ends abruptly. He returns home, desperate for answers & concerned for his mother who is getting threatening letters. With an engaging lead & great secondary characters, a plot moving between events in the present & 17 (or so) years earlier, & a twist or two, this is a fun read. Recommended.

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TracyReadsBooks
TracyReadsBooks
The Lying Woods | Ashley Elston
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More new books in the library and so, another busy weekend of reading ahead. Yay!!! First up, the tagged book which I‘m really enjoying so far.

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kimmypete1
kimmypete1
The Lying Woods | Ashley Elston
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So far I‘m really enjoying The Lying Woods, love this cover too.

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kimmypete1
kimmypete1
The Lying Woods | Ashley Elston
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Enjoying this so far, and if the weather holds out this will be my book of choice today!

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kimmypete1
kimmypete1
The Lying Woods | Ashley Elston
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Spent some time video chatting with the nieces today and now I‘m diving into The Lying Woods. I loved This Is Our Story so I‘m looking forward to this one.

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