The Box in the Woods
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Summary
*Running Time => 10 hrs。*
The Truly Devious series continues as Stevie Bell investigates her first mystery outside of Ellingham Academy in this spine-chilling and hilarious stand-alone mystery。
Stevie Bell did it。 She solved the greatest unsolved mystery of the century。 So， what now？
Figuring it all out - the truth behind Truly Devious and what exactly happened in the Ellingham Affair - has granted Stevie Bell a bit of celebrity in the true crime community。 So she’s not surprised when she gets an email from the man who owns Camp Bounty Lake （now called Camp Wonder Falls）， the site of the infamous “Box in the Woods” murders from the 1970s。
Weird things are happening at the camp again， although nothing as sinister as before。 No murders， no bodies posed by the mysterious figure they called The Doll Collector。 But there is a threatening message chalked across a wall。 And a box has appeared， with three grisly dolls inside it。
Stevie accepts a job as a camp counselor so she can figure out what’s going on。 She recruits her friends from Ellingham - Nate， Janelle， and Vi - to become counselors， too， and even Germaine Batt turns up。 Not long after they arrive， the owner of the camp dies in a suspicious hiking accident。
Once again， Stevie will have to solve a cold case from the past before a killer catches up with her in the present。
The Truly Devious series continues as Stevie Bell investigates her first mystery outside of Ellingham Academy in this spine-chilling and hilarious stand-alone mystery。
Stevie Bell did it。 She solved the greatest unsolved mystery of the century。 So， what now？
Figuring it all out - the truth behind Truly Devious and what exactly happened in the Ellingham Affair - has granted Stevie Bell a bit of celebrity in the true crime community。 So she’s not surprised when she gets an email from the man who owns Camp Bounty Lake （now called Camp Wonder Falls）， the site of the infamous “Box in the Woods” murders from the 1970s。
Weird things are happening at the camp again， although nothing as sinister as before。 No murders， no bodies posed by the mysterious figure they called The Doll Collector。 But there is a threatening message chalked across a wall。 And a box has appeared， with three grisly dolls inside it。
Stevie accepts a job as a camp counselor so she can figure out what’s going on。 She recruits her friends from Ellingham - Nate， Janelle， and Vi - to become counselors， too， and even Germaine Batt turns up。 Not long after they arrive， the owner of the camp dies in a suspicious hiking accident。
Once again， Stevie will have to solve a cold case from the past before a killer catches up with her in the present。
Reviews
Anna Bright
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a DEEPLY fun read。 i really， really hope maureen johnson continues writing stevie bell mysteries， whether as trilogies or stand-alones。
Bookish Heidi
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It sure was nice to hang with Stevie and the gang again！ I love how her quirky brain works！ I'm pretty sure Nate is my spirit animal 😏Summer break from Ellingham Academy turns into Stevie going to solve a decades old murder at a kids camp。 A cold case from 1978， 4 camp counselors were murdered。 Stevie， Nate and Janelle all head down to see if they can solve it。 They're such a unique team， each bringing something completely different to the table and helping in the strangest ways。 Can they solve It sure was nice to hang with Stevie and the gang again！ I love how her quirky brain works！ I'm pretty sure Nate is my spirit animal 😏Summer break from Ellingham Academy turns into Stevie going to solve a decades old murder at a kids camp。 A cold case from 1978， 4 camp counselors were murdered。 Stevie， Nate and Janelle all head down to see if they can solve it。 They're such a unique team， each bringing something completely different to the table and helping in the strangest ways。 Can they solve this mystery？I've binged all of these books this month and I absolutely love them！ Can't wait for more Stevie Bell antics！ 。。。more
Olivia
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Stevie Bell and her friends are back， and they’re heading to summer camp。 To solve a cold case murder in the middle of the woods。 NBD。 The Box in the Woods opens with its eponymous chapter， walking us through the 1970s horror scene of camp counselors heading out into the woods to smoke and listen to Fleetwood Mac and all the way through the next morning when their bodies are found in an old hunting cover box。 From jump， despite my affinity for the mystery in the original trilogy and worry that a Stevie Bell and her friends are back， and they’re heading to summer camp。 To solve a cold case murder in the middle of the woods。 NBD。 The Box in the Woods opens with its eponymous chapter， walking us through the 1970s horror scene of camp counselors heading out into the woods to smoke and listen to Fleetwood Mac and all the way through the next morning when their bodies are found in an old hunting cover box。 From jump， despite my affinity for the mystery in the original trilogy and worry that a new one wouldn’t hold up， I was hooked。 I’ll preface this by noting that I would read any and everything Maureen Johnson writes， be it another novel or just her grocery list。 She tells such wonderful stories and crafts great characters and there is a reason I kept up with her writing from the moment I first read a book of hers at age 12。 All this to say: there is no YA mystery book I recommend more to my students than the Truly Devious series。 And for every student I checked it out to， I excitedly told them that when they finish the trilogy there was a new one coming this summer。 I more than hyped myself up for this book and I am so thrilled that my expectations were met。 Maureen Johnson continues to deliver mysteries with twists and turns you genuinely do not see coming， but also brings in the important， ethical discussion about how the true crime “culture” affects those involved or related to the crime。 The 1970s murder means that victims’ families are still alive and still mad about the bungled case and absolutely not happy that Stevie has come knocking on their doors at the behest of—as Stevie eventually finds out—a man who wants to solve the crime for clout and not for justice。 For this element alone， The Box in the Woods sky rockets to the top of my recommended reading。 And as with the first books in this series， readers come for the mystery and stay for the genuine teen characters who navigate their complicated， real lives as they investigate。 Many thanks to @Netgalley for the e-galley in exchange for reviews and even more thanks to Maureen Johnson for bringing us more of Stevie Bell。 I look forward to practically throwing this new installment to all my mystery-loving students come fall。 。。。more
Meagan
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If you have ever watched a slasher summer camp movie and thought that you could outwit the killer， this is the book for you。 Our favorite high school detective， Stevie Bell， has the chance to solve another cold case when she's invited to investigate the box in the woods mystery。 Four camp counselors snuck away from sleepaway camp to smoke marijuana and listen to Fleetwood Mac and none of them walked back out。 They were brutally and violently murdered in the late 1970s and the small town of Barlo If you have ever watched a slasher summer camp movie and thought that you could outwit the killer， this is the book for you。 Our favorite high school detective， Stevie Bell， has the chance to solve another cold case when she's invited to investigate the box in the woods mystery。 Four camp counselors snuck away from sleepaway camp to smoke marijuana and listen to Fleetwood Mac and none of them walked back out。 They were brutally and violently murdered in the late 1970s and the small town of Barlow Corners has never been the same。 Flash forward to the present and the new owner of Camp Wonderfalls rebranded as Camp Sunny Pines after the murders， is determined to solve the murders and record a true-crime podcast about the process。 Enter Stevie， Janelle， Nate， and David。 Stevie's deductive abilities never fail to impress， and this novel is no exception。 Stevie digs into the history of the town and the witnesses， but someone seems determined to keep Stevie and crew from solving the crime。 Danger lurks around every corner at the camp in the woods， and it will be a race against the clock for Stevie to solve the crime before she becomes its next victim。 The Box in the Woods is a great standalone， but I highly recommend the Truly Devious series if you've not already read it！ Special thanks to HarperCollins and Netgalley for this advanced copy！ 。。。more
Kait Goodwin ★Kait Plus Books★
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🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯Stevie Bell is my favorite。 Full review to be published on Friday at kaitplusbooks。com as part of the Turn the Page Blog and Bookstagram Tour！Okay， so you know when you have crazy， that could never actually be the solution， ideas？ And then somehow 。。。 that's what happens？ Because I cannot get over the fact that my crazy idea ended up being （somewhat） correct！ 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯Stevie Bell is my favorite。 Full review to be published on Friday at kaitplusbooks。com as part of the Turn the Page Blog and Bookstagram Tour！Okay， so you know when you have crazy， that could never actually be the solution， ideas？ And then somehow 。。。 that's what happens？ Because I cannot get over the fact that my crazy idea ended up being （somewhat） correct！ 。。。more
Erin
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Another Truly Devious book？！ Don’t mind if I do！ Honestly， if you haven’t started reading this series， you’re really missing out。 Best YA books I’ve ever read。 I devour them。 You can’t put it down！ Maureen Johnson puts the work in and never disappoints！
Michelle （Pink Polka Dot Books）
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Oh thank god！！ I was so nervous to read this because I had such a love/hate （okay， mostly hate） relationship with the first 3 books in this series， and I really wanted to like this。 It’s probably because I always saw some glimmer of something good in the first 3 books， but the characters just fucking ruined it。 I still didn’t love Stevie or anything， but she was WAY more tolerable。 Honestly， all the things that bugged me in the original series seemed to poof out of existence in this installment。 Oh thank god！！ I was so nervous to read this because I had such a love/hate （okay， mostly hate） relationship with the first 3 books in this series， and I really wanted to like this。 It’s probably because I always saw some glimmer of something good in the first 3 books， but the characters just fucking ruined it。 I still didn’t love Stevie or anything， but she was WAY more tolerable。 Honestly， all the things that bugged me in the original series seemed to poof out of existence in this installment。 1。 Stevie & especially David weren’t terrible。 David was so yuck before， and he was just normal this time。2。 The virtue signaling was at a minimum。3。 THERE WAS A PAY OFF— we got to know what happened！！ （I mean， it’s still far fetched that this girl figures this stuff out with virtually nothing to go on， but I can suspend disbelief）。Stevie is still a very unrelatable robot person to me- which is fine。 I just don’t get why she becomes so surprised about hormones and the feeling she gets around David。 It’s almost like she’s a complete narcissist and is SHOCKED that she is capable of feeling attracted or care when she likes a boy。Where this book takes place is so good！ I love a camp-murder setting。 I loved the Ellingham setting too， but summer camp and woods just go with horror slasher stuff。I would read more from this series if the books are like this one。 And I’m kind of hoping there are more books。。。 which I definitely wasn’t expecting。 。。。more
tee。
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waking up to an e-mail from Maureen Johnson revealing that this gets released on the 15th is probably the happiest i've been this year don't mind me i am just gonna go sCREAM FOR THE NEXT 3 DAYS JSKJSADHSFSJHGDUD waking up to an e-mail from Maureen Johnson revealing that this gets released on the 15th is probably the happiest i've been this year don't mind me i am just gonna go sCREAM FOR THE NEXT 3 DAYS JSKJSADHSFSJHGDUD 。。。more
Radha
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I CANNOT WAITT
Melanie （MelReads）
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can this series have ten more books？ thank you very much😭
Sara Lukach
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I have absolutely loved this series so far…is it over？ Who knows there is definitely room for more， but also wrapped up nicely。 The first three books in the series were a continuation on the same “case” for Stevie Bell a wonderfully complex character who is a child detective and works hard to get into Ellingham Academy in order to solve a murder there。 Due to that success Stevie is contacted at the beginning of the box in the woods to come to a summer camp and solve a new murder。 She is able to I have absolutely loved this series so far…is it over？ Who knows there is definitely room for more， but also wrapped up nicely。 The first three books in the series were a continuation on the same “case” for Stevie Bell a wonderfully complex character who is a child detective and works hard to get into Ellingham Academy in order to solve a murder there。 Due to that success Stevie is contacted at the beginning of the box in the woods to come to a summer camp and solve a new murder。 She is able to get most of her friends to join in on the adventure and chaos ensues。 I really loved that this whole case is solved in one book verses the three books it took for the full Ellingham case to be solved it had a much quicker pace and I really didn’t figure out the who done it which is rare。 Additionally， it is evident that Maureen Johnson does her research she has tons of factual information about crime and crime scenes and works to keep things as accurate as fiction can be。My only critique is that in this book Stevie really didn’t respect her friends as much as she did in the previous novels especially Janelle， I found a lot of Stevie’s characteristics this time around selfish and so focused on the case she forgot about any other aspect of life， and I wonder if this has anything to do with the fact that the case only lasts the one book instead of more。Overall， this series is still so good and I cannot wait for people to get their hands on this book next week！I received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Olivia
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See my full review here: https://www。yabookscentral。com/yafict。。。THE BOX IN THE WOODS is a fantastic continuation of Stevie's story with a whole new cold case to solve。 Stevie has gained some renown for her solving of the Truly Devious case， and as she heads into summer， she receives an offer she cannot refuse。 The founder of Box Box， a subscription box of boxes， has bought a summer camp where the infamous Box in the Woods murders took place in 1978。 He is offering Stevie to come and work there， See my full review here: https://www。yabookscentral。com/yafict。。。THE BOX IN THE WOODS is a fantastic continuation of Stevie's story with a whole new cold case to solve。 Stevie has gained some renown for her solving of the Truly Devious case， and as she heads into summer， she receives an offer she cannot refuse。 The founder of Box Box， a subscription box of boxes， has bought a summer camp where the infamous Box in the Woods murders took place in 1978。 He is offering Stevie to come and work there， as well as any of her friends， to see if she can solve the case。As Stevie arrives in the town and begins talking to the people who were around at the time of the murders， she feels like she has more questions than anything。 Working a cold case that was so fumbled by the police at the time that no evidence remains is practically impossible。 As Stevie speaks with the sister of one of the victims， she has a starting place for something， even if she is not sure what it will amount to， and she searches for that victim's diary of the time， which was never recovered。As Stevie investigates and slowly begins to put the pieces together in her mind， she realizes that the case is complex， and the danger of uncovering the secrets long buried is ever-present。What I loved: This was a really fantastic follow-up to the original trilogy。 The new case was engaging， and I appreciated the early glimpses of what happened in the past in addition to the investigation from the present。 This was one of the elements I really enjoyed from the trilogy， and I liked that we got it here as well。 The series is one that could rival Nancy Drew and Hercule Poirot， and I am so glad it's continuing with new cases。 I also really appreciated that this one is self-contained， so it won't be stretched across multiple books - but I still want more Stevie and fascinating cold cases！Although the case moves slowly at first， each piece of information is really fascinating， and I never found the book boring。 This is， in part， also because of the other things that are happening with Stevie and her friends。 I love the bits of comedy around their lives mixed in that give it a great story outside of the mystery。 The ending definitely picks up with some thriller/suspense elements that make the last parts of the book move super-fast！Final verdict: Entertaining， thrilling， and mysterious， THE BOX IN THE WOODS is a fantastic new installment in Stevie's story with a new cold case， new settings， and the same compelling characters and writing。 Highly recommend for fans of the earlier books， and I hope there will be even more books to come！Please note that I received an ARC from the publisher。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Rachel
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I have not read the other books in this series， but I feel that this works just fine as a standalone。I don't want to spoil anything， but this book did not go the way I thought it would。 It truly kept me guessing for the entire book。Well written， the characters were okay。 I do feel like they all only had one trait each and it was greatly exaggerated， but other than that they were great。*Thank you to the publisher for this eARC。 I have not read the other books in this series， but I feel that this works just fine as a standalone。I don't want to spoil anything， but this book did not go the way I thought it would。 It truly kept me guessing for the entire book。Well written， the characters were okay。 I do feel like they all only had one trait each and it was greatly exaggerated， but other than that they were great。*Thank you to the publisher for this eARC。 。。。more
Katie
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This is a RETURN。 TO FORM。After being disappointed by the third and， as I thought at the time， final book in the Truly Devious "trilogy，" I was left wanting more。 I knew Maureen Johnson could write an amazing， compelling mystery， so when I saw this book was coming out， I was ecstatic。 A summer camp murder mystery， reminiscent of oh so many teen slashers （which， yes， of course Nate references。 He is the Randy of the friend group。 iykyk）。 I absolutely love slasher movies， and reading Johnson's tak This is a RETURN。 TO FORM。After being disappointed by the third and， as I thought at the time， final book in the Truly Devious "trilogy，" I was left wanting more。 I knew Maureen Johnson could write an amazing， compelling mystery， so when I saw this book was coming out， I was ecstatic。 A summer camp murder mystery， reminiscent of oh so many teen slashers （which， yes， of course Nate references。 He is the Randy of the friend group。 iykyk）。 I absolutely love slasher movies， and reading Johnson's take on them was a joy。She kept the format of alternating chapters between the past and the present， which I always love。 Seeing the crimes as they were discovered in real time gives a little extra oomph than if you just read about them in the past tense， playing catch up in the present day。 I love my girl Stevie and her pals Nate and Janelle。 David。。。wasn't as bad as he has been in previous books， but now he's just boring？ He is honestly my biggest gripe with the series as a whole。 Get a better boyfriend， Stevie！ The new side characters introduced as part of this case were interesting， though a lot were thrown at you pretty fast and it took a little while for me to be able to remember who was who。 The ending was surprising but made sense in retrospect， and Stevie's big monologue moment to determine who the killer was all those years ago was AWESOME！This does serve as a standalone， with no spoilers to who the culprit is in the first three books， not even naming the characters who die， so you could read this without reading the previous books if you wanted to have a fun summer camp mystery romp。 I definitely recommend the whole series though！Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing a copy free for review。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Shelby
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I was lucky enough to receive an ARC of Maureen Johnson’s new book， and it was such a fun way to kick off my summer reading！ This YA mystery feels like an 80s slasher flick， Nancy Drew and your favorite true crime podcast all came together for one special event。 While this is a part of Johnson’s Truly Devious， The Box In The Woods acts like a standalone novel， and as someone who hasn’t read the original series， it can easily be enjoyed without having read the first three。💜While gruesome in its d I was lucky enough to receive an ARC of Maureen Johnson’s new book， and it was such a fun way to kick off my summer reading！ This YA mystery feels like an 80s slasher flick， Nancy Drew and your favorite true crime podcast all came together for one special event。 While this is a part of Johnson’s Truly Devious， The Box In The Woods acts like a standalone novel， and as someone who hasn’t read the original series， it can easily be enjoyed without having read the first three。💜While gruesome in its details， The Box In The Woods has a special wit and charm that craft a well-balanced story overall。 The mystery itself is more of a slow-burn， but， considering the case at hand， it totally fits。 As someone who usually guesses the ending， I had a blast trying to solve the cold case along Stevie and her pals， and it kept the pages turning easily。 While I appreciated the fact that the ending wasn’t predictable， it almost felt like the author was cheating a little？ The ending feels like it comes out of nowhere without any real clues that allow the reader the opportunity to solve it themselves。 Every clue does play its part （even if it’s a bit of stretch） and if you can suspend your disbelief， the ending works in its own way though！💜Filled with diverse characters， haunted small-town vibes and giggle-worthy wit， The Box In The Woods is a super-fun summer read， great for sitting poolside or lounging on the patio！ Now excuse me， while I go grab the first three books of the Truly Devious series 🙃 。。。more
Alyssa Smith
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The Box in the Woods claims to be “a stand-alone mystery，” but also it’s noted as being Truly Devious， #4。 So which is it？？？？ The latter。 It’s not a standalone。 You really should read books 1 – 3 before diving into this one。 If you don’t， you won’t know anything about Stevie or her friends or all the things she’d been through leading up to this book。 You won’t know anything about the Ellingham mysteries。 It’d be ridiculous to start on this book。 Just read the others – they’re amazing。 And The Bo The Box in the Woods claims to be “a stand-alone mystery，” but also it’s noted as being Truly Devious， #4。 So which is it？？？？ The latter。 It’s not a standalone。 You really should read books 1 – 3 before diving into this one。 If you don’t， you won’t know anything about Stevie or her friends or all the things she’d been through leading up to this book。 You won’t know anything about the Ellingham mysteries。 It’d be ridiculous to start on this book。 Just read the others – they’re amazing。 And The Box in the Woods is no less amazing。 Just like the rest of the series， the book is told in third person POV and alternates between the past and the present。 In the past， four teenagers are brutally murdered in the woods。 In the present， Stevie and her friends are staying in those exact same woods and trying to solve the cold case。 Don’t read this at night like I did。This book is a great extension of the first three books in the series。 Books 1 – 3 follow the gang at Ellingham and all that drama。 This book acknowledges that past drama but doesn’t focus on it at all。 Instead， we get a brand-new mystery to learn about and try to figure out。 Though the plot is new， the vibes and overall feel to the novel are not – it is a perfect continuation of the series and characters。 I was excited to see if Stevie and David were still a couple and how that relationship would turn out， but I love that their romance （or any romance） isn’t the focal point of the story。 It really is just a great YA mystery。As someone who is very bad at solving mysteries， I was surprised that I easily called the first twist regarding the message and the dolls （you’ll know what I mean when you get there）。 I think Johnson made that one intentionally easy， though。 I mean， it had to be easy if I called it。 The rest of the book， though？ Absolutely no way I could have called any of that。 Yes， it’s a bit of a ridiculous reveal。 Like， there’s no way anyone could guess it。 But I didn’t mind。 Though I love being able to call a twist， I also like being blindsided。 I love when Stevie gathers people around her and plays out the big reveal。 It’s just so satisfying， whether I ever saw it coming or not。 I hope people don’t discredit this book because of the crazy reveal， because I loved it。 So shook！ What an ending！Honestly， if you enjoyed the first three books in this series， you’re going to want to pick up this one， too。 You’re going to like it。 It may not be the Ellingham case， but summer camp murders are just as interesting and you know it。 I love Stevie and her friends （yes， even you， David， though not as much）， I love Johnson’s writing and the twisted mysteries she comes up with， and I love the overall atmosphere of these books。 If you love all these things， too， then you definitely want to read The Box in the Woods。 And please join me in begging Maureen Johnson to keep writing these books。Blog | Insta | Twitter 。。。more
Kaitlin Marshall
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I loved The Box in the Woods！ I really liked that the mystery was put into one book rather than 3 like with the Truly Devious case。 I loved that Nate was a bigger part of this story and I hope that he continues to be so in future books （if there are more）。 With Stevie having to solve a case that is much more recent （1978）， she has to deal with having people who are tied to this case still alive。 It makes for a very different style than the previous books but in a good way， the series is growing I loved The Box in the Woods！ I really liked that the mystery was put into one book rather than 3 like with the Truly Devious case。 I loved that Nate was a bigger part of this story and I hope that he continues to be so in future books （if there are more）。 With Stevie having to solve a case that is much more recent （1978）， she has to deal with having people who are tied to this case still alive。 It makes for a very different style than the previous books but in a good way， the series is growing and evolving not petering out。I really hope that there are more books in this series！ I definitely recommend this book！ 。。。more
BlueBambiReads
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RéE i'm so excited！！ Maureen johnson is suchh a good author and i can't wait！Annndd I just realised i'm going to camp this summer。 '-' RéE i'm so excited！！ Maureen johnson is suchh a good author and i can't wait！Annndd I just realised i'm going to camp this summer。 '-' 。。。more
Melissa Graham
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I received an advanced reader's copy of this book through netgalley。Maureen Johnson has done it again！ The Truly Devious series have been easy to read while still having enough heft to keep things grounded and interesting。 I love， love， love this series， and I was afraid it was all over after book three， since there was a natural end point in that book。 But in number four， it takes a new direction。On her summer break from Ellingham Academy， Stevie is contacted by an entrepreneur named Carson who I received an advanced reader's copy of this book through netgalley。Maureen Johnson has done it again！ The Truly Devious series have been easy to read while still having enough heft to keep things grounded and interesting。 I love， love， love this series， and I was afraid it was all over after book three， since there was a natural end point in that book。 But in number four， it takes a new direction。On her summer break from Ellingham Academy， Stevie is contacted by an entrepreneur named Carson who has bought a summer camp with a dark history: the unsolved murders of four high-school-aged camp counselors in 1978。 Murders that Carson wants Stevie to solve for a prospective podcast he's creating。 Since he owns the camp， she will be hired as a counselor for the current round of kids， and he even encourages her to invite friends as well。 As long as she investigates on the side。Once again， it's mostly the language and the inclusivity that draw me in to this book， as with all others in the series。 Maureen Johnson really has an ear for the way people talk （people of different ages in a middle-class， Northeastern U。S。 setting。） And， as usual， an understated， self-aware humor flows throughout。 The case for Stevie to solve is， after all， a 70s-slasher-movie trope。 But Stevie always considers the serious side too， as people's lives are impacted and she is very aware that this is her first case where she will be dealing with living， feeling relatives who knew the victims。This series is inclusive in that a variety of races， sexualities and genders are represented just living their lives。 It's what we in the book world call a "joyful" portrayal， in that although the book doesn't pretend that racists， sexists， homophobes and transphobes don't exist， none of the characters run into trouble with them in the course of the story。 It's a refreshing perspective that everyone needs to experience。 This is， without a doubt， my favorite in-progress teen book series and I will recommend it to anyone who reads YA and would like a mystery with a classic approach but modern characters and language。 Very fun！ #TheBoxintheWoods #NetGalley 。。。more
Sarah Perchikoff
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So much fun。 Very twisty and scary in parts。 I think this is the last book in the series。。。 but I really hope it's not。 I love this world so much！ So much fun。 Very twisty and scary in parts。 I think this is the last book in the series。。。 but I really hope it's not。 I love this world so much！ 。。。more
Jill
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A YA murder mystery， set in the woods， with a strong female protagonist and her band of high school friends， The Box in the Woods reminded me of one of my favorite YA series， Charlotte Holmes。 Thus， it was unsurprising how much I enjoyed this book！ I was left with some serious FOMO （fear of missing out）， for not having read books 1-3 of the Truly Devious series， but this read exceptionally well as a standalone， and provided enough history to feel like I wasn’t missing too much of Stevie’s back s A YA murder mystery， set in the woods， with a strong female protagonist and her band of high school friends， The Box in the Woods reminded me of one of my favorite YA series， Charlotte Holmes。 Thus， it was unsurprising how much I enjoyed this book！ I was left with some serious FOMO （fear of missing out）， for not having read books 1-3 of the Truly Devious series， but this read exceptionally well as a standalone， and provided enough history to feel like I wasn’t missing too much of Stevie’s back story。 The Box in the Woods is set in a small town on the east coast， recognizable only for its unsolved murder of four teenagers， found dead at a sleepaway camp after being stabbed and shoved into a box in the woods （hints the name）。 After her previous success in solving decades old murders， Stevie is propositioned to join the new owner of the summer camp in working to solve the infamous murders that still surround the town。 With a less than inviting welcome by the townspeople， Stevie sets off to do what so many others before her were unsuccessful at， finding a murderer。 Author， Maureen Johnson， crafts a haunting tale， brilliantly woven and expertly laid out as Stevie delivers a mesmerizing finale。 With loveably unique characters， you can consider me the newest member of the Truly Devious fan club！ *Disclaimer: A review copy was provided by the publisher。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Reference
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