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Shelterwood

New · Historical Fiction, Fiction, Mystery

Shelterwood

by Lisa Wingate

2024 · 347 pages · Fiction

30 New ★ 3.85 on Goodreads · 39K ratings

≈ 9 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day

Is it worth reading?

Goodreads Choice (historical fiction) finalist (2024). 3.85★ from 39K Goodreads ratings.

By the numbers

30Must-Read Score

Critics10 out of 100 · counts 35%+4
Readers30 out of 100 · counts 50%+17
Buzz51 out of 100 · counts 15%+9

Where it ranks

#98 of the 140 mysteries and thrillers we rank
#221 of the 256 historical novels we rank
#543 of the 730 new books we rank
#1119 of the 1,344 books we rank

Shortlisted

Goodreads Choice (historical fiction) finalist (2024)

Reads as

Gripping, Moving

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