Residents of Wisewood are required to commit to six month stays, where they are not allowed to contact the outside world.

This Might Hurt by Stephanie Wrobel | Waterstones

Let’s discuss my feelings about this book: I loved the fast, intriguing beginning and I enjoyed the blood freezing, WTH conclusion. Kit warned her sister that she wouldn’t have access to phones or other devices where they could contact one another, but Natalie stills worries. Each card isolates and lovingly renders a single symbol (whether it be an object or animal) within the This Might Hurt Tarot. This kind of story telling is smart but it can be also too complex for you to focus on the main conflicts and big revelations. In a panic, Natalie rushes to Wisewood to tell her sister the truth and to hopefully bring her home.Not only is the origin of Wisewood intriguing and captivating, but the characters in this story wrap the reader up from the start. I was drawn to this novel after reading the excellent reviews but for me it never quite got any better than three stars.

This Might Hurt - Penguin Books UK

This book has all the makings of a solid psychological thriller: it is well-written, intriguing, and a little weird (in a good way), but it wasn't all that thrilling, and something was lacking; I didn’t care for any of the characters, some parts lagged, and the ending fell flat. Wrobel knows exactly when to turn up the dial on her story’s tension and suspense and when to hold back, and the result is a thriller that immerses you completely in its world and doesn’t let you go until the book’s final page. There was also something insanely great about Wisewood, and I wish Wrobel had given us way more details about it.She hears conversations of the great "Teacher" who founded and leads the Wisewood program, yet the Teacher herself is nowhere to be found.