Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes

33 reviews

typedtruths's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

major flop. one of the most underwhelming mysteries i have ever read. not a shred of atmosphere or entertainment. i was most invested in maya reconnecting with her heritage and dealing with her trauma. and the twist? laughable

▷ Representation: Maya (mc) is Guatemalan-American and has insomnia and substance addictions.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol

Moderate: Grief, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Vomit, and Gun violence

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Terminal illness

➸ Trigger warnings for psychological domestic and child abuse mentioned, alcoholism and substance addiction discussed, insomnia and nightmares, alcohol consumption and abuse, graphic drug use and abuse (recreational and medicinal), a parent with a terminal illness mentioned, emesis, death of a father from gun violence recounted, death of an aunt from an overdose mentioned, murder of a best friend recounted, and loss of autonomy (abuse of hypnotherapy).

books_baking_brews's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Child death, Gaslighting, and Mental illness

capriqueen's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

A compelling mystery. I guessed what was happening about halfway through but it was still interesting. The flashback chapters were more interesting than the present day chapters, which started to drag around the middle. End felt a little lackluster

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, and Addiction

Moderate: Gaslighting and Mental illness

Minor: Death of parent

caitycatm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Gaslighting, and Addiction

sahdogmom's review against another edition

Immediately bored by the addiction issue with the main character, it’s just not something I care to read about ad nauseum

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Addiction, Drug use, and Mental illness

aubsends's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Drug use

ariana3's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I kinda liked this! A murder-mystery thriller that seemed kinda stupid but I was determined to finish it.

A girl's best friend was supposedly murdered right in front of her when they were teens, by her maybe boyfriend. It was always a mystery and she was plagued by it, with family and professionals calling her crazy. Turns out the maybe-boyfriend had used hypnosis to trick/manipulate her and found a way to use it to kill her friend and others. She obviously forgets the tactics (because he hypnotizes her to), but she eventually remembers. The "house in the pines" was never a real place like he said, just him putting the image (along with smells, feels, and tastes) into her brain to lull her into his hypnosis trap. She's justified in the end, so she can move on, though it doesn't have much closure in the way it deals with him (just that an arrest should be coming soon...)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, and Child abuse

murtzzie's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Murder, and Drug abuse

smreads24's review

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

cxllie's review

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Mental illness