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The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes

44 reviews

bethehart's review

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

It started off strong with the beginning chapter, and then weighed down a lot. Towards the end though, when she started remembering things it picked back up again. At first I couldn't tell if I loked the ending or not, but I think I did. To me it felt like the ending was not fro US, but for Maya. This story was about her dealing with trauma that she couldn't fully remember, and dealing with the memories that resurfaced. I appreciated it for what it was as a whole. Though I will admit it would have been nice

if we could have seen Frank recieve direct consequences for what he did

. But again this felt like it was about Maya's healing, so I appreciated the wrap ups that we did get.

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kedaniels28's review

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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jodean's review

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Not my thing, found it boring.

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picketfences's review

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i don’t feel like reading this right now

drug withdrawal

creepy men

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tkrupka's review

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dark slow-paced

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

2.0

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gracestg's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.25

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fkshg8465's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious relaxing sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I enjoyed this book more than others. It’s a topic of fascination to myself. Not sure I’d want to explore how possible it is, but it made for an easy read.

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kshertz's review

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mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

It’s an interesting concept! I love an unreliable narrator. The author is going through withdrawal and has a problem with alcohol. Is she the problem or is Frank a killer? I liked following the ups and downs . The ending was just okay. I did not guess what would happen.

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ellainalisa's review

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dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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rachelle_reads's review

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dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

I couldn’t tell if this was going in a paranormal direction or not for most of the book. The author had me on the hook! Vivid imagery and strong character development for the protagonist. I could really feel her confusion coming from multiple directions.

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