Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes

10 reviews

crowbiz's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Toxic relationship

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

fkshg8465's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Death, Murder, and Toxic relationship

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Gaslighting, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Police brutality and War

keelsrn's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Gaslighting, and Mental illness

Moderate: Murder, Death of parent, Drug use, and Violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and War

dfrancis's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Murder, and Toxic relationship

susie_bee's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Addiction, and Drug abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

n_degeorgia's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Murder, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship

redefiningrachel's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Grief, Toxic relationship, Murder, Mental illness, Addiction, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, and Drug use

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide

Minor: Classism

handmeafish's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

2.0

This constantly felt like it was on the verge of something happening but it never did. The ending was especially unremarkable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Alcoholism, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Murder, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, Death, and Adult/minor relationship