Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes

6 reviews

amberacks12's review against another edition

dark mysterious

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

2.75

Not gonna lie, this book was anti climatic. There was a lot of build up and then just, poof, it’s done. I’m kind of left feeling underwhelmed and like the story is unresolved. I do feel like Ana Reyes has a lot of potential as a writer, but I don’t think this one really hit as hard as I was promised it would. 
And maybe I feel unresolved because of my own skepticism when it comes to certain aspects of the resolution that I will not mention. But I don’t think enough attention was given to how everything is resolved, and more just ends up feeling hand wavy. 
Plus, as a thriller, I didn’t ever feel that Maya was really in much danger, except from herself. 
That being said, I really enjoyed the tone and writing style, I liked Maya as a character and as a narrator, and I felt like the character aspects of this story were well developed. Each character felt distinct, and I could sense Maya’s imperfections and possible unreliabilities. I also liked the dreamlike quality of the writing, with flashbacks happening interspersed between the present day narration. It added to the sense of unease I’m sure Maya felt. 
So, overall, it was fine. 

Enjoyment: 3
Educational Value: 3
Emotional Impact: 2

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Addiction

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Drug abuse

Minor: Murder, Stalking, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

erisouls's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Drug use, Kidnapping, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

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

singlespeedahead's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Death, Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, and Stalking

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