whipuntilfluffy 's review for:

Dark Pines by Will Dean

3.0

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3.5 stars. Not what I expected. I found this slightly disappointing because it had received such hype and I thought it was going to be a real rip-roaring page turner, which is what I felt I really needed at the time (anyone else go to Scandinavian murder to forget their own worries?) I think maybe it’s not that because it’s actually ~better~ than that. By the end I had really warmed to Tuva and all her complexities. It was very dark and atmospheric, sometimes terrifying, but also a little predictable. Will definitely read the next although happy to have a break first.