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hnnhhrsvsk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Only theee small critiques I have:
- The title is The House in the Pines, but the author almost exclusively refers to said location as the cabin in the woods. I wished she used the title a bit more!
- I would have loved to learn more about what happened to Ruby!
- Some mention of whether a chapter was set in the past or present would have been helpful, especially for the chapters where she is revisiting a location.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Death
javafenn's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Alcohol
snoopyfanclub's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting
Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis
lnezzy16's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Genocide, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship
baconbit95's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Gaslighting
ktwinkiebell's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Drug use and Alcohol
inirac's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
This one suffered from Chekov's Magical Realism. If Magical Realism is mentioned in Act 1 then it should at minimum be threat to happen for the rest of the book. It actually doesn't matter if it the world magic or not, but the main character should be questioning it more. This story had the potential to get much weirder and this leaves me disappointed. This is 100% going to be made into a mediocre tv show or movie and I will probably still watch it.
At the least it's impressive it was a thriller without being extremely violent, gory, or focus on sexual assualt.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Grief, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Death, Suicide, and Kidnapping
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
blossom16's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Minor: Alcoholism, Death, and Drug abuse
ecombs's review against another edition
2.5
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, and Gaslighting
typedtruths's review against another edition
- 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
▷ Representation: Maya (mc) is Guatemalan-American and has insomnia and substance addictions.
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Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, and Alcohol
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Vomit, Grief, and Death of parent
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).