Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

The House in the Pines: A Novel by Ana Reyes

28 reviews

kristentee's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug use, and Drug abuse

laur_o's review against another edition

mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Drug use, and Alcoholism

cake_cats_books's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Drug abuse, and Alcohol

tkrupka's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug use, and Murder

loreleireads's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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

4.5

Creepy, unsettling, tense and satisfying. I would've read this in one sitting if I'd had nothing else on my agenda! It started a little slow for me and I had no idea the ride I was in for! After finishing, I immediately went to see what else Ana Reyes had written and was surprised this was her first novel. Highly recommend!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Death, Mental illness, Alcohol, Addiction, and Grief

Minor: War and Genocide

kshertz's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Drug use, Gaslighting, Murder, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Child death

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

archaicrobin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• 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

First of all, this is not a thriller for everyone. It’s slow paced, the writing is inconsistent, the twist is honestly pretty goofy, and the main character kinda sucks. BUT, this thriller had a twist that evaded me for most of the novel and it was a fun ride from start to finish with some intriguing ideas, even if those ideas are pretty farfetched.  Overall I did enjoy The House in the Pines but I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone looking for something polished and cohesive.  This is not a cerebral thriller that will blow your mind, nor is it well crafted. There are some interesting moments of foreshadowing and a decent mystery element, as well as some moments of truly good prose, but not enough to make this worth it if that’s what you’re looking for in a thriller. 

If you want a fun, twisty thriller with weird characters, confusing storyline pivots, and a reveal so silly it works, then check out The House in the Pines. If you can’t ride with the turns though, I would highly suggest not picking this up because you have to suspend disbelief A LOT to get any enjoyment out of this one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Mental illness, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Drug use, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse

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

tonyay's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Murder and Alcohol