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A review by markguitar
Pines by Blake Crouch
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
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? Yes
3.0
Very good book and I hope to get the sequel. Crouch is an excellent writer. At first, I thought I wouldn't bother going to the second book. Fair warning...lots of very graphic violence, gore, torture. If you don't have a stomach for that, I'd avoid it. That almost made me want to stop. However, the book leads to a payoff in the end...it does resolve, but it also makes me curious about what's coming next. Not as good as Crouch's Incursion--which is outstanding--but still a good read.
Graphic: Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Infidelity, and Vomit