Rachel | rachelturnsthepage's Reviews > The House in the Pines

THE HOUSE IN THE PINES relied heavily on the fact the protagonist is suffering from klonopin withdrawals which makes her somewhat of an unreliable narrator. this has been done so many times in mysteries/thrillers so if you're going to do it, the story better knock my socks off. buuut unfortunately it didn't.

i found it to be extremely predictable. i knew what would happen so quickly that i'm almost wondering if that was the point?? there wasn't anything that occurred in the book that shocked me or left me in awe.

on a positive note, i did eventually find myself somewhat invested in the story, but mostly because i hoped to be proved wrong with my suspicions. it was atmospheric and i enjoyed the scenes at the cabin (wish we would have gotten more of that). i also appreciate that the author went a little out of the box with the plot

overall i'm super bummed out ... if you enjoy a slow burn, atmospheric read without any big twists, then give it a shot!

2.5 stars