Debra's Reviews > The House in the Pines

During their last year of high school, Maya's best friend, Aubrey dropped dead while in the presence of Frank, a man they had been spending time with over the summer. Seven years have passed, and Maya has a secret addiction to klonopin which she has been keeping secret from her boyfriend, Ben.

After seeing a YouTube video where a woman named Cristina die in the presence of her boyfriend. The boyfriend is none other than Frank, the same man who was there when Aubrey did. Fueled with foggy memories, insomnia, klonopin withdraws and a quest for the truth, Maya returns to her Berkshires hometown.

While at home she discovers her father's unfinished book and tries to understand the story that was written before she was born and try to figure out why all roads point back to Frank. With those she loves doubting her, Maya seeks out to learn the truth.

This was a book I had high hopes for, but it failed to wow me. I put this in the liked but didn't love category. The author does a good job looking at addiction and memory. This book was atmospheric which I love in books, but again, I thought this was just ok at best. It was a little slow and when the reveal happened, I wasn't overly excited about it. The best part of this book for me was the atmosphere the author created.


Thank you to PENGUIN GROUP Dutton and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.

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