Learning of her father was heartbreaking, and just the fact that he tied in the mystery through his novel was amazing. I was very behind in my reading, so it only just hit my queue, and unfortunately, it wasn't a great read for me.

Though I suppose the plot gets a bit intricate as it bounces from past to present and back again, it never felt that way. Her friend Aubrey died in front of a man named Frank that they were both interested in and almost split their friendship.The first half of the book was absorbing and intriguing, but the plot began to fall apart, ultimately ending without a satisfying ending for a traditional suspense reader.

In present day, Maya had graduated from Boston University and was living in Boston and working at a plant nursery. While this novel is a different genre than The House in the Pines, it novel touches on some of the same themes, while also providing plenty of material for your next book club discussion. Some of the parts that bothered me were the chapters sometimes would go back and forth but you didn't know which timeline you were in and that was distracting for me. It took a bit for me to get into this novel, as I was trying to sort out timelines and characters, but once the story caught me, I was hooked.While Aubrey’s death was ruled accidental, Maya was sure that Frank killed Aubrey, but she had no way of proving it. I absolutely love that little piece of information because it adds a bit of background to where this story came from within the author.

If you can’t do that, then when it comes to the options you select for us to read, I’m telling you . In some ways, it felt like the author wanted to do something different by not providing a shocking culmination. Ana Reyes is the New York Times bestselling author of Reese’s Book Club pick The House in the Pines. This discussion guide for The House in the Pines contains a synopsis, 10 prompts to kick off your book club conversation, and a selection of reviews to compare against your own experience with the book. Dan is kind, open and honest, loves books, is studying for law school exams, and is a procrastinator.

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