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# The House in the Pines: Reese's Book Club: A Novel

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Review: Great mystery, loved the atmosphere, writing sidetracked a bit though. - I loved the catchy name.. and book cover.. it looks creepy, right.. “The House in the Pines” by Ana Reyes is the authors debut novel about a woman named Maya, who seven years ago, had a best friend Aubrey who died “mysteriously.” That was the summer before starting college, it’s also when they both had met 20-year-old Frank who worked at the local library. Present day.. Maya is scrolling YouTube and comes across a video with this same man sitting in a diner with a young girl that is slumped over their table, she had just died, and yes if you didn’t guess, “mysteriously.” Whoa.. that instantly peaked my interest, what a strange coincidence. This starts an obsession for Maya in finding out what happened to this girl, also investigating deeper into her friends death. I enjoyed the premise of this book. I thought the mystery behind what happened was fantastic. It kept my attention, then the story detoured into another storyline/other things (sidetracked) a bit that detracted me from the original story. I liked the suspense, the atmosphere, and thought the intrigue was spot on, as was Maya’s character because I just love unreliable narrator’s. Even though this debut wasn’t as exciting as I’d hoped, I’m looking forward to seeing more from AR 😊. 3 stars — Pub. 1/3/23 A Reese’s Book Club Jan ‘23 pick
Review: Magical and Mysterious - In this mystery, protagonist Maya pursues answers to the question of what happened to her best friend, Aubrey, back in their senior year in high school. Maya is now a grown woman, living with Dan, her law school student boyfriend, but the question of Aubrey’s death has haunted Maya for seven years. The inability to process Aubrey’s death has propelled Maya into therapy and use and misuse of various medications. And Maya even really knows what happened to Aubrey: she dropped dead one summer day while talking to Maya’s boyfriend at the time, Frank Bellamy. Maya is convinced Frank somehow caused the death, despite a police investigation that determines he did not. Aubrey simply suffered “sudden death,” an event in which a person expires from an unknown cause. Nevertheless, Maya has never let go of the conviction, and fear, that it was Frank. Her suspicion causes her to lead her life “off the radar” to not attract Frank’s attention. People in Maya’s life have dismissed her fear as paranoia. However, her convictions are validated when Maya views on social media a video that has gone viral. In the video, Frank Bellamy is sitting with a woman who collapses and dies in much the same way as Aubrey did. Maya is propelled on a quest to find out, once and for all, what really happened to Aubrey and Cristina, the woman in the video, and what Frank’s power is. The book is well-written, with sufficient suspense to keep the reader turning pages to figure out, along with Maya, the fates of Aubrey and Cristina. The author freely plays with time, moving back and forth between the past and present. Dreams and symbols are incorporated into the narrative as well. This gives the story a somewhat mystical quality, like the magical realism that Maya’s late father Jairo wrote. In the end, Maya is able to unravel the mystery of Aubrey and Cristina’s deaths, at least to a degree. The narrative at times needs better transitions as it moves between past and present—but the jarring effect due to their lack may be deliberate, demonstrating the number of consequences the past can have on the present. In addition, although some questions about Aubrey and Cristina’s deaths, along with Frank’s involvement, are clarified, the explanation still seems incomplete and unclear. But that, too, may be a deliberate authorial choice. A lot of life is incomplete and unclear—like the nightmares that haunt Maya.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
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| Best Sellers Rank | #15,763 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #294 in Murder Thrillers #472 in Psychological Thrillers (Books) #714 in Suspense Thrillers |
| Customer Reviews | 3.6 out of 5 stars 21,673 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐ Great mystery, loved the atmosphere, writing sidetracked a bit though.
*by T***Y on February 19, 2023*

I loved the catchy name.. and book cover.. it looks creepy, right.. “The House in the Pines” by Ana Reyes is the authors debut novel about a woman named Maya, who seven years ago, had a best friend Aubrey who died “mysteriously.” That was the summer before starting college, it’s also when they both had met 20-year-old Frank who worked at the local library. Present day.. Maya is scrolling YouTube and comes across a video with this same man sitting in a diner with a young girl that is slumped over their table, she had just died, and yes if you didn’t guess, “mysteriously.” Whoa.. that instantly peaked my interest, what a strange coincidence. This starts an obsession for Maya in finding out what happened to this girl, also investigating deeper into her friends death. I enjoyed the premise of this book. I thought the mystery behind what happened was fantastic. It kept my attention, then the story detoured into another storyline/other things (sidetracked) a bit that detracted me from the original story. I liked the suspense, the atmosphere, and thought the intrigue was spot on, as was Maya’s character because I just love unreliable narrator’s. Even though this debut wasn’t as exciting as I’d hoped, I’m looking forward to seeing more from AR 😊. 3 stars — Pub. 1/3/23 A Reese’s Book Club Jan ‘23 pick

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Magical and Mysterious
*by S***Y on February 9, 2024*

In this mystery, protagonist Maya pursues answers to the question of what happened to her best friend, Aubrey, back in their senior year in high school. Maya is now a grown woman, living with Dan, her law school student boyfriend, but the question of Aubrey’s death has haunted Maya for seven years. The inability to process Aubrey’s death has propelled Maya into therapy and use and misuse of various medications. And Maya even really knows what happened to Aubrey: she dropped dead one summer day while talking to Maya’s boyfriend at the time, Frank Bellamy. Maya is convinced Frank somehow caused the death, despite a police investigation that determines he did not. Aubrey simply suffered “sudden death,” an event in which a person expires from an unknown cause. Nevertheless, Maya has never let go of the conviction, and fear, that it was Frank. Her suspicion causes her to lead her life “off the radar” to not attract Frank’s attention. People in Maya’s life have dismissed her fear as paranoia. However, her convictions are validated when Maya views on social media a video that has gone viral. In the video, Frank Bellamy is sitting with a woman who collapses and dies in much the same way as Aubrey did. Maya is propelled on a quest to find out, once and for all, what really happened to Aubrey and Cristina, the woman in the video, and what Frank’s power is. The book is well-written, with sufficient suspense to keep the reader turning pages to figure out, along with Maya, the fates of Aubrey and Cristina. The author freely plays with time, moving back and forth between the past and present. Dreams and symbols are incorporated into the narrative as well. This gives the story a somewhat mystical quality, like the magical realism that Maya’s late father Jairo wrote. In the end, Maya is able to unravel the mystery of Aubrey and Cristina’s deaths, at least to a degree. The narrative at times needs better transitions as it moves between past and present—but the jarring effect due to their lack may be deliberate, demonstrating the number of consequences the past can have on the present. In addition, although some questions about Aubrey and Cristina’s deaths, along with Frank’s involvement, are clarified, the explanation still seems incomplete and unclear. But that, too, may be a deliberate authorial choice. A lot of life is incomplete and unclear—like the nightmares that haunt Maya.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Women need support when abused
*by R***� on January 31, 2023*

I bought this from Amazon, wanting to receive this book quickly to participate in the Reese's Book Club discussions. I revieved it within a couple of days of ordering. Some mild spoilers This story outlines the harsh impact of falling under the influence of a predator. The telling of the tale lets the reader see it before the characters. And women having to navigate a very skillful sociopathic gaslighting abuser without the understanding and belief from their surrounding loved ones is portrayed. How many women have had to navigate trauma without a supportive environment and family? As to the seriousness of benzodiazepine withdrawl, sadly it was not taught in the medical education systems to be avoided by a tapering. The same is true of other psychotropic meds such as anti depressants. Mayas connection with her mother and father save her. Folks criticizing the novel have said that Frank did not "Get what he deserved." Sadly this is the reality of women and violence, the perpetrators continue to walk among us. Yet Maya did get what she deserved, the love, empathy and belief of her mother and husband.

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