Reviews

Pine by Francine Toon

sophduncshep's review against another edition

Just couldn’t get into this. Loved the writing style but struggled with the characterisations. 

sarinaj's review against another edition

4.0

Very atmospheric and enjoyed the first two thirds, however it really suffered from bad pacing with lots of build up and all the action happening in a handful of pages. This seems to be something I've encountered in novels a lot recently!

daniel1501's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

katy157's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.0

the_sunken_library's review against another edition

2.0

This was going to get a 4star rating until the last chapter where the whole thing flopped off a cliff. I am so annoyed. I found this well written, compelling, excellently paced, an interesting mixture of crime horror and the supernatural! but the end. OMG the end. I hate it when the killer is revealed in an incoherent rush in the last few pages and no explanation as to why they committed the murder is ever provided. I just don't get it. There was so much potential and a great selection of interesting and intriguing characters. It gets a two because I feel cheated by the whole thing.

mezzoir's review against another edition

4.0

Loved it !

zukythebookbum's review against another edition

very slow & uninteresting so far. the main character is a child, which I tend to hate in books and the writing is mid, so it’s not urging me to read on.  

tcastello's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

Meh, it's slow, dull and the most suspenful parts are dull. The twist at the end while unexpected, I didn't care for. I pushed through for the sake of finishing the short book

adalovelace's review against another edition

dark mysterious

3.0

ginnydw's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75