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Pine by Francine Toon

katy157's review against another edition

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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

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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

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4.0

Loved it !

zukythebookbum's review against another edition

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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

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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

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dark mysterious

3.0

ginnydw's review against another edition

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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

kyra_c_c's review against another edition

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5.0

This is the book I wish I had written. It evoked something very familiar to me, I'm not sure what - insecurity as a child, a mother who is into crystals and such, the claustrophobia of a small village, the small space in the day-to-day influenced by magic and myth... I found the author's descriptions highly evocative and the current of raw emotion running through the book felt convincing and moving. The landscape is a character in its own right, which I love.

jobis89's review against another edition

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dark emotional medium-paced

3.0

pauletteb's review against another edition

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medium-paced

2.75