The House in the Pines: A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick and New York Times bestseller - a twisty thriller that will have you reading through the night

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She left the cabin covered in dirt, unsure of how it got there, and a sense that something was terribly wrong.

The House in the Pines: A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick

Also, the present timeline kept the characters shallow whereas in the past they had more depth to them. The author did a good job with the realism over in Guatemala which was very interesting and she also kept me intrigued about the mystery of the girls deaths and Frank's involvement.

But her past comes rushing back when she comes across a recent YouTube video in which a young woman suddenly keels over and dies in a diner while sitting across from none other than Frank. Now, eight years later, Maya is living in Boston with a new boyfriend and is trying to kick her addiction to the medication she’s been secretly taking to cope with the trauma of Aubrey’s death.

House in the Pines’ Is Reese’s Book Club Pick ‘The House in the Pines’ Is Reese’s Book Club Pick

And like all amazing thrillers, it has a crazy twist that I can’t tell you, because it will give the whole thing away. It's funny, because while reading this book, I didn't feel at all that it was over the top or confusing, but trying to sum it all up in a synopsis just now. Nothing about her was likeable, she was a bit of a brat and I stopped caring about what was going to happen. I absolutely love that little piece of information because it adds a bit of background to where this story came from within the author. She’s trying to kick a secret drug habit that started when they were originally prescribed for her after the incident in high school.

Also, would love to see the end of the pill popping/unreliable female narrator in mysteries: it's incredibly overdone and I'm tired of it. This novel tackles heavy topics such as addiction, family trauma, abusive relationships, and the fragility of our own memory. Maya has struggled with addiction since the death of her best friend, has been labeled “crazy” by doctors and even her loving mother, and is fearful that her boyfriend will leave her if he ever finds out the truth. To save herself, she must understand a story written before she was born, but time keeps running out, and soon, all roads are leading back to Frank’s cabin…. Can we just be DONE with the unreliable drunk woman in the window of the train across the street crap at this point?

The House in the Pines Summary and Study Guide | SuperSummary

To save herself, she must understand a story written before she was born, but time keeps running out, and soon, all roads are leading back to Frank's cabin.When Maya was a Senior in high school, her best friend Aubrey, died suddenly, mysteriously and with no identifiable cause, directly in front of Maya's eyes. With its intricate plotting, gorgeous prose, and complex, richly drawn characters, The House in the Pines is that rare book that you live inside from the first page to the last. We see how her current troubles with withdrawal and her determination to look into the Frank situation may be interfering with her current serious relationship.