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Pines by Blake Crouch

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Brief synopsis (no spoilers)
Ethan Burke is a Secret Service Agent, wandering around Wayward Pines, Idaho, trying to find 2 missing Special Agents. A fourth Special Agent, assigned with Burke, was killed before the story even started. The town is idyllic, but there's something "off" about it. Same with Burke- he seems like a genuine "nice guy", but there's something a bit "off" about him, too.

Category
Mystery

Why I chose this book
Kindle First

My personal opinion (the review)
The first 29% of the book only had 1 or two bad words, but at 30% there was a huge rash of them, and I was done. The book seemed really interesting- the plot was crazy confusing, so I was looking forward to pieces and parts coming together later in the book. The vulgarity was just plain unnecessary. Could have been a great novel, but you had to ruin it, Crouch.

Warnings
Language: Not frequent, but harsh
Violence: None (up to 30%)
"Adult" situations: None (up to 30%)
Death: Yes

Movie rating equivalent
R, for language alone

Protagonist description
Ethan is suffering from distress in lots of areas of life, so he's disjointed

Point of view of story
Third, focused on Ethan

Book length
Medium-short

Story flow
Choppy, but it appears intentional. Should smooth out later

Grammar and spelling issues
None

Character connection (no spoilers)
None

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