White Pines was dark, disturbing and weird, really weird. Much closer to fantasy/mythology with gore than a horror read. I finished White Pines yesterday and am unsure if it is brilliant or horrible.

Megs (our mostly unlikeable main character) husband tells her he wants a divorce. Hearing this she throws a few belongings in the car, drives all night 600 miles to a house that was willed to her by her granny. She's never been there before. Or has she?

Then Matthew, man she had a one night stand with years prior, shows up at the house. They are now madly in love but she can't stand to be around him? She discovers a strange passageway, gets peed on by a dog(?), is being followed by an island (??), and overall acts like a crazy person making illogical choices because the island is "forcing" her to. All the while Matthew follows her like a lovesick puppy.

I can't really say anything else without ruining things if you would read. The main pull for me was trying to figure out what was going on. Even at over halfway I truly had no idea what was actually happening.

Major downsides: Megs didn't seem to like Matthew all that much when he was around but then she pines away forever , going on and on about how she misses him and their amazing (never existed) relationship. Huge stretch there. Relationship felt forced and out of place. Lots of minor inconsistencies throughout. ( )