2023/067: The House in the Pines — Ana Reyes

2023/067: The House in the Pines — Ana Reyes

Why would Maya need a key to a cabin she’s already inside? But as soon as she thinks it, the thought slips away, and what happens over the following few minutes will lie buried beneath the lowest cellar floor of her head for seven years. [p. 234]

Maya has problems sleeping: years later, she's still haunted by the memory of her best friend Aubrey dying whilst talking to Maya's then-boyfriend, Frank. Now, even though Maya's life is superficially delightful, she's addicted to sleeping pills and self-medicating with alcohol -- and it's unfortunate that the week she stops taking the pills is the week she sees a viral video of another young woman dying suddenly in Frank's company. ( Read more... )