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shannananahey's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Child abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, and Suicide
Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, and Death of parent
Minor: Grief, Homophobia, Colonisation, Misogyny, and Classism
ecn's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I originally wanted to read this book bc a reoccurring nightmare I had as a child was being chased/having to hide in an amusement park. I thought this was going to be SO tense and scare me but it was more of a mystery/thriller than a dark horror. I really liked it, but it stopped being tense about halfway through and then became a race to the finish line type of story. I wish more of the story was built in the hiding and the terror of being hunted instead of the why (maybe if it was longer?)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism, Blood, Suicide, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Grief, Violence, Toxic friendship, Gore, Racism, Misogyny, Vomit, Lesbophobia, Body horror, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, and Death
brindolyn's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Child death, Murder, Suicide, Ableism, Blood, Classism, Misogyny, and Violence
vivireads99's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Grief, Child abuse, Blood, Child death, Classism, Murder, and Suicide
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, and Self harm
kimberlyswalters's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
The characters were dull. I liked Ava, but I didn't feel a strong connection to her or any other character. I didn't care about any of them dying because of that. The concept was good, but I felt like it could've been better if it were written from one characters perspective, or even switching it each chapter. The omnipotence of it made things a bit muddled and allowed less time to get to know each character more (which I think is the exact opposite of what the author intended). For instance, the only thing you really know about Mack is her past and how she blames herself for what happened, and that she has the hots for Ava. I just wanted a chance to care about the characters more, but most of them are either unlikeable, exaggerated stereotypes, and/or boring.
I don't think I have the vocabulary to express how much I disliked the ending, so I can only try to sum it up and hope whoever is reading this rambling will understand. Even if I don't care for the characters, I'd at least like to know what happened to them, the rest of Asterion, and if the families suffered, or if the beast ended up fed and satisfied and where our characters were going afterwards. It left too many questions that mattered unanswered, so it just felt sloppy and like the author also didn't care where they ended up, or if the readers were satisfied. I'm really just ranting here, but I don't like wasting my time on entertainment that just ends up frustrating me and leaving me feeling confused about the author's intent. Hopefully this silly little review will save someone else from reading it if they also aren't a fan of that style of ending. It was blunt and unnecessary. It was gifted to me, so I am glad I didn't spend my own money on this.
I don't think I have the vocabulary to express how much I disliked the ending, so I can only try to sum it up and hope whoever is reading this rambling will understand.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Misogyny, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Child death, Classism, Cursing, and Toxic relationship
archaicrobin's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
The premise of this book had me so excited. A group of people invited to partake in a reality tv show where the goal is to win a massive hide and seek challenge inside an abandoned amusement park, where more than just money is on the line…..
I love horror set in amusement parks and was anticipating this one so much! Unfortunately this was a huge let down.
There are so many characters introduced immediately and none of them I found to be very interesting or intriguing. I wasn’t attached to any of them and it felt like the author was trying to stereotype them all so you’d remember them. There was Mac the chick with baggage, beautiful Ava the bitch, the other Ava the cool lesbian, Jayden the dick jock, Atrius the artistic weirdo and so on and so on, blah blah. Every character came off as a cardboard cut out of a real person to me.
Along with the characters, the story itself had such an opportunity to be unique and do something different but it was very predictable, and very boring once you hit the halfway point. I was struggling towards the end for sure.
Honestly, I didn’t hate this book. I was actually really into it at first but once the “twist” is revealed the story loses its momentum and never gets it back.
If you’re looking for a really good survival horror novel set in an amusement park, skip Hide and instead pick up Fantasticland by Mike Bockoven. I could not put Fantasticland down, and highly recommend it!
I love horror set in amusement parks and was anticipating this one so much! Unfortunately this was a huge let down.
There are so many characters introduced immediately and none of them I found to be very interesting or intriguing. I wasn’t attached to any of them and it felt like the author was trying to stereotype them all so you’d remember them. There was Mac the chick with baggage, beautiful Ava the bitch, the other Ava the cool lesbian, Jayden the dick jock, Atrius the artistic weirdo and so on and so on, blah blah. Every character came off as a cardboard cut out of a real person to me.
Along with the characters, the story itself had such an opportunity to be unique and do something different but it was very predictable, and very boring once you hit the halfway point. I was struggling towards the end for sure.
Honestly, I didn’t hate this book. I was actually really into it at first but once the “twist” is revealed the story loses its momentum and never gets it back.
If you’re looking for a really good survival horror novel set in an amusement park, skip Hide and instead pick up Fantasticland by Mike Bockoven. I could not put Fantasticland down, and highly recommend it!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, and Suicide
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