Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak

158 reviews

makayla_02's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Gaslighting

lauramar850's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death

Minor: Gun violence and Infertility

katieengelhart's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I loved this book. I docked it a few points for some unanswered plot lines..

I  am confused about Ted, the husband. Was he really spying on Mallory? Why in the world was he in her cottage that night? Was he seriously in love with her??

I read a lot of thrillers and can often tell what’s going to happen but the twist in this came out of no where for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Kidnapping

Minor: Gun violence and Violence

abby314159's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I couldn't stop listening- fantastic twists and engaging plot.  Good quality of writing as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Gun violence, and Blood

Minor: Cursing, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

javafenn's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Oh my I loved this book!!! It was different from your typical suspense thriller!! The twist was perfect! I can’t say much because it will give everything away but this was a very quick read and the ghost story aspect mixed in was fantastic! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

amandak87's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction and Death of parent

Minor: Gun violence

mcole4's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Starts slow, things don’t kick off until 1/3 of the way through, then it does a gradual nosedive. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment

coveredinivy's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence

ejjuchau's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

emilyorrwhat's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I didn’t expect this to be a 5 star read for me, but it was so so so great.

I’d say it’s a story best to go into blind, and take as it comes. Definitely did not expect the ending at all, but felt it was the only fitting ending. Fantastic pacing as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Racism