Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak

150 reviews

sydoodle's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

4.75

I did guess the twists, but they were still CRAZY like this book went hard. So good

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Infertility, Racism, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

Minor: Confinement and Dementia

sophieamreacher's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Wow what an intricate creepy book. Did not expect the plot twists at all and I love when I can look back and see the little clues. Really really good. The illustrations just added so much to it and made it feel real. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child death, Infertility, Racism, Sexism, Car accident, and Classism

kshertz's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

It’s definitely an excellent thriller. I was really hoping for a different ending but at least it wasn’t completely predictable. I had some difficulty with their language around trans people and Progressive people. But I do think it was a really interesting story and I do think that the way it was told kept me on the edge of my seat. I think people who are Christian will enjoy this book a lot more than anyone else but it’s definitely a book I enjoyed reading.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

akpursell's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, and Violence

kacylynne's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Drug abuse

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Kidnapping

cozy_little_booknook's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

1.0

this book was like if a fox news anchor wrote a thriller. liberal atheists are the antagonists, transphobia abound. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Transphobia, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Racism

loeytodo's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Stalking

kelsoups's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

2.75

Quick and easy read, but predictable. Ending felt unsatisfying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Infertility, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Racism, Transphobia, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

boba_nbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I thought this book was good before it hit the plot twist. But once we got there OH MAN did it reel me in!! Usually I can fairly accurately predict the end of thrillers, but this one kept me guessing.

At first, it reminded me of Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware. There are some similarities such as the nanny/babysitter and supernatural elements, but Rekulak made this a story all his own. Once you meet Mallory, Teddy, Caroline, and Ted, you’ll want to finish their story to the bitter end. 

When we found out Teddy was a girl who had been kidnapped, my mind was BLOWN. I knew there was some sort of ghost/spirit involved, but I never would have guessed it was the dead mother. And it just keeps getting crazier after that when you find out about Caroline and Ted’s abduction story. I also like that the supernatural element wasn’t proven wrong but just added to the story as “anya” helped to kill Caroline and protect Mallory and Teddy at the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent

myriam_almonti's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Xenophobia and Car accident

Minor: Miscarriage and Racism