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Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak

28 reviews

livvmarks's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

soobooksalot's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Don't you love when you start a book and just know it will be five stars? Then keep reading and realize it might be a new favourite of the genre?
 Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak is giving me a book hangover.
 It has all the elements I love in a spooky read - unreliable narrator, mysterious backstories, atmosphere, local legends, and a fantastic hint of supernatural. 
 Round this out with essential parts of the story being told through art - both creepy and heartbreaking - and this book was an absolute winner. 
 Many elements reminded me of some of my favourite horror movies, the ones with well-thought out stories and unsettling twists that make you gasp.
 100% recommended!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, and Murder

kelseyr713's review against another edition

dark fast-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? Yes

Author doesn’t attempt to hide his vile politics and the writing is not on the level of an adult novel. Also, for a book that’s marketed as horror, it’s not scary.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Fatphobia, Infertility, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Gun violence, Police brutality, and Dementia

wonderfulxwonderful's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Kidnapping, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Blood, Dementia, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

blouviere4's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Infertility, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Racism and Dementia

beccam22's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Read this if you like:
👻 Ghost stories 
💉 untrustworthy narrators 
🌀 twists and turns

oh boy… I have so much to say about this book, I loved it then hated it then loved it again. I knew it was a turn of the screw retelling but man! It was done so well! I hated the parents so much and progressively hated them more. I think the monologues were a little cheesy but done well and the one year later wrapped up nicely without being to long.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Car accident, Death of parent, and Classism

Minor: Dementia

ten_telegrams's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

whatathymeitwas's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Well that was a trip, I kept thinking I knew what was going on and boy, was I wrong. I liked this quite a bit. It does have its issues, but the fact that it was a well written, unique story, pretty much held my attention. I also appreciated that it was presented with artwork within, that was refreshing. Overall I enjoyed it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Infertility, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Car accident, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail