Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak

9 reviews

hauntedantiqueshop's review against another edition

mysterious 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? No

1.0

Man. Fuck this book. And you know what, I kinda liked the beginning!! Like it had flaws but I assumed they’d be resolved or vilified as it went on (it didn’t). But then we got hit with the twists and reveals and they STINK!!! BOO!! 🍅🍅🍅 

What the fuck was UP with

• The immediate disregard of neighbor lady’s racism
• The Lawn Boy thing. Why is she calling that man that?? Racism.
• ANTI METOO MOVEMENT?????
• The weird book about teaching children their bodies but it covers anal sex and cunnilingus???
• The religious shit
• oh of course they’re forcing a child to be transgender. of course
• PRO JK ROWLING?? twice in one book after 2018? Actually, yeah that fucking tracks for this book

This book really is some right wing propaganda. Like it was not slick with it at all. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, Racism, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment

Minor: Fatphobia

Rehab, NA, weird religious tones , drugging/drug overdose, a completely fabricated and hallucinated relationship???

Ted was fucking weird and delusional

ladypuercoloco's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.75

I got into this one way more than I expected to - not sure why I chose it/how I came by it until I realized it fulfilled a Kindle Challenge requirement for a Goodreads pick.  I read horror/mysteries/thrillers all the time and honestly the blurb sounded a bit familiar to me, but as I got into the book I realized this one really stands out from other nanny horror books I've read.  The supernatural aspects are really well done

"Anya" being the mother was mind-blowing!  I liked the red herring of the mid-century murder plot that wasn't a murder...So many twists and turns came as surprises but even though I marked this spoiler and I seriously doubt anyone cares to read my reviews just in case I won't give more away.

. Having known a few addicts in various stages of use/recovery I really liked the future that was laid out for Mallory and the amount of work she was willing to put in.  This one was a pleasant early January surprise that will be hopefully setting the pace for the year - I LOVE being surprised by plot twists I really don't see coming!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

Overall I don't feel like any particular thing was too graphic but the contents/plot/subplot can be a lot to take in in retrospect. It honestly wasn't until I was looking through the trigger warning list that I realized just how many played a part in this book, but I listed all as mild as none were terribly drawn out. It's a horror book. There are bound to be some horrible things in, especially when it has been an award winner. I rated it just about as high as I ever rate anything - it is excellent at what it does and the elements it is able to work in

izypup's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Cursing, Infertility, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Transphobia, Violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Dysphoria

spooderman's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, Stalking, and Outing

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Chronic illness, Infertility, Infidelity, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Classism

thecozyrogue's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Car accident, and Gaslighting

Minor: Fatphobia and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

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

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

fictionaladventures's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

THIS BLEW MY MIND IN EVERY POSSIBLE WAY

I haven’t been so addicted to a book in so long! I’m usually really good about putting a book down for the night when I need to start getting ready for bed, but I truly kept saying “one more chapter, one more chapter” to myself each night! This book was absolutely genius. Incredible in every way. I cannot recommend this enough. It was brilliantly plotted, I never knew who I could trust, and it was legitimately scary. READ THIS!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

spookily's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Blood and Car accident

Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Deadnaming, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Dysphoria

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