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Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak

74 reviews

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

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

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

sehenry20's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Violence, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Racism, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

cherricherrain's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Child death, Car accident, and Sexual harassment

its_me_again_emma's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

Hidden Pictures is perfectly paced starting with an opening memory that sets the tone for the rest of the novel and asks the question, can we detect other presences that defy rational explanation? This and other questions of the psyche are explored through the narrative's various characters, specifically Mallory Quinn and Ted and Caroline Maxwell.
For the question of "strong character development," I chose a middle-ground answer because I didn't feel anyone's characterizations drastically change, but Mallory, the main character, begins to feel like she's carving a place out for herself in the world when she's living with and working for the Maxwells. I also chose a middle-ground answer for diversity not on the basis that most of the prominent characters are the same race but because they are all of the same elite class with Mallory being an exception. However, there is significant time spent learning about the affluent community's racist past and present, so I did not give it a middle-ground rating to detract from the novel in any way.
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed my time with this book from start to finish nor did I encounter any of the stale plot points I expected to see.   

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse

Moderate: Stalking and Sexual harassment

Minor: Racism and Car accident

rnbhargava's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

The end portions feel a bit rushed and contrived but I was gripped and steadily reading for much of this novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child abuse, Deadnaming, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Medical content, Grief, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

A large aspect of the conclusion of this book’s plot could be described as potentially transphobic, making a kid conform to a gender identity that isn’t their own

cloudwalkerbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

mol_lee_gee's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

I was instantly hooked and couldn’t put this book down. It’s got great pacing to keep you interested. It wasn’t as predictable as most horror/thriller novels, which I appreciated. As an educator, the end scene is  very relatable and does a great job of describing the pain of a beloved child/student not remembering you anymore. 

My only issue is this yet another thriller that uses an female addict as their unreliable narrator. We can do better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use

Moderate: Sexual harassment

strawberrycasualreader's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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, Drug use, Violence, Blood, and Classism

Minor: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Grief, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment