Reviews tagging 'Death'

Hide by Kiersten White

157 reviews

bri_fabiano's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

tkhenry99's review against another edition

3.75

i really liked the way this was written, cycling through all the characters and information about them. i think it was a clever way to represent the idea of being trapped in a cycle due to things outside of your control. i loved how distinct every character’s voice was, especially brandon’s. but i thought 14 characters was too many and i couldn’t keep them all straight, especially when they started dying. i wish we had gotten a little more of mack’s backstory—

what happened to her in the years between her family’s murder and becoming homeless in her early 20s?

i’m also not sure how i feel about the ending.

i like that it isn’t a traditional happy ending, and White’s message was clearly that the next generation isn’t responsible for fixing the messes their elders made, but i have a hard time being in mack’s side. releasing a demon into the world with no knowledge of what it might do seems……. bad….. to say the least.

and tbh i felt like the romance was unnecessary. i just don’t see why every book needs to have a random romantic subplot 🤷🏼‍♀️ and it wasn’t as spooky/scary as i expected it to be. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Blood, and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Lesbophobia

shaymurph's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Blood

Moderate: Child abuse and Gun violence

growintogardens's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-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

3.5

This book had a ton of promise, but it didn't quite get there. A Hunger Games vibe, but with people in their 20s (who often read like most YA characters unfortunately). I think it was too rushed in certain places, and it had a lot of characters to get to know at first. I also prefer books with endings that are more wrapped up. Still, with some work this could have been really good, and I think it'd make a good one season show. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Blood, and Classism

Minor: Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexism, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

nixieba25f's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

amandaquotidianbooks's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

3.0

This is a sparse book that gets to the exciting/horrifying plot points fairly quickly. I liked the meta commentary and appreciated the deep emotional beats. Mack’s characterization is by far the most thorough. The other characters pale in comparison, which hindered my emotional investment. Overall it was an effective slasher with a fun nod to a Greek myth.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Gun violence and Homophobia

prescriptionbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Classism

gm_vak's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, War, and Injury/Injury detail

lily_sutton'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book was the perfect length and I got through it pretty quick. The concept was really cool and well executed, but at the beginning it was difficult to keep all the characters straight. Lots of building tension and characters I was invested in. Highly recommend, especially those new to horror books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Blood

Minor: Child death

marlee621's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail