Reviews tagging 'Death'

Hide by Kiersten White

151 reviews

gia0203'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I understand the criticisms of this book, I do, but I couldn’t help but connect with it. An interesting, blood-pumping reflection on trauma and on privilege. I’m not really familiar with monster horror, but the monster being a metaphor is a motif that I love. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, and Homophobia

Moderate: Medical trauma

Minor: War

juliesleseecke's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Death, and Body horror

Moderate: Murder, Gore, Lesbophobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, and Child death

bowlingforboots's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Blood, Death of parent, Gore, and Body horror

Minor: Lesbophobia and Murder

aaronreadsatad's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Body horror, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Drug use, Classism, Confinement, and Cursing

fuathling's review against another edition

dark lighthearted sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I had fun reading this but it just felt a little lacking for me. I really like my horror grotesque and descriptive and this just didn’t have it. I felt like some punches were pulled, and had it been longer I think it had solid bones for a really good story. It’s still great, and I think it would make a fun horror film. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Death, and Gore

sorceressreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

from the very first chapter, I knew this would be a five star. I knew this book would not disappoint. And I was so right! Loved how the author depicted the nowdays 20-something, that (my) generation who struggles to fit in because this world was not made for them. The interactions between the generations is so accurate, ma'am I couldn't stop thinking about it. This book is so reflective of our society. I laughed with the characters and I feared with and for them too, and that's what I like in a book. That's also how you recognise a good book.
Kiersten White transport us in a reality not so far from ours, one in which we keep living in the exact same cycles, as she put it in the acknowledgement. Generations after generations we make the same mistakes. Will we wake up and say fck it, today we change?

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide, Violence, Domestic abuse, Grief, Blood, Death, and Toxic relationship

0shelfcontrol's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

I really liked this book! It’s a nice, short and perfect-for-Summer thriller. This is also my first Kiersten White book, which makes me even happier because I also have And I Darken & The Guinevere Deception on my shelf. The writing was a great mix of 3rd person narration combined with the characters’ inner thoughts. I initially thought that keeping track of the 14 contestants was going to be bothersome, but White does it in in a way where its clear she kept that in mind. I would’ve liked a little more of an ending, but given the dedication of this book, I think it was perfect. I can’t wait to read more by her!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Suicide, and Child death

Moderate: Death of parent

axel_p's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

2.0

I Hated all the characters, they didn't have any personality except for the stereotypes.
None of the characters had any chemistry with eachother.
The ending sucked.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Religious bigotry, Ableism, Animal death, Death, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Self harm, Homophobia, Infidelity, Violence, Animal cruelty, Blood, Murder, and Child death

jaimc's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Classism, Gore, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse

Minor: War, Religious bigotry, Gun violence, and Lesbophobia

ilaxaria's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Blood, Child abuse, Murder, Religious bigotry, Suicide, and Classism

Moderate: Homophobia, Ableism, Lesbophobia, Racism, War, Domestic abuse, and Gun violence

Minor: Alcoholism