Reviews

The Hideaway by Pam Smy

babymeow's review

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

daniel1501's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad 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

annabelclare's review

adventurous emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

heykellyjensen's review

We deserve more books that are illustrated like this. It's a solid read about a 13-year-old who runs away from home to a graveyard to escape from his stepfather's abusive ways. It wasn't as impactful or memorable as Smy's previous work, but the format sure kept me engaged. 

eva27's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

izzybell's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

hwillustrator's review

4.0

This feels like such a natural progression for Pam after the success of Thornhill: The Hideaway deals with some similar themes and builds on the highly illustrated graphic-novel-novel format. And it’s the illustrations that truly make this book. Pam’s artwork is gorgeously textured, well-observed and masterfully crafted, interconnecting with the written narrative to emotive, atmospheric effect. Highly recommended for fans of illustration, ghost stories or British YA fiction.

crystal_e_fall's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

Känsloväckande, fantastiska illustrationer och ett otroligt djup som ger något till läsare i alla åldrar, men med ett lite för abrupt slut. 

nightshade_novels's review

4.0

I went into this one not knowing what to expect and ended up really enjoying it.

All the characters are really well written and developed. It shows lots of different types of relationships really well.

The story follows a boy running from a domestic violence situation at home and his mother's search for him. However it also has a bit of a supernatural element with ghosts appearing towards the end of the story.

The artwork was simple but effective especially towards the end of the book where the story becomes mostly told through the pictures rather than the text.

I read this one in one sitting as it is quite a quick read and I was hooked and wanted to know what happened.

hollys_reading_therapy's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0