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thereadedit's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
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
4.75
Rating: 4.75 ⭐
🔪🔪🔪🔪/5
TW: Death, Gore, Crime Scene, Suicide, Child Death, Stalking, Mental Health Issues, Mental Health Institutionalization
I picked this beauty up for bookclub and had some decent hopes for it. What I didn't account for was the need to constantly read to find out what was going to happen next. It was an unputdownable book that I won't forget anytime soon. It makes me even more excited about the next in the series.
Hide is a read that is conflicted, bruised by loss and lies. Harriet is our MC who has suffered so much already. She has lost not just her child from a senseless robbery for his bike gone wrong, but also her partner, Glynnis. Then her divorce from her husband rounds out the loss she has suffered. It has been over 1800 days since her son died, but she is back. After Glynnis committed suicide in the CPD parking lot she needed to find a new precinct. And she did. But with it came so much more than she ever anticipated. Being female, African American, and single she knew the odds weren't in her favor. But she was determined to do the job she was so good at.
Harriet was such a well fleshed out characters that had huge emotions that she didn't want to deal with until she absolutely had to. Losing Reg was such a loss she didn't know how she would make it. Then she endures so much more. This is what a woman is. Strong AF and unapologetic about it. But we don't always have to be so strong. And I think Harriet was learning that while working with Li. I loved what Li brought to the table when she came into the partnership. She brought what Harriet needed, even if she didn't want it. Being scared to open up again is always prevalent when there is loss. But it's necessary. You need that human interaction and touch to be able to move past so much more.
With so many women killed for so many unbeknownst reasons there were 4 that stood out because they not only fit the pattern but also the description of one female. A ghost of a woman once known to love her family. But would never live to see how they have grown and lived without her. She would never know the truth about her twins that she was taken from.
The characters within this storyline had so much to gain and so much to lose at the same time. Being taught what you should be and not who you are always takes a huge toll on someone mentally. And in this case it did. Catastrophically. The one that was pegged as the inferior twin was the one who had the most to gain.
With the twists, turns and small clues along the way it was definitely a guessing game as to who was doing what. But the payoff was worth the wait.
I hope you will pick up this gem and see what there is to Hide. It was definitely worth the read.
🔪🔪🔪🔪/5
TW: Death, Gore, Crime Scene, Suicide, Child Death, Stalking, Mental Health Issues, Mental Health Institutionalization
I picked this beauty up for bookclub and had some decent hopes for it. What I didn't account for was the need to constantly read to find out what was going to happen next. It was an unputdownable book that I won't forget anytime soon. It makes me even more excited about the next in the series.
Hide is a read that is conflicted, bruised by loss and lies. Harriet is our MC who has suffered so much already. She has lost not just her child from a senseless robbery for his bike gone wrong, but also her partner, Glynnis. Then her divorce from her husband rounds out the loss she has suffered. It has been over 1800 days since her son died, but she is back. After Glynnis committed suicide in the CPD parking lot she needed to find a new precinct. And she did. But with it came so much more than she ever anticipated. Being female, African American, and single she knew the odds weren't in her favor. But she was determined to do the job she was so good at.
Harriet was such a well fleshed out characters that had huge emotions that she didn't want to deal with until she absolutely had to. Losing Reg was such a loss she didn't know how she would make it. Then she endures so much more. This is what a woman is. Strong AF and unapologetic about it. But we don't always have to be so strong. And I think Harriet was learning that while working with Li. I loved what Li brought to the table when she came into the partnership. She brought what Harriet needed, even if she didn't want it. Being scared to open up again is always prevalent when there is loss. But it's necessary. You need that human interaction and touch to be able to move past so much more.
With so many women killed for so many unbeknownst reasons there were 4 that stood out because they not only fit the pattern but also the description of one female. A ghost of a woman once known to love her family. But would never live to see how they have grown and lived without her. She would never know the truth about her twins that she was taken from.
The characters within this storyline had so much to gain and so much to lose at the same time. Being taught what you should be and not who you are always takes a huge toll on someone mentally. And in this case it did. Catastrophically. The one that was pegged as the inferior twin was the one who had the most to gain.
With the twists, turns and small clues along the way it was definitely a guessing game as to who was doing what. But the payoff was worth the wait.
I hope you will pick up this gem and see what there is to Hide. It was definitely worth the read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Kidnapping, Grief, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Torture, Self harm, Child death, Death, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, Murder, Gore, Blood, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicide
hookerkitty's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Lonergan is the woooooorst. I found it very difficult to want to keep reading pretty much any time he said anythingI was SO relieved when he became someone else’s partner and barely talked afterwards .
A side note of another thing that irked me (but not as much): don’t give cats milk! Unless you want it to crap everywhere and be uncomfortable.
A side note of another thing that irked me (but not as much): don’t give cats milk! Unless you want it to crap everywhere and be uncomfortable.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Violence, Murder, and Grief
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death of parent, and Suicide
Minor: Forced institutionalization, Stalking, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship
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