Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak

20 reviews

honeywine's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Stalking, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Infertility, Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Murder, Racism, Sexual harassment, and Car accident

Moderate: Alcohol and Infidelity

sydoodle's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

4.75

I did guess the twists, but they were still CRAZY like this book went hard. So good

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Blood, Car accident, Alcohol, Infertility, Dysphoria, Racism, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Confinement and Dementia

sophieamreacher's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Wow what an intricate creepy book. Did not expect the plot twists at all and I love when I can look back and see the little clues. Really really good. The illustrations just added so much to it and made it feel real. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Alcohol, Addiction, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Violence, Gun violence, Murder, Child abuse, Death, and Stalking

Minor: Child death, Racism, Sexism, Car accident, Infertility, and Classism

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Addiction, Violence, Murder, and Blood

Minor: Stalking

moodreadererin's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious sad 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Stalking, Transphobia, Child abuse, and Racism

Minor: Medical content, Car accident, and Infertility

bekah1210's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Murder, and Drug abuse

Minor: Kidnapping and Stalking

kelseyr713's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

Author doesn’t attempt to hide his vile politics and the writing is not on the level of an adult novel. Also, for a book that’s marketed as horror, it’s not scary.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, and Murder

Moderate: Fatphobia, Violence, Body shaming, Child death, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Racism, Xenophobia, Car accident, Blood, and Infertility

Minor: Gun violence, Police brutality, and Dementia

chris_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, and Addiction

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Car accident, and Murder

Minor: Dysphoria and Stalking

whatathymeitwas's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

Well that was a trip, I kept thinking I knew what was going on and boy, was I wrong. I liked this quite a bit. It does have its issues, but the fact that it was a well written, unique story, pretty much held my attention. I also appreciated that it was presented with artwork within, that was refreshing. Overall I enjoyed it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Grief, Infertility, Kidnapping, Stalking, Alcohol, Death of parent, Death, Dysphoria, Gun violence, Car accident, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Murder

Moderate: Dementia, Gaslighting, Medical content, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Transphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault

irenemarie's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

4.5

 Wow.

Now that I got that out of the way, Disclaimer: I received a copy through a GoodReads giveaway. Thank you to Flatiron Books for the opportunity to read this book.

At first when I saw a female proteaginous written by a male author, I got a bit apprehensive. But bravo to Jason Rekulak. I was able to connect immediately with her, forgive her for her flaws and get into her corner. The novel is ingenious. From the use of graphic elements to further immerse the reader, as if they are present and unearthing the clues alongside Mallory, to the storyline. Where this story ends up, I was astonished and nearly tearing through the last few chapters.

Highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Gaslighting, and Car accident

Moderate: Death of parent, Kidnapping, Violence, and Drug use

Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, Blood, Gun violence, and Stalking