Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak

298 reviews

emadisonc's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.0

“We don’t know how much our bodies can endure until we make cruel demands of them.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Addiction, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Infertility and Transphobia

shawniejo's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Blood, Gore, Kidnapping, Death, Violence, Drug use, and Murder

Minor: Racism and Classism

hellokaley's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

4.5

I unexpectedly loved this one. I’m pretty critical of thrillers because there are so many similar tropes and twists, but this one was a wild ride and entertaining all the way through. The twists were unexpected but breadcrumbs were left through the book which made it a really satisfying puzzle in the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse

Moderate: Drug use and Death

bowlsofpasta's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse

Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, Violence, and Gun violence

brina's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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: Kidnapping, Drug abuse, Racism, Transphobia, and Murder

cassidyfrench's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

Great book. Loved the addition of the pictures to go with the story.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse

cort_kaye's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Strong character development? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Transphobia, and Drug abuse

neelamreadsalot's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Blood, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Racism, and Death

xtrememonotreme's review against another edition

3.0

I originally rated this book 4.75 stars. I lowered it after 24 hours because I took some time to reflect on certain things in the book. 

The way the author made the atheist characters caricatures of atheist people and the bad guys, while the racist side character is a victim by the end. A lot of the shocking stuff they do sounds a lot like what conservatives claim about drag shows and (other) LGBT communities (seriously who would buy a 5yr old a book that discussed anal and oral sex????). It didn’t really sit well with me considering the other themes in the book

It’s a well written and spooky book with some really good pictures hence my original rating but part of it did read like right wing fear mongering with some light fatphobia sprinkled in.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Kidnapping, Transphobia, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child death, Xenophobia, Racism, Fatphobia, and Drug abuse

amodernhobbitslibrary's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

High marks because I definitely could not anticipate the outcome of this one! 

I was rooting for the MC the whole time, easily relating to her through my time as a nanny. I loved the addition of all the pictures, that really helped sell the story — and drive the point home towards the end. 

Writing was so excellent, that I’ll be looking into more works from this author. Highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys an eerie suspenseful, murder mystery. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse

Moderate: Murder