Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

Hidden Pictures: A Novel by Jason Rekulak

241 reviews

cnannery19's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infertility, Addiction, Death, and Confinement

rebekahlauren3's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

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

perpetually_isolated_being's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Mental illness

Moderate: Child abuse

yeesh97's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Drug use

Minor: Gun violence

ashleyaselin's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Drug use

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Murder

Moderate: Drug use and Drug abuse

Minor: Car accident and Child death

chandlerkl's review against another edition

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Addiction, Kidnapping, Drug use, Car accident, Gun violence, and Murder

Minor: Grief, Dementia, and Infertility

dizpig's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Murder, Mental illness, Addiction, Drug abuse, Death of parent, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Gaslighting, Deadnaming, Car accident, and Infertility

Minor: Dementia

meow_meow68's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

It was a quick, fast read that I found to be a disappointind read overall. For majority of the book, it appears the main character is flailing around cluelessly about how to respond to the strange, inexplicable events happening around her. To make matters worse, despite having a dark and traumatic past, the main character comes across as a Mary-Sue with a heart of gold in desparate need of a second chance.  When that second chance finally does come, she works her darn hardest to destroy this chance by continually to ask questions and dig for answers, when repeatedly told not to.  For someone with a hardened past, the main character has no sense of self preservation. 

When the pieces finally start to fall into place, the final twist feels very left field, not at all how imagined the story to conclude. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

ritaconstantino's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Drug abuse, and Drug use