Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Hidden Pictures: A Novel by Jason Rekulak

121 reviews

fictionaladventures's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

THIS BLEW MY MIND IN EVERY POSSIBLE WAY

I haven’t been so addicted to a book in so long! I’m usually really good about putting a book down for the night when I need to start getting ready for bed, but I truly kept saying “one more chapter, one more chapter” to myself each night! This book was absolutely genius. Incredible in every way. I cannot recommend this enough. It was brilliantly plotted, I never knew who I could trust, and it was legitimately scary. READ THIS!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

blackcatkai's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

1.5

started off strong, but lost all of it in the last third of the story. a lot of current issues buzzwords just tossed in with very little actual care taken on any of the topics, but mostly they just felt crammed in with very little reason or impact. is it demonizing science believers? demonizing spiritual/religious people? definitely constant fatphobic/body shaming sprinkled throughout.

it feels like the most care was taken in regards to drug use/addiction, but it still all felt off, somehow. the ending also feels very.....weird. you ever hear conspiracies that people are forcing children to think they're trans even though it's not true? well, if you actually agree with those conspiracies, then this book is for you! and also you're a horrible person, maybe get off the internet a bit & stop that.

yea, no. not a fan & I will not be reading from the author in the future. thank you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Racism, and Transphobia

ashleycmms's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Gore and Sexual harassment

Minor: Infertility

jasmine256's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Racism, Kidnapping, and Car accident

Minor: Gun violence and Infertility

samanthabryan34's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Murder

Minor: Gun violence

lindseyrenee's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

1.0

Where to start with this? The story had potential to be really fun and at times I was wanting to know what was going to happen next, but every single character ruined this for me. They were all written as a caricature of what they should be. You have the ex druggie turned religious girl, the wacky neighbor who is paranoid from too much pot, the Hispanic landscaper, and the super scientific atheist parents. Not only was there fat shaming, but some shocking racist remarks, and transphobia that cannot be overlooked. Every single instance of those could have been deleted completely and it wouldn’t have changed anything about the story or the characters, they were just there to be there. Had those been removed I do think my rating would be different, however they weren’t and can’t be ignored.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Racism, Transphobia, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Car accident, Alcohol, and Classism

ozeankind's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Racism, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, and Murder

Minor: Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Blood, Alcohol, and Classism

batcaves's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Infertility, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

julienicole1106's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

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

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

Minor: Gun violence, Police brutality, and Dementia