Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Hidden Pictures: A Novel by Jason Rekulak

35 reviews

kirchnerkd's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Addiction, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use and Kidnapping

Minor: Alcohol, Infertility, and Infidelity

izypup's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual assault, Death, Kidnapping, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Gun violence

Minor: Murder, Transphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cursing, Violence, Dysphoria, Infidelity, and Infertility

ejsimpson'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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gaslighting, Drug use, Drug abuse, Addiction, and Grief

Moderate: Pregnancy, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Infertility, and Infidelity

Minor: Alcohol, Classism, Car accident, and Blood

saraavowlerr's review against another edition

adventurous 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, Blood, Miscarriage, Cursing, and Infidelity

aas's review against another edition

challenging 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Car accident, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, Grief, Infertility, and Infidelity

spooderman's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Physical abuse, Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Drug use, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Deadnaming, Death, Death of parent, Blood, and Transphobia

Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, Outing, and Stalking

Minor: Bullying, Dementia, Dysphoria, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Classism, Infidelity, Vomit, Chronic illness, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Animal cruelty, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, Xenophobia, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Medical content, and Medical trauma

hannanni41's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.5

It had a lot of promise but just had too many plot contrivances and required too much suspension of disbelief for me. The pictures were a lot of fun though

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Grief, Car accident, Fatphobia, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Transphobia

Minor: Infertility and Racism

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

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

While the mystery kept me guessing! Which is good but it just wasn't as enjoyable as I'd hoped it would be. I got annoyed with the MC a lot. She was too impulsive and way too trusting for someone who'd lived that type of life. But it was still a good book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Murder, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Death, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, and Xenophobia

zosiablue's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.5

I just...😬. I don't know! This was a fun thriller with the added bonus of beautiful drawings interspersed. But the twists were so improbable, the characters so cringily stereotyped, and it didn't land. If the author had leaned into the genre instead of trying to elevate it, I think he would've been more successful. Instead, it's kind of a ghost story, psycho-thriller, addict's redemption tale, and class commentary mushed into an admittedly interesting framework. But it just all felt...off.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Addiction, Classism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Alcohol, and Mental illness