Reviews with content warning for Transphobia - Hidden Pictures

Honestly the book was well written and interesting enough but I had some issues with the constant social/political themes in this book. At some point it just seemed like the author was reaching to be as edgy as possible in every direction. I’m not sure the ending had to be so elusive either, it made it impossible to guess the ending which is good I guess, but at what cost? The ending was just really random.

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edilyaaang's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

Some decisions made my the FMC in this book frustrated me but other than that, this book was a great read. I love the twist near the end. The way it ended never crossed my mind. I love how despite it being a 300+ page book, it was a very quick read and it had me on the edge of my seat once the story gained momentum. It wasn't really scary so I guess I would categorize this as more of a thriller than horror

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eweston1227's review against another edition

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3.5

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gsantino32's review against another edition

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1.0

some very problematic commentary in this book.

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gerdursif's review against another edition

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Starts of good, the about 80% in rampant transphobia

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karenreadsbooks's review against another edition

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0.25

Hidden Pictures? More like hidden anti-trans rhetoric. So many dog whistles, from naming both book and author about the boy wizard multiple times to having the liberal coded couple force a girl into being a boy (the idea that liberal parents are forcing their kids to be trans). So disgusted by this book.

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niclantsov's review

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dark mysterious tense fast-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

2.75

This book devoid of logic

The first 70%ish of this book was actually intriguing, I was so pumped on how the story goes, but everything went downhill from that. The ending feels rushed and devoid of logic. I'm disappointed, I actually looking forward liking this book, because it got me hooked on the first hundred pages. This book was also interactive with the illustrations from the character's drawing, and it was very graphic 100% gave me the fright!

There was one scene from this book that was so preposterous and it was my last straw, like you couldn't even justify it: the character thought a baby powder was a heroin, that was my 13th reasons why.

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kg18's review against another edition

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dark medium-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

1.75

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