Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak

44 reviews

edilyaaang's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Drug abuse, Addiction, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Blood, Death, Drug use, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gore

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Grief, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Car accident, Cursing, Dementia, Stalking, Transphobia, and Racism

rochelleisreading's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Addiction, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Car accident, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Gun violence, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Grief, Classism, Drug use, Stalking, and Drug abuse

Minor: Infidelity, Alcohol, Sexual content, and Infertility

wytnie's review

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? It's complicated

5.0

I really liked this book and didn't see one specific part of the ending coming! having the pictures that Teddy drew was a super nice touch and I would definitely read more from this author!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Car accident, Child death, Grief, Infertility, Kidnapping, Death, Stalking, Addiction, Gaslighting, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Murder

kates_cupcakes's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Death, Drug use, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Addiction

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

cole_anthony's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Kidnapping

markedwithanm's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

jennabeck13's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (5/5)

Genre: Thriller

About 370 pages

Mallory Quinn is a recovering addict who has spent the past two years desperately trying to turn her life around. So when she gets the chance to be a live-in nanny for a picture-perfect family in a quaint New Jersey suburb, she is determined to excel in the position. She gets along great with Teddy, the young boy in the family, and the job seems to be going well. Until one day, she notices some of Teddy’s drawings are a bit disturbing. They show what looks to be a murder… Combining the drawings with a story she heard from a crazy neighbor, Mallory begins to wonder if the house is haunted and if a ghost is using Teddy to communicate its story. She’s not sure how to approach this with the parents as she worries they will think it’s related to her prior drug use, so she sets out independently to figure out what is going on.

WOW. THIS BOOK IS INSANE. I’ve had this on my shelf for a few months but was so nervous to read it because of all the good things I’d heard and was afraid it wouldn’t live up to my expectations, but holy cow, it exceeded them. I won’t go into details for fear of spoiling. But this book was chilling, twisted, and engaging from beginning to end. Rekulak did a terrific job at character development and creating a super eerie setting. I also loved the inclusion of the drawings throughout, so this is definitely one that I recommend picking up a physical copy.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Abandonment, Blood, Gun violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, Child abuse, Death, and Medical content

ktgoodman's review

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, and Death of parent

mwhite0226'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Infertility, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Fatphobia