Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak

16 reviews

hellokatya's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

this book was not what i had expected going in, but i’m glad i went in mostly blind.
it reminds me a lot of “imaginary friend” by stephen chbosky” and it was phenomenal.
the writing was informal, but not in an amateur way, it felt very personal. the characters were very three dimensional and felt like real people.
at times i felt it was a little over the top with anya, but overall i really enjoyed this book and Will be recommending it! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Gaslighting, Addiction, Death, Kidnapping, Car accident, Drug abuse, and Gun violence

Minor: Infertility and Confinement

blacksphinx's review

dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, and Addiction

Moderate: Infidelity, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Car accident, and Gaslighting

lindseyrenee's review

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

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

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Classism, and Racism

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

Minor: Alcohol, Body shaming, Confinement, Infertility, Kidnapping, Death, Transphobia, and Death of parent

moiralyle's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Death, and Addiction

Moderate: Blood, Car accident, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Racism

Minor: Confinement, Infertility, and Sexual content

whatathymeitwas's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Well that was a trip, I kept thinking I knew what was going on and boy, was I wrong. I liked this quite a bit. It does have its issues, but the fact that it was a well written, unique story, pretty much held my attention. I also appreciated that it was presented with artwork within, that was refreshing. Overall I enjoyed it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Grief, Infertility, Kidnapping, Stalking, Alcohol, Death of parent, Death, Dysphoria, Gun violence, Car accident, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Murder

Moderate: Dementia, Gaslighting, Medical content, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Transphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault