A review by tarynlannister
Hide by Kiersten White

dark 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

4.0

First of all, I came to the reviews before reading to try to find out if the LGBTQ character(s) die, so I will provide that information in spoiler tag for you! 

They live :)

I'm really not a horror fan usually, but my book club picked this and I'll be the first to tell you I devoured it in a day. I was really pleasantly surprised by so much about it. Yes, it's horror, people are killed off, but once the story really picked up deaths weren't just gratuitous for the horror element. Most of the fear came from the unknown, not excessive descriptions of gore. So if you're like me you may enjoy it, but it may not necessarily be for more hardcore horror fans. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Moderate: Gun violence, Murder, Religious bigotry, Classism, Death of parent, Child abuse, Child death, and Grief

Minor: Racism and Animal death

A side character who is cruel and unsympathetic is severely injured by another character and does not die immediately. There are descriptions of blood, gore, and suffering, which may be disturbing. A main character considers a mercy killing but does not do it. A character is traumatized by the murder of her family, including her child sister. She occasionally flashes back to this, and descriptions of the event are creepy and sad but not very graphic. A character was raised in a cult, and occasionally briefly discusses it.