A review by siobhanward
Hide by Kiersten White

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

2.0

 This book just didn't work for me - the overall premise is great. The amusement park setting is creepy and the first chapter sets us up SO WELL for a great story. And then it just fizzles. The premise behind the hide and seek game is so far fetched that I couldn't get into it, then there are too many characters I'm supposed to care about with little to no background and then things start to unfold in a way that is both too long and somehow too short.

I'm disappointed by this book because the premise was so cool and abandoned theme parks are great horror settings. It felt like White had so much right and then it all kind of disappeared. 
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