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A review by couldbestephen
Hide by Kiersten White
2.5
14 people are invited to play a game of hide and seek in an abandoned amusement park for a grand prize of $50000. As one would expect from a book like this, there’s a deadly catch.
This book could have been a fun read about a killer children’s game, but certain plot elements just didn’t work, the perspective jumping got messy, and the overall plot was just a little too bland.
The idea that the descendants of the 7 original families are the only ones who could see and be sacrificed to the Beast was an interesting one, I did enjoy that. Revealing that Ava was not a true descendant and was therefore safe and able to return was handled poorly but was still a fun twist
If you’re looking to read something that reminds you of Squid Game, this isn’t it. It tries to delve into social commentary but it feels shoehorned in and doesn’t come off the way the author intends.
This book could have been a fun read about a killer children’s game, but certain plot elements just didn’t work, the perspective jumping got messy, and the overall plot was just a little too bland.
If you’re looking to read something that reminds you of Squid Game, this isn’t it. It tries to delve into social commentary but it feels shoehorned in and doesn’t come off the way the author intends.