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Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak

125 reviews

jess_louisa96's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

The first half you know something creepy is going on but can’t pinpoint what. The second half had lots of twists and turns and many gasps! The drawings throughout definitely add to the creepy nature. I couldn’t put this down and would definitely recommend!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Gun violence

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Mental illness and Grief

mtoothman3's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I couldn't put this book down! Great read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Classism

kylienopper'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death, and Murder

Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Gun violence, Infertility, Racism, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

kthans3n's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.5

Thrilling without being maliciously terrifying. I loved the parallels that the pictures created: Anya’s story and also Mallory’s grief. So glad it all gets tied up nicely in the end. 

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Content Warnings

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

aquarles's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Such a good book! My fiancé and I read this together, and we loved it! Keeps you guessing till the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

aleen_elizabeth's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

sierrabowers's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This was a great read. It reminded me of ‘the turn of the key’ by Ruth Ware (which is a good thing). I also really liked the ending, because

it didn’t end with the main character breaking her sobriety.

it is a great story showcasing that even through hard times, you can stay sober. I really liked how the author incorporated that into the story, and showed how previous addicts can get better and have a full life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

oliviajreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

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

edsbian's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This was a solid (not standout, but solid) little supernatural horror story until the random reveal hit, and everything went kinda off the rails. I don’t know how no one told Jason Rekulak that

having a character who was forced to be trans, a child especially, by their atheist liberal parents

for no other reason than adding more shock value to your twist sucks, is

transphobic

, and is weak writing. I wouldn’t put people through this book knowing the author randomly decided to add that in without considering the real world politics it mirrors. Thank god a good Christian girl was able to save her, right?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Racism, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Car accident, and Death of parent

hocuscrocus's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.0

I am so frustrated by this book!
The good: I'm not one to read entire books in one sitting, but I did with this. The story was compelling, the illustrations were perfectly creepy, and I had no idea what was going to happen in a great way.

The REALLY BAD: The Maxwells are laughably stereotypical. It's like the author listened to a bunch of Alex Jones and was like "yeah, I can make characters on that." Truly ridiculous, pretty shameful.

In summary, it's quite an enjoyable book up until the twist. Then it nosedives.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Car accident

Moderate: Transphobia