Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Hidden Pictures, by Jason Rekulak

13 reviews

kelsoups's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.75

Quick and easy read, but predictable. Ending felt unsatisfying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Addiction, Drug use, Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Death of parent

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Torture, Gun violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Infertility, and Violence

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Racism, Religious bigotry, Transphobia, Pregnancy, and Police brutality

molliecule's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Wow. Hidden Pictures is just creepy enough, well-paced, and kept me on the edge of my seat. The twist shocked me and I didn't see it coming!

Spoiler

I am so happy that the ending was good and only Caroline and Ted die. I was so sad when it was almost Mallory, but the ending is just what you are hoping for. So glad about the whole thing!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Car accident, Drug abuse, Death, Death of parent, Addiction, and Mental illness

leebeeloves's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Infertility, Mental illness, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death, Injury/injury detail, Racism, Gun violence, Blood, and Cursing

Minor: Vomit

k_lee_reads_it's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Drug use, Murder, Addiction, Mental illness, Gaslighting, and Death

elizpalmtree's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Mental illness, and Grief

kenziburke's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Addiction, Mental illness, and Kidnapping

livvmarks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Classism, Cursing, Infidelity, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Injury/injury detail, Violence, Blood, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Infertility, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Transphobia, and Xenophobia

emilycecilia's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Addiction, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Murder, and Injury/injury detail

soobooksalot's review against another edition

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

Don't you love when you start a book and just know it will be five stars? Then keep reading and realize it might be a new favourite of the genre?
 Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak is giving me a book hangover.
 It has all the elements I love in a spooky read - unreliable narrator, mysterious backstories, atmosphere, local legends, and a fantastic hint of supernatural. 
 Round this out with essential parts of the story being told through art - both creepy and heartbreaking - and this book was an absolute winner. 
 Many elements reminded me of some of my favourite horror movies, the ones with well-thought out stories and unsettling twists that make you gasp.
 100% recommended!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Car accident, Child death, Dementia, Drug abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Death, and Kidnapping

wonderfulxwonderful's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Addiction, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Drug use, and Murder

Minor: Injury/injury detail, Blood, Car accident, Child death, Death, Dementia, and Mental illness