Hidden Pictures
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER - OPTIONED FOR NETFLIX BY A PRODUCER OF THE BATMAN
"I loved it." --Stephen King From Edgar Award-finalist Jason Rekulak comes a wildly inventive spin on the supernatural thriller, for fans of Stranger Things and Riley Sager, about a woman working as a nanny for a young boy with strange and disturbing secrets. Mallory Quinn is fresh out of rehab when she takes a job as a babysitter for Ted and Caroline Maxwell. She is to look after their five-year-old son, Teddy. Mallory immediately loves it. She has her own living space, goes out for nightly runs, and has the stability she craves. And she sincerely bonds with Teddy, a sweet, shy boy who is never without his sketchbook and pencil. His drawings are the usual fare: trees, rabbits, balloons. But one day, he draws something different: a man in a forest, dragging a woman's lifeless body. Then, Teddy's artwork becomes increasingly sinister, and his stick figures quickly evolve into lifelike sketches well beyond the ability of any five-year-old. Mallory begins to wonder if these are glimpses of a long-unsolved murder, perhaps relayed by a supernatural force. Knowing just how crazy it all sounds, Mallory nevertheless sets out to decipher the images and save Teddy before it's too late.Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1250819342
ISBN13:9781250819345
Release Date:May 2022
Publisher:Flatiron Books
Length:384 Pages
Weight:1.65 lbs.
Dimensions:1.4" x 6.5" x 9.5"
Customer Reviews
14 ratings
2.5 stars
Published by INKwitchery , 1 month ago
HIDDEN PICTURES by Jason Rekulak
Creepy kid drawings are some of my favorite horror tropes. Thankfully my own little monsters haven’t drawn anything dark or scary (yet?).
This started out so well and I was hooked from the first chapters as Mallory Quinn’s story and young Teddy’s illustrations grew more intense and creepy, I was anticipating each drawing with dreadful curiosity. Unfortunately, I felt the plot devolved after the lame twist/reveal.
Five stars to the artists, the drawings were the best part. The rest? Meh.
Rating: 2.5/5 ⭐️
10 out of 10. Highly recommend.
Published by Lou , 3 months ago
A terrific scary story with a very touching ending. This book had me feeling all the emotions!!
Great story
Published by Andrea , 4 months ago
This book kept me very interested from the beginning until the end.
I highly recommend
Published by Mlefe17 , 5 months ago
It was so good. The characters were so interesting and well written. I loved the plot and twists.
So juicy I finished the book in less than 48hrs
Published by mysterymachine , 6 months ago
Such a twist towards the end! It’s just one of those books that makes you want to keep turning the page. Not once did the book die down. I had a planned to finish this book under 2 weeks—2 days was a surprise to myself.
Best book ever
Published by Joseph Narlo , 7 months ago
Great character development, hooked immediately
Meh
Published by Megan , 8 months ago
I really enjoyed this book and read it quickly, I like the picture addition a lot! But I do feel the ending was rushed, and honestly kind of disappointing. I'm not sure about the transphobia since I don't believe the character in question knew that they were trans? All that aside, it felt like a cheesy netflix movie in the end. I don't regret reading it, but I did put this right into my donation pile if that says anything.
Loved this book
Published by Kourtney LaChance , 10 months ago
I'm in awe of this book! It was phenomenal. I don't care about the negative reviews they are too soft or don't understand the book without having their views of things shattered. Anyways the writing and twist was so good! I would recommend this to anyone who loves supernatural books
Great Read
Published by Tracy , 12 months ago
I read this book in two days. I just simply could not put it down. I experienced every emotion you could from laughing to anxiety to crying my eyes out. It was definitely one of the best books I have read in a long time. Make sure you add this to your TBR stack.
It kept me entertained the whole way through.
Published by Molly , 1 year ago
I quite enjoyed the book. The way the author took me through the story was great. It is an easy read, meaning I was able to glide page after page and absorb it all. The story itself was interesting and the main characters were flawed.
Certain reviewers keep calling this "problematic" which is ridiculous. I don't want every character to be some pontificating blowhard. Characters that are imperfect are interesting. And the author isn't promoting them, he just wrote them as clearly...imperfect.
The book was quite good start to finish.
not worth the read.
Published by Anna , 1 year ago
It was transphobic and problematic. don’t listen to Book tok on this one
Fantastic Read!
Published by Chris Fiebelkorn , 1 year ago
I read the entire book over a weekend and loved every minute. There were unexpected twists, honest commentary on addiction and very realistic treatment towards those who suffer from addiction. The characters are deep, well developed, and you really get to know them. I found myself emphasizing with the protagonist, but beginning to doubt her at the same time. Lengthy reviews are great, but this book is even better.
I would have been happier without the transphobia, politics, and the religious talk.
Published by Devon , 1 year ago
Overall I enjoyed the book. I was consumed after seeing the kids first drawing and I had a hard time putting the book down. I liked Mallory and I liked seeing her grow and change. The idea of Anya and Annie and there was a good twist. I also liked the idea of seeing the kids art and as the art developed. The art was definitely the creepiest part in my opinion.
After I had started reading was when I saw reviews saying the ending/ twist was transphobic I was nervous to finish, but I had to know what happened to Anya/ Annie. And when I first read the twist I was trying to see how that made the most sense at the time, but honestly I didn’t view it as enough to completely disregard the book. But then at the last few pages Mallory has someone tell her not to write like j.k Rowling and that’s what made me feel like the twist was written from a bad place. I feel like there was definitely political and religious bias that shouldn’t have been brought up, but I guess overall I am not upset that I read the book but I don’t see myself recommending it.
Didn’t Want to Put it Down
Published by PablanaDaKoala , 2 years ago
I loved this book!!! I’ve read books where they started off slow, but the progression of this book made me want to hurry to the next page. The illustrations or amazing and give the greatest (and much needed) visuals to readers. I hope Jason Rekulak puts out more books like these. The suspense, the thrill….I’m still at a lost for words.
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