Hidden Pictures
Ratings196
Average rating3.9
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Ratings196
Average rating3.9
“I loved it." —Stephen King From Jason Rekulak, Edgar-nominated author of The Impossible Fortress, comes a wildly inventive spin on the classic horror story in Hidden Pictures, a supernatural thriller about a woman working as a nanny for a young boy with strange and disturbing secrets. Fresh out of rehab, Mallory Quinn 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.
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The twist had me pacing around my room. Loved this book and the creative images inside made the whole experience immersive
Ahhh I really wanted to like this book but I'm 80% through and it's...drumroll ✨ transphobic ✨ it's problematic in other ways but there are more accurate and in depth reviews on the page. I really liked the concept of the pictures, but the anti-leftist, fat phobic, TRANSPHOBIC propaganda was just
Mind. Blown.
If there's one book you need to read this month, read this one. The paranormal element elevates this book to another level. And the drawings – the drawings are the true essence of Hidden Pictures, ones that make this book stands out on its own. The drawings are creepy, but beautiful at the same time.
And the way the author got us hoodwinked, or sidetracked, eesshhh. But above all, the plot twist. Oh the plot twist! You'll be so surprised, you would have to pause and reevaluate every single word you've read.
This book is one hell of a read.
