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A review by 13rebecca13
Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I felt like I had a bit of FOMO with this book and I was super intrigued by the creepy drawings so I knew I had to add it to my October reads.
Mallory Quinn is a twenty-one-year old ex-addict who has been clean for eighteen months. She lands a job as a nanny for Caroline and Ted Maxwell through her sponsor who vouches for her.
The job entails looking after their five-year-old son Teddy during the summer before he starts school and Mallory lives in a renovated cabin in their grounds. Teddy has a tendency to draw unnerving pictures depicting some strange things and they get more and more detailed. Mallory knows there is no way a five-year-old is capable of drawing like this.
There are rumours that someone died in her cabin and Mallory is convinced that this woman is trying to contact her through Teddy.
I didn't know where this book was going to go. It is very much like a mystery with us following Mallory trying to piece together what the drawings mean. It went along at one pace for around 80% of the book then everything turned on its head for the last 20%.
I love when I genuinely am surprised and don't guess the ending! The illustrations were absolutely fantastic and I love that there is a little interview at the end with the author and the two people who drew the illustrations too. It was a nice little behind the scenes glimpse.
Mallory Quinn is a twenty-one-year old ex-addict who has been clean for eighteen months. She lands a job as a nanny for Caroline and Ted Maxwell through her sponsor who vouches for her.
The job entails looking after their five-year-old son Teddy during the summer before he starts school and Mallory lives in a renovated cabin in their grounds. Teddy has a tendency to draw unnerving pictures depicting some strange things and they get more and more detailed. Mallory knows there is no way a five-year-old is capable of drawing like this.
There are rumours that someone died in her cabin and Mallory is convinced that this woman is trying to contact her through Teddy.
I didn't know where this book was going to go. It is very much like a mystery with us following Mallory trying to piece together what the drawings mean. It went along at one pace for around 80% of the book then everything turned on its head for the last 20%.
I love when I genuinely am surprised and don't guess the ending! The illustrations were absolutely fantastic and I love that there is a little interview at the end with the author and the two people who drew the illustrations too. It was a nice little behind the scenes glimpse.