The plot was fast-moving but filled with mystery and terror. I had hardly any issues with Hide and flew through the book at an amazing speed (for me, anyway). Hide is a truly excellent and distinctive book, one that I’m sure will stick with me for the near future.

It has been so long since I was so involved in a book that I was sad to see it end, and even longer since I have read a breathtaking yet horrifying book. I don’t even know where to start with this novel. It’s the reason she’s alive, and her family isn’t.īut as the people around her begin disappearing one by one, Mack realizes this competition is more sinister than even she imagined, and that together might be the only way to survive.įourteen competitors. All she has to do is hide, and she’s an expert at that. The prize: enough money to change everything.Įven though everyone is desperate to win-to seize their dream futures or escape their haunting pasts-Mack feels sure that she can beat her competitors. The challenge: spend a week hiding in an abandoned amusement park and don’t get caught. Tags: Fiction, Adult, Mystery, Thriller, Fantasy, Suspense, Horror, ParanormalĪ high-stakes hide-and-seek competition turns deadly in this dark thriller from New York Times bestselling author Kiersten White. Hide exhibits a broad and unique cast of characters, each trying their best to survive the horrifying circumstances they unknowingly introduced themselves to. Please educate yourself on the content warnings for this novel before reading, as I may have missed some in my review.Ī brilliantly written horror novel that kept me interested from start to finish. Content warnings: child abuse, suicide, murder, murder of a child, attempted murder, gore //

Everywhere to hide but nowhere to run.A huge thank you to NetGalley and Del Rey for providing me with a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review. It’s the reason she’s alive and her family isn’t.īut as the people around her begin disappearing one by one, Mack realizes that this competition is even more sinister than she imagined, and that together might be the only way to survive.įourteen competitors.

The prize: enough money to change everything.Įven though everyone is desperate to win-to seize a dream future or escape a haunting past-Mack is sure she can beat her competitors. The challenge: Spend a week hiding in an abandoned amusement park and don’t get caught. “The suspenseful plot combines elements of Thomas Tryon’s classic Harvest Home, Netflix’s Squid Game, and the social commentary of Jordan Peele’s film oeuvre and mixes these with a revelatory pacing reminiscent of Spielberg’s Jaws.

A high-stakes hide-and-seek competition turns deadly in this “marvelously creepy thrill ride of a book that keeps twisting until the very end” (Karen M.

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