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A review by imaginary_space
Hide by Kiersten White
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Like the setting, like the premise, like the writing, like the characters, BUT ... Holy Infodump Batman!
I am so sorry, because otherwise this book would have been great, but I really didn't like how it was done. It's like the characters were protagonists in a Call of Cthulhu rpg game and succeeded on their Find Hidden, Research and Convince dice rolls. I think I get what the author wanted to do, establish a richer backstory for what was happening, and I appreciate that. But the way it was handled, as a storytelling device, it seemed uninspired and a little lazy to me. For me personally, the diaries would have fit better as an appendix, and not every detail needed to be explained within the story itself.
I am so sorry, because otherwise this book would have been great, but I really didn't like how it was done. It's like the characters were protagonists in a Call of Cthulhu rpg game and succeeded on their Find Hidden, Research and Convince dice rolls. I think I get what the author wanted to do, establish a richer backstory for what was happening, and I appreciate that. But the way it was handled, as a storytelling device, it seemed uninspired and a little lazy to me. For me personally, the diaries would have fit better as an appendix, and not every detail needed to be explained within the story itself.