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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'm so sorry, because otherwise this book would have been great, but I really didn't like the way it was done. It's as if the characters were protagonists in a Call of Cthulhu RPG game, and succeeded in their Find Hidden, Research and Convince dice rolls. I think I understand what the author was trying to do, which was to establish a richer backstory for what was happening in the book, and I appreciate that. But the way it was handled, as a storytelling device, seemed uninspired and a little lazy. 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'm so sorry, because otherwise this book would have been great, but I really didn't like the way it was done. It's as if the characters were protagonists in a Call of Cthulhu RPG game, and succeeded in their Find Hidden, Research and Convince dice rolls. I think I understand what the author was trying to do, which was to establish a richer backstory for what was happening in the book, and I appreciate that. But the way it was handled, as a storytelling device, seemed uninspired and a little lazy. For me personally, the diaries would have fit better as an appendix, and not every detail needed to be explained within the story itself.