There is completely unnecessary events thrown into that make the story suddenly ridiculous and far-fetched. After Mallory figures out what exactly is going on, things just go off the rails. It felt like a completely different author wrote it. Where this book fell apart for me was the ending and resolution (about the last 20%). (I would not recommend this book on audio for that reason.) Although Mallory’s interactions with other characters was pretty predictable, I did not mind. The pictures that are included in the book are top-notch and really increase the spooky factor. I thought the plot was interesting and became adequately creepy. Hidden Pictures is a slow-burn thriller with paranormal elements that follows recovering addict Mallory as she babysits a boy that is seemingly haunted.įor most of the book, Hidden Pictures was a solid 4-star read. I went in knowing little about the plot or story. This is a book I picked up after seeing so many stellar bookstagram reviews. Knowing just how crazy it all sounds, Mallory nevertheless sets out to decipher the images and save Teddy before it’s too late. Mallory begins to wonder if these are glimpses of a long-unsolved murder, perhaps relayed by a supernatural force. 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. But one day, he draws something different: a man in a forest, dragging a woman’s lifeless body. His drawings are the usual fare: trees, rabbits, balloons. And she sincerely bonds with Teddy, a sweet, shy boy who is never without his sketchbook and pencil.
She has her own living space, goes out for nightly runs, and has the stability she craves. She is to look after their five-year-old son, Teddy. Mallory Quinn is fresh out of rehab when she takes a job as a babysitter for Ted and Caroline Maxwell. Publisher’s Synopsisįrom Edgar Award-finalist Jason Rekulak comes a wildly inventive spin on the supernatural thriller, for fans of Stranger Things and Riley Sager, about a woman working as a nanny for a young boy with strange and disturbing secrets.
Teddy loves to draw but soon his pictures grow sinister, and Mallory fears something may be terribly wrong.
Mallory is fresh out of rehab when she takes a job as a babysitter for five-year-old, Teddy.
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