These Things Hidden | 
so-so3½⭐
A story that really relies heavily on happenstance and shock value but with little to no actual mystery. It was more a how much can I shock you by keeping you in the dark…until I reveal all the secrets at play, one by one, kind of story. Honestly, this seems to be this author's MO. And in all her previous books that I‘ve listened to, it has worked, at least for me it did…but not so much in this one.
pickThis was a quick read, I've been recovering from a *truly* ridiculous week of drama, long hours and stress, and oddly enough this book helped.
This is my first read of Heather Gudenkauf, and it's a good one. The story moves back and forth, there's at least one unreliable narrator, and it's got at least a few uncomfortable scenes, and lastly it's not a story where everything gets fixed in the end.
A Christmas gift to read! I love getting books!
so-soOk, so this wasn‘t my favorite. I thought the ideas were solid, just the writing didn‘t feel executed very well. Instead of a slow realization and everything falling into place, it felt haphazardly pieced together at the last second.
so-soI actually had a "throw this book at the wall" moment towards the end of this book. So-so (rather than panned) for some of the writing. Wouldn't recommend.
Bad news: I left my copy of this book at work.
Good news: Available on Overdrive!
A quick read I'm likely to finish this weekend. Not sure how I feel about it, but I have a feeling I spoiled it for myself on Goodreads. 😒
pickSomething seemed awfully familiar about this book as I started reading it. Finally after 100 pages I consulted my reading journal log and saw I read it back in 2012! It's still a good book, but I'm moving on to something I haven't read.
panI read this book a couple of years ago because I thought it sounded like a good story. It was so bad I skipped some chapters in the middle because I wanted to know what happened at the end. I can't remember if it was the writing that was so terrible or whether it was just too unbelievable but I really did not like this book at all!
