The game could be a test pilot for reality TV show. The Plot Summary: 14 contestants form all different walks of life are selected to play a game of Hide and Seek for a 50 thousand dollar prize. Hide by Kiersten White is published on May 24 2022. Thanks to Netgalley and Random House Publishing Group – Ballantine, Del Rey for the advanced reader copy of the book. The story features LGTBQIA+ characters that were represented well.

I wanted a little bit more from the ending but was still satisfied. The plot was really clever and overall really liked where the story went. Where the book really shined was the backstory of it’s characters, I did not like most of the characters but I felt I understood them and their motivation. I felt the gore could have been greater, I fell like this book gave the reader the PG 13 version of the story, as it would cut away from the gore at some times, but when we finally see it I thought it was good, but I felt it was a little too late. The story flows well and increases the intensity as the contestants get lower. The narrative follows the 14 contestants, one person that helped organize it, and journals that feel in the history of the event.

I think this book can me enjoyed by both audiences, it makes great observations on privilege and generational gap amongst families and what they value.

Some things dipped in to the adult along with the language but the writing format was very YA. This book was not marketed as YA but the writing sure felt like it, I know White is known for her YA works. Hide by Kriersten White is a game of hide and seek in an abandoned amusement park with deadly consequences.

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