Hidden so Deep

by Stone Spicer

A weekend adventure on a remote island in the middle of Kaneohe Bay is shattered by an audacious midnight theft of a boat. Just as Kensington Stone manages to organize the search, Teri White, Stone's partner, receives an urgent phone call from their friend, Pops Koa. His daughter, Viane, also Stone and Teri's dear friend, has apparently disappeared while hiking on the Island of Hawaii. The only clues found are a pickup truck, obviously hot-wired, and her hiking hat found far off a rugged trail on Mauna Loa. Stone and Teri's instincts to help become necessarily finding Viane is paramount and of utter urgency and finding their friend's boat an irrepressible tug of responsibility on Stone that he must balance. While the search for the boat spreads and the hunt for Viane gains footing as the search party zeroes in on her likely whereabouts a sudden earthquake centered directly beneath where they suspect she is. Before they can reach her, Viane is pushed closer to certain death.

276 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 27, 2016

Reviews

[Nathan Harris · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked learning some Hawaiian words and phrases. It was also really interesting to learn more about Hawaii itself. The characters were engaging and interesting. The plot really moved along.

I must commend the warmth and passion reflected in the book which shows the author's ultimate love for his adopted home. This book is just too pure and simply beautiful by heart and my soul because it does not fail to reflect how possible the impossible is. If we just look deeper at each part, we can see that the author is like talking to us by experience and want to relive every moment based on the location and the friends he had at home. I never had anything that will question the credibility of the book because I saw how powerful and structured the book was. It was filled with a lot of processes that can make everyone experience a great life by just living with the fire that calls our passion like Viane Koa.

[Adelaide Murphy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book contains everything that I wanted to read. It has a perfect simulation of a smooth introductory phase that offers some time and space for me to know each character enough amount of time. At this point, I never get lost when the book carefully drags me to the thread of toughness and obstacles that meddles between the way of crime and danger. The characters were strongly made by their unique form and purpose even though they have different encounters that connect to each other’s concerns. Indeed, it was very important to never lose the character and continually build it even in the farthest area of the chapters. And looking back at those numerous characters portrayed in this book, the author does not let go of the grip he placed on the lives of the character until the end, which is a perfect reason to love this book.

[Lia Howard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Giving such emphasis on the book's way of storytelling, I must include the fact that it possesses durability throughout its ideas. Everything sets into place without any piece of information that damage its contents, as a whole. Every rising action and solution to two different main problems catch each other and make a good recollection of thoughts and lessons at their meeting point when simultaneously resolved at the near end. It is like unknown events connect each other gradually without losing the sense of the story, especially the roles of the characters. The event's connectedness also shows how to live in a small community in Hawaii. The rapid amount of speed could make everything flourish in just a snap, so it makes me love the story from what it is to how it was.

Please enjoy the book.

[Lilith Bryant · Rating 4 out of 5]

I appreciate how the author thought about including such a warning to the readers about the local language he might use at the very beginning part of the book and an inventory of meanings at the very end. It is a kind gesture from the author who has the goal to connect with his readers; even though most of the readers do not have any knowledge about Hawaii culture and other locations.

Therefore, aside from the story itself, the book got me through its author's ability to be very careful in thinking about the level of comprehension of his readers. Because I knew for a fact that if the story hooked me up more than its story, then I am sure that its future readers will appreciate the whole structure of the book when it is read at its best!

[Axel Moore · Rating 5 out of 5]

I believe that a good book encompasses such traits that cultivate oneness and unity of ideas amidst its enormous body of stories that it wants to push through. And this book had contained a perfect unison of varieties and everything that you can ask for will be given in this book. There are so many things that will happen in its background before dealing with the actual concern which specifically focuses on the process of problem-solving for everyone can feel the actual battles of the characters. The book’s written structure is commendable, and it exaggerates my nerves to continue reading a book that offers you different emotions from the unification it creates. These entire factors do embrace the totality of this book so I believe that this is such a good read for everyone!

[Elise Jenkins · Rating 4 out of 5]

Can I say how much I love the way how characters are put to life in this book? As soon as I finished burying myself upon reading this book, I made such a unique connection between the characters that I could live with, forever. They all have relatable, quality structures, and amazing characteristics which made everyone stand out. For me, they mirror reality in how they decide about things, how they chose between different options from different situations, how they fell in love, and simply how they just live in each moment. I bet that when you read this story, a story that has so many plots inside it, you will never experience a hard time figuring out fiction out of reality.

Highly recommended!

[Annabelle Sanders · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hidden so Deep by Stone Spicer is a great way of telling individuals about how family and friends are important in this world. No one could live alone without someone that will look out for our whereabouts, care for us when we are at our drown moments, and cherish us for what we can just offer. After reading this story, I realized that even if we fell right through the deepest end of the world, if we have all the right person/s in our life, we can still be found and comforted after a while. The book makes me think that the thing it talks about being hidden deep is the love that other people gave us for it could save us from every hole we dig for ourselves even at the darkest times of our lives.

[Wyatt Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book knows how to set the stage for love and friendship. From the first chapter until its last, the book always screamed the warmth of love offered by all the people valuable around the characters’ lives. I am pretty sure that everything took its place perfectly as how they were aligned to be because of the unending support and compassion of everyone for each other. All the time, everyone got their backs and never breaks the trust of each other. Possibly because they learned so much about their life during their time and this was the greatest lesson that I will bring out of this book which I will practice for a lifetime. For that, once again, I commend the author due to his amazing execution of life and friendship.

[Daniel Harris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Worth owning!

The book has the power to make its readers very familiar with all the places mentioned in the book. That explained how excellent and well-written the book is. It gave such a feeling of knowingness and familiarization in terms of its words and emotions rising with it. This means that the descriptions filled the imagination of the readers due to the writer’s attention to detail. No lapses have emerged that can ruin the entire definition of 'soul searching' within this book. If there is any, it is not noticeable for sure due to the smooth transition of each lesson that the writer wants us, the reader, to look forward to. Hoping to read more stories straight deep from the heart of an author, like Mr. Stone Spicer.

[Mariana Cooper · Rating 5 out of 5]

Chances do offer a ring to life and wake our quiet curiosity to find something worth risking. Now that I finished reading this wonderful book, it does nothing but proves to me that chances are better taken than preserve forever. Even if we do not have any knowledge of what is waiting at the deep end of the thing that we want to enter, if we had this tingly feeling of hope and excitement that something underneath is valuable to our happiness, then take a risk and get ready for its impact. This book will now be my signal to never be afraid of trying because trying means living. I will rate this book a perfect one for it can officially make us undoubted our passion to explore another path. Hoping for good riddance to everyone!

[Nolan Hernandez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great read, well written.

I love how each chapter shows and offers clarity and specificity when it comes to all supporting information. Some might take those as insufficient parts of the greatest core of the book, but not me. Because for me, it made up a great wall for the main situation could have a proper structure that I saw from the book itself. It is purely and mostly about the great detailing of each situation presented in this book that earned my appraisal. As a reader who loves to explore the deeper meaning of each context, it helps me to comprehend the author’s descriptive and narrative way of writing, all at the same time because it makes me live by each word and embrace all the feelings of it.

[Samuel Morgan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is my first book by this author and wow...I really enjoyed this book.

I recommend you read this, especially if you are interested to know more about the strengths and weaknesses of life in a much real setting, and of course to seek a more detailed exploration of mysteries and discoveries. This book will fit your imagination about risk-taking adventures, coincidences, and solving puzzles around the bushes. So, if you are that type of reader who likely developed a such fondness for stories of lives that are full of extreme independence and making a living out of it through the spirit of waves and natural phenomena, then this book is undoubtedly for you! It has so many twisted plots that a reader will deem surprised when left unrecovered with recent events.

[Paige Torres · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hidden so Deep is something! It gave life to a place that I longed for a while. It happened that I had settled in Seattle for a few years before, just enjoying all the gifts of nature that the book has never failed to mention. I must say that the book does not lie about every magic inside Hawaii – a place of nature, adventure, and new beginnings. I should attest that this book makes my inner desire to look back on my own experiences in that same environment that are forever treasured deep in my soul. There is something special to every little hidden thing in life, right? And I know that this book could be someone’s bell to make them cherish those things hidden in their heart too.

[Camila Byrne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reading "Hidden so Deep" by Stone Spicer is like hearing a story of love from the lover himself. I viewed this as more than a story that shares the beauty of Hawaii but also its purpose to share the very voices of life that radiates within it. I like it best for how the story took place until everything was settled. The manifestation of seeing life upon it will never fail you to realize how much beauty lies in every new adventure we take. Those adventures can take us to new places we have never been to before. There are questions, doubts, and regrets but we will surely have a lesson for a lifetime that lies beneath all of these more than we knew.

[Dahlia Campbell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Living inside the existence of the book tends to create a special place in my soul because the life it has makes me see, even without experience. I mean, the whole story of the book perceives the enchanting pieces of Hawaii from a direct source therefore it feels like I am living by it at the moment. I agreed with anyone who thinks that the book has a great way of offering such a road towards a new place that I never set foot before, yet I still feel belonged. That is how skilled the author of this book is. He made other people fall in love with Hawaii and its wonders. Now the book happened to be close to my heart. I will forever be grateful that I discovered this book!

[Courtnee Turner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hidden So Deep is an action novel by Stone Spicer. Viana Koa wakes up on an underground ledge without a clear memory of how she got there. Kensington Stone, or Stone, as he prefers to be called, helped Viane Koa and her friend Teri, who later became Stone’s girlfriend, when Viane’s life had been threatened after two artifacts were stolen from her. Stone wakes up with his intuition nudging him, but it is clouded by too much wine. After a quick check, Stone realizes that his friend’s boat is missing, and as he and Teri help with the search for it, they learn that Viane is missing. Teri and Stone become instrumental in locating Viane so her family can attempt to rescue her, but an earthquake deepens the odds against finding Viane alive.
I was truly impressed with the elements Stone Spicer used as he described the setting. The imagery was rich, and the author chose phrases that were relevant and clear. There are Hawaiian and Pidgin words laced into the story, so the reader has the chance to feel the culture of the characters better while reading. Even though there’s a dictionary of terms after the closing chapters, it’s easy to infer their meanings from the context in which they are placed. The indigenous flora and fauna were also woven into the story, and the rich history, including the genealogy, behind each character is explained in detail. I recommend Hidden So Deep to readers who enjoy action with a bit of secondary mystery.