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Hidden Pictures
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This book has been sitting on my TBR list for quite some time now. I guess this is a sign for me to start reading it. I've seen so many promising reviews, though, so I'm excited for this one.
Ummi Farhana wrote: "This book has been sitting on my TBR list for quite some time now. I guess this is a sign for me to start reading it. I've seen so many promising reviews, though, so I'm excited for this one."
Stephen King made some really favorable comments about it....so I have high hopes.
Stephen King made some really favorable comments about it....so I have high hopes.
Joy (between the pages) wrote: "Reserved. I will join the discussion if/when I receive the book. I never pick horror for myself-the beauty of book club 😉"
From a horror perspective, I don't think this one is too bad. Certainly not extreme.
From a horror perspective, I don't think this one is too bad. Certainly not extreme.










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Mallory Quinn is fresh out of rehab when she takes a job as a babysitter for Ted and Caroline Maxwell. She is to look after their five-year-old son, Teddy.
Mallory immediately loves it. She has her own living space, goes out for nightly runs, and has the stability she craves. And she sincerely bonds with Teddy, a sweet, shy boy who is never without his sketchbook and pencil. His drawings are the usual fare: trees, rabbits, balloons. But one day, he draws something different: a man in a forest, dragging a woman’s lifeless body.
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. Mallory begins to wonder if these are glimpses of a long-unsolved murder, perhaps relayed by a supernatural force.
Knowing just how crazy it all sounds, Mallory nevertheless sets out to decipher the images and save Teddy before it’s too late.