Hide by Kiersten White

Hide by Kiersten White

I put this book on my “to read” list long enough ago that I had forgotten what it was about by the time I started reading it. Therefore, I thought this was a book about a genuine reality show that was either bad from the start or going to go that way. When the supernatural elements started to come into play, I was totally surprised and not happy about it. I felt like I had sat through a very long build up and this wasn’t what I wanted, but the creepiness of the basic plot—a pact with the devil that has to be renewed with blood every few years—slowly won me over.

 

The best character in the whole book is the villain Linda who thinks she’s earned her demonically given success because of her efforts to keep the pact alive by killing distant family members. Watching her argue that she’s Christian while protecting her pact with Satan was amusing. Her twisted character was the best drawn one in the book. Many of the other characters were likeable and a couple fairly sympathetic, but no one was as interesting at the villain.

 

I’ll also point out that the ending surprised me. I’m not certain what I would have done if I had found myself in these circumstances, but I don’t think I would have thought of doing what the players do in the end.