Hide by Kiersten White -- Starting January 3rd 2022

[Jenn]

A high-stakes hide-and-seek competition turns deadly in this dark thriller from New York Times bestselling author Kiersten White.

The challenge: spend a week hiding in an abandoned amusement park and don’t get caught.

The prize: enough money to change everything.

Even though everyone is desperate to win—to seize their dream futures or escape their haunting pasts—Mack feels sure that she can beat her competitors. All she has to do is hide, and she’s an expert at that.

It’s the reason she’s alive, and her family isn’t.

But as the people around her begin disappearing one by one, Mack realizes this competition is more sinister than even she imagined, and that together might be the only way to survive.

Fourteen competitors. Seven days. Everywhere to hide, but nowhere to run.

Come out, come out, wherever you are

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

24% (view spoiler)[The setup of this book is awful, hope they fix it for the final copy. Hate how the POVs just blur together. I do really like the idea though. It’s creepy having to try and hide in an abandoned park. Think these kids have no idea what they’re really in for 😧 (hide spoiler)]

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

58% (view spoiler)[So they’re all like some sort of sacrifices to this ancient demon beast thing. Funny but not funny it’s technically their loose relatives that volunteer them over the years. (hide spoiler)]

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

76% (view spoiler)[I feel like I blink and someone new is dead and somehow I missed the whole thing. I know a lot of this has to do with the horrible setup of the book but damn it’s annoying. Not even sure which Ava this is that’s alive, not the pretty one I’m guessing but I’m just not sure lol. Seems all we have left if Mack, one of the Ava’s and Legrand who’s from a cult. What will happen if they do get out? Will others have to take their place? (hide spoiler)]

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

Finished (view spoiler)[Well I do like that ending. Sorta makes the choppiness less aggravating now. While I love it I also hate not knowing now what will happen with the creature. Will it disappear? Kill the world? Turn up again in 7 years? (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

First Page (view spoiler)[ There has to be a creature or entity in the park that they're sacrificing the contestants to. Kind of reminds me of Cabin in the Woods. I'm very intrigued so far (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

Day 1 (view spoiler)[ I wonder why it's 2 sacrifices a day? Is Atrius just exploring the park?
I need to know more about her dad and what he did (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

Day 2 (view spoiler)[ Jayden is a dick who got Sydney killed and now he told everyone about Mack's past. I hope he goes next.

Brandon is so sweet and LeGrande seems very innocent. I hope they make it (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

Day 3 (view spoiler)[ I like this group forming. Maybe they'll band together to escape the monsters. And other Ava and Jayden can suck it (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

❀ Crystal ✿ - wrote: "24% [spoilers removed]"

It definitely needs better breaks between the point of view shifts

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

Aly wrote: "First Page [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[Well damn. You had a good guess right off the bat. (hide spoiler)]

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

Aly wrote: "Day 2 Jayden is "

I could not believe he did that. A$$hat psycho lol

Ahhh Brandon I love him. So sweet and innocent it’s crazy

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

Aly wrote: "❀ Crystal ✿ - wrote: "24% [spoilers removed]"

It definitely needs better breaks between the point of view shifts"

I have my phone read it to me which really made it so much worse lol felt like my brain was a pinball machine trying to stay focused.

[Aly]

❀ Crystal ✿ - wrote: "Aly wrote: "❀ Crystal ✿ - wrote: "24% [spoilers removed]"

It definitely needs better breaks between the point of view shifts"

I have my phone read it to me which really made it so much worse lol ..."

Oh yeah, that would be really confusing

[Aly]

Day 4 (view spoiler)[ Wow the backstory of this is insane! I can't believe 14 people were willing to go into the woods and be eaten alive so their children could prosper. Not worth it in my opinion. I mean, they have to sacrifice their own family!!

I hope Mack finds a way to stop the cycle and the families fall into ruin without their special help (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

Day 5 (view spoiler)[ Okay, so glad Mack doesn't intend to sacrifice herself. I was pretty angry that she gave up like that.

Also forgot to say how upset I was at Brandon's death. He was so sweet and pure and I literally cried a bit (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

❀ Crystal ✿ - wrote: "58% [spoilers removed]"

Yeah right? That makes it even worse

[Aly]

❀ Crystal ✿ - wrote: "76% [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[Definitely people are dying all over the place (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

Day 6 (view spoiler)[ Open ended but I liked it. Especially the fuck you to Linda and the families. This was such a fun read! (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

❀ Crystal ✿ - wrote: "Finished [spoilers removed]"

Lots of questions still but I was pretty happy with it