![]() Now eighteen months clean, Mallory is ready for her next rehab step, a live in babysitting job, taking care of five year old Teddy for an affluent working couple. But a tragedy stopped her in her tracks and the injuries led to an addiction to Ox圜ontin and more. On track for a university athletic scholarship her senior year in high school, Mallory had a golden life ahead of her. Mallory is such a likeable character, filled with guilt for something in her past, but Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak On track for a university athletic scholarship her senior year in high school, Mallory had a golden life ahead of her. * I received an audio copy for review via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.more Obviously not recommended by this reader. Topping off this delight was a very long confession monologue, which automatically knocks a star off my rating. I expect some implausibility in my reading but there’s a tipping point and this book exceeded it. FIND THE HIDDEN MOVIE TITLES IN PICTURE FULLAlong the way the author threw in a kitchen sink full of social issues, and not-as-subtle-as-he-thought political and religious jabs. I laughed and my eyes rolled because it was so absurd. The author did not intend it to be funny. To think this could have been kept a secret is eye-rolling ridiculous.Įach new revelation made me laugh, but not in a good way. I’m telling you there is zero chance of Mallory not knowing the truth within hours of starting her job. The parents apparently have a personality transplant - or maybe they are inhabited by aliens? Because at this point literally NOTHING they do makes any sense whatsoever. The middle of the book had a YA feel (perhaps because this was the author's first book for adults?) and Mallory was a bit too perfect for someone with her history, but my reading buddy, Marialyce, and I continued on.Īt around 75-80% it turned into a dumpster fire. Are dark forces at work to bring secrets to light? With the help of a couple of new friends in the neighborhood she sets out to uncover the mystery. His parents, Caroline and Ted are Type A overprotective and uptight, but she and Teddy bond and they spend their days happily in each other’s company.īut, before long, Teddy begins to draw strange pictures of a gruesome murder, and Mallory learns of the house’s dark past. Are dark forces at work to bring secrets to light? With the help of a couple of new friends in the neighborhood she sets out to unco Having recently completed a stint in rehab, Mallory takes a job as nanny to 5-year-old Teddy. But, before long, Teddy begins to draw strange pictures of a gruesome murder, and Mallory learns of the house’s dark past. His parents, Caroline and Ted are Type A overprotective and uptight, but she and Teddy bond and they spend their days happily in each other’s company. Having recently completed a stint in rehab, Mallory takes a job as nanny to 5-year-old Teddy. With help from a handsome landscaper and an eccentric neighbor, Mallory sets out to decipher the images and save Teddy-while coming to terms with a tragedy in her own past-before it’s too late.more Mallory begins to suspect these are glimpses of an unsolved murder from long ago, perhaps relayed by a supernatural force lingering in the forest behind the Maxwell’s house. But one day, he draws something different: a man in a forest, dragging a woman’s lifeless body.Īs the days pass, Teddy’s artwork becomes more and more sinister, and his stick figures steadily evolve into more detailed, complex, and lifelike sketches well beyond the ability of any five-year-old. His drawings are the usual fare: trees, rabbits, balloons. And she sincerely bonds with Teddy, a sweet, shy boy who is never without his sketchbook and pencil. She lives in the Maxwell’s pool house, goes out for nightly runs, and has the stability she craves. She is to look after their five-year-old son, Teddy. She lives in the Maxwell’s pool house, goes o A mystery about a woman working as a nanny for a young boy with strange and disturbing secrets.įresh out of rehab, Mallory Quinn takes a job in the affluent suburb of Spring Brook, New Jersey as a babysitter for Ted and Caroline Maxwell. Fresh out of rehab, Mallory Quinn takes a job in the affluent suburb of Spring Brook, New Jersey as a babysitter for Ted and Caroline Maxwell. A mystery about a woman working as a nanny for a young boy with strange and disturbing secrets. ![]()
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