NO! N-NO! PLOT, COME BAAAACCKKK! I DON'T WANT THIS!!!!! It was like I was watching a snail race while simultaneously walking through a desert and, when I stumbled across what might be my saviors from this boring, plot-less land, I came across this instead: All of the information Verday gave me was crowding around in my head and trying to sort itself out when,all of a sudden, the plot continuation just.

But after the first quarter was over, it was like we actually got into the real start of The Hidden, and I didn't like that book nearly as much.įirst of all we get, as readers, quite a few info-dumps about the revenants, Caspian, and many other characters that I just didn't think was needed. It was a cliffhanger, sure, but I found it to be really really annoying) and kept up all of the things I listed above that was in the previous book.

It was almost like the first quarter of Hidden was the ending of The Haunted (one of the downfalls of that book was the ending. There was action, some really adorable scenes with our little Astrid and Casper, and just really good overall flow and word choice. The cliffhanger on the last book was one of the most horrible I've ever witnessed as a reader, and Verday picks right back up in The Hidden where The Haunted left off, and really kept up the momentum and excitement and, damn, was that part fun. So to continue the metaphor, Romeo came up the balcony, slipped, fell down, but didn't give up and managed to climb back up the balcony for some sweet, sweet Shakespearian lovin' So, was this book everything I excepted? Did Romeo come up the balcony and give me one of the best make-out sesh's of my young, naive, teenage life?Īnd I can honestly say yes.and no. because I fucking need you RIGHT NOW!! Ahem.* coughs delicately and goes back to wailing for Romeo on the balcony* Hidden, oh Hidden, where for art thou, oh Hidden. My real rating for this book is 3.5 stars, but I rounded it up to fourįor months, after reading The Haunted, I felt like I was Juliet, waiting on top of my balcony calling out to my to my long-awaited lover to arrive as quickly as possible

The Hidden by Jessica Verday