The Hidden

3.5 stars. Folklore meets thriller in this page turning new novel from Little Darlings author Melanie Golding. A child is abandoned on the seashore and is later claimed by her frantic mother who lost her. Only, it isn't her mother.

So begins the story of a loner, Ruby, who becomes entangled in the lives of her neighbours- Gregor, the charismatic charming man, Leonie - his adorable daughter and Constance - his mysterious, aloof and seemingly unhinged ex partner. But all is not as it seems ..... (da da da!!)

While this wasn't the most shocking thriller I've read, and sometimes the characters' choices made me want to throw the book across the room, I thoroughly enjoyed my time with it.

It's been a while since I've read a thriller/mystery that I've actually enjoyed so The Hidden was a nice change of pace for me! I liked that we saw from multiple POVs so we learned more about the mystery from people that were directly involved instead of just from the police. The ending was a bit confusing to me because it had some magical realism elements that didn't show up in the rest of the book, but over I enjoyed the experience.






Thank you to Dreamscape Media and NetGalley for providing me with an Audiobook copy to review.

Rating: 4.75 leaves out of 5
Characters: 4.5/5
Cover: 5/5
Story: 4.5/5
Writing: 5/5
Genre: Mystery/Thriller/Mythology
Type: Audiobook
Worth?: Yes!

First want to thank Netgalley for letting me listen to this audiobook.

Second I want it to be known I am not a fan of detective books but this one was very much worth the pick up. You have multiple point of views but they are done so well that it isn't a problem. This story had me wanting to know more and more and I just NEEDED to know how it ended. I will admit the ending left me a bit sad, wasn't what I really wanted but it was still good enough to give it such a high rating.

My first book by Melanie Golding did not disappoint!

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The Hidden is an engaging psychological thriller blended with folklore featuring Selkies. This book had me hooked from page one. The writing was fantastic. It was well paced. The setting was very atmospheric. The plot was captivating. Especially with the added bits of folklore, and the characters were well developed. My only real complaint about the book is that I wish something happened in the time jump epilogue that didn't. However, I understood the reasoning why it didn't. All in all, this was a wonderful read!

ARC Via NetGalley