Let me tell ya'll something. Hide and Seeker is that girl, will always be that girl and could never not be that girl okay! This book was AMAZING.

Anyone who says that Middle Grade books are boring or don’t offer any substance doesn’t have taste. Listen, you don’t have to like an age group of books that aren’t meant for you. That’s fine. But don’t sit up here and say that Middle Grades don’t have flavor when this masterpiece exists. This book creeped me out more than some adult horrors I’ve read AND covered social issues at the same time. THE TALENT! In this book we follow Justin as he is grieving the death of his mother and dealing with his best friend returning after going missing one year ago. An innocent game of hide and seek turns out to be not so innocent and suddenly Justin and his friends are faced with a monster trying to steal their souls all because of a game! This book dealt with grief, anxiety, loneliness, family, mental health, and even the politics of the kidnapping of Black children and the lack of care society and the police show in those cases. And it doesn’t just gloss over those things, it faces them head on and makes it part of the overall plot. Like I said, a masterpiece. I wanted to protect these babies and fight along side them the whole time.