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bookswithjk's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
North always writes his stories teetering on the edge between the supernatural and reality. Half the time I expected Charlie to really be a murderous, vengeful ghost. However, unlike The Whisper Man, I felt the events in this book a bit hard to follow - whereas the detective in the prior book had a connection to the first person narrator, Amanda did not, and her chapters felt almost like an unnecessary addition to the story. Nonetheless, I loved the twist about the victim’s identity (unless it was clearly obvious from the start and I just missed it).
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Murder
kris386's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Blood, Grief, Murder, Suicide, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Bullying
Moderate: Animal death and Animal cruelty
Minor: Alcohol and Infidelity
madisonpages98's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Amazing read with a great twist ending! Very unexpected. Writing style was beautiful but not overly complex.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Child death, Death, Murder, and Self harm
aoifestardust's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, and Murder
abbeyhuffine94's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Violence
justreaditem's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
This review contains some spoilers.
So I don't want my low rate review to deter anyone from this book. I'm sure for some people, it's really tense and mysterious but for me, it was just... lacking.
At first I found it really difficult to get into. When I did get into it, I found certain characters (the Gritten police officer) really unrealistic. Paul had so many other avenues he could have taken when his door had prints on and the doll was put through his door. I don't understand why he didn't speak to Amanda?
His poor mother. I think she was probably my favourite character.
I loved the plot of the obsession Charlie and Billy had with the dreams and such but I don't understand why Paul didn't talk about his involvement as I think it would have made them catch the killer so much earlier.
I'm a disappointed that I didn't love it. I have The Whisper Man on my tbr pile. Hopefully I enjoy that more.
So I don't want my low rate review to deter anyone from this book. I'm sure for some people, it's really tense and mysterious but for me, it was just... lacking.
At first I found it really difficult to get into. When I did get into it, I found certain characters (the Gritten police officer) really unrealistic. Paul had so many other avenues he could have taken when his door had prints on and the doll was put through his door. I don't understand why he didn't speak to Amanda?
His poor mother. I think she was probably my favourite character.
I loved the plot of the obsession Charlie and Billy had with the dreams and such but I don't understand why Paul didn't talk about his involvement as I think it would have made them catch the killer so much earlier.
I'm a disappointed that I didn't love it. I have The Whisper Man on my tbr pile. Hopefully I enjoy that more.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Violence
book_banter's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I didn’t see the twist coming so that was great! I did find the characters a bit flat, though.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Gaslighting, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death
rawan_m's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
unstablementallykas's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Murder
jessicas_bookshelf's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Murder
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Animal death