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atamano's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
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
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Sexism, Rape, Child death, Stalking, Murder, Misogyny, Blood, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Moderate: Body shaming, Vomit, Sexual assault, Gun violence, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Fatphobia
bookmouse_67's review against another edition
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Gore, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Sexual violence, and Murder
mdburdine's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Rape
Moderate: Vomit
tiasreads's review against another edition
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Rape, and Toxic relationship
smiley_kylie's review against another edition
4.5
This book is like a true crime podcast meets an episode of Criminal Minds. Eve was a child when a serial killer murdered her family. Now an adult, Eve has written a best-selling book detailing everything she knows about the yet-to-be-caught perpetrator.
The telling of the story is so unique, and I was immediately drawn in. Rather than spending the entire book trying to figure out who the killer might be, readers are introduced to him immediately. Details of his crimes are revealed as he feverishly reads through the book, and he quickly begins to unravel.
The story has a slower pace since it's less about the action and more about getting inside the mind of a criminal and revealing interesting details along the way. It certainly does not lag , though! This book is completely captivating and easily bingeable! I definitely recommend to those who enjoy the true crime/psychological thriller genre!
The telling of the story is so unique, and I was immediately drawn in. Rather than spending the entire book trying to figure out who the killer might be, readers are introduced to him immediately. Details of his crimes are revealed as he feverishly reads through the book, and he quickly begins to unravel.
The story has a slower pace since it's less about the action and more about getting inside the mind of a criminal and revealing interesting details along the way. It certainly does not lag , though! This book is completely captivating and easily bingeable! I definitely recommend to those who enjoy the true crime/psychological thriller genre!
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape, Cursing, and Murder
ghesscaple's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Child death, Sexual violence, and Murder
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: Animal cruelty and Alcohol
velsbooknook's review against another edition
dark
tense
4.0
The Nothing Man is a book in a book and the premise sounded very promising. Eve was the girl who survived the Nothing Man 20 years ago. Now she wrote a book trying to find the man who murdered her family. Of course the Nothing Man himself is reading the book and the more pages he reads, he realises how close Eve gets to the truth.
I was hooked from the beginning and I loved the switches between the book chapters and the Nothing Man's POV while reading the book. It kept me on the edge of my seat and it was a real page turner for me. I found some chapters to be a bit slow for my liking and I didn't much care for Eve.
It still was a very enjoyable thriller and if you enjoy true crime you should give this one a go!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Rape, and Death
abbie_fisher's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Death, and Murder
Minor: Child death
kminor86's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Truly a gripping mystery, for all that you know the murderer from the beginning. It pulls you in from the start and I didn't want to put it down. The last few chapters flew by so quickly I was nearly late for work as I wanted to see what happened next.
Content Warnings
Minor: Domestic abuse, Rape, Murder, and Misogyny
theplantlady's review against another edition
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
1.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Child death, Death, and Murder
This book is an extremely slow read and mediocre read. The plot was promising and I thought this is different, a girl who survived, all grown, and decides to go after the attacker. I felt the book started off strong as it introduces "The Nothing Man" and his adventure into reading Eve Black's book "The Nothing Man" built around him and how he tortured 5 victims. As you read along, each description is repetitive and the book quickly fills with a vague storyline. Eve Black herself is monotonous and dreary. And her threat to catch the nothing man falls flat with no climax in the storyline and a brainless ending. This book had so much potential in its storyline and plot and I am not sure why chapter, after chapter, you are just getting a bunch of word filler to complete the book. What I did like about Catharine Howard and her writing style was the topic of this book. This was a difficult read as she is describing the horrors of a serial rapist and killer. She did a wonderful job at keeping the descriptions brief and not so graphic. With that being said, she give a spectacular image of how demented a pyschotic person can be and it is just enough to make you cringe. I normally dread lightly on any book that uses extreme graphic detail on this type of material, but Mrs. Howard did a wonderful job. This is the one thing I did like about this book ;)