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3.95 AVERAGE
3.95 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
4.5. Really liked this one! Spooky and twisty and a quick read.
challenging
dark
sad
slow-paced
I’m definitely in the minority because The Whisper Man did not meet my expectations. I struggled to connect with the characters and the plot did not hold my attention. I was relieved to finally finish.
3.5 stars, rounded up.
Here's a book I really wanted to love - not least because so many other people seemed to. However, I found it far too easy to stop and put it down, to go a whole day without reading it. The story felt stretched thin, like there were too many characters trying to hold up the narrative. Between two cops, father, son, and murderer, there were so many perspectives and the only characters who felt like people were Pete and Tom. When only two characters are real enough to carry the story, maybe five perspectives is too many.
It wasn't particularly scary. There wasn't any gore or really any violence (what violence there is is summarized in a few quick flashes and the proclamation of "lots of blood" which means very little to me). The fear of the original killer and the new one didn't really set in. The old killer only seemed to matter to Pete and the new killer isn't prolific enough to really be scary.
I did, however, really like Jake's imaginary friend.
Tom's ending felt cheap and a little too familiar. Amanda's ending would have made more sense if we actually got to know her more. Pete's ending was fitting. The murderer's ending was odd but not altogether surprising. Overall, I think these endings sum up my feelings for the book as a whole: not bad, but certainly nothing groundbreaking.
Here's a book I really wanted to love - not least because so many other people seemed to. However, I found it far too easy to stop and put it down, to go a whole day without reading it. The story felt stretched thin, like there were too many characters trying to hold up the narrative. Between two cops, father, son, and murderer, there were so many perspectives and the only characters who felt like people were Pete and Tom. When only two characters are real enough to carry the story, maybe five perspectives is too many.
It wasn't particularly scary. There wasn't any gore or really any violence (what violence there is is summarized in a few quick flashes and the proclamation of "lots of blood" which means very little to me). The fear of the original killer and the new one didn't really set in. The old killer only seemed to matter to Pete and the new killer isn't prolific enough to really be scary.
I did, however, really like Jake's imaginary friend.
Tom's ending felt cheap and a little too familiar. Amanda's ending would have made more sense if we actually got to know her more. Pete's ending was fitting. The murderer's ending was odd but not altogether surprising. Overall, I think these endings sum up my feelings for the book as a whole: not bad, but certainly nothing groundbreaking.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Main character: told from multiple points of view
Location: Featherbank, England
Pace: medium
Prose: well-written
Plot: felt a little disjointed and predictable, did not like the supernatural undertones
Location: Featherbank, England
Pace: medium
Prose: well-written
Plot: felt a little disjointed and predictable, did not like the supernatural undertones
This book is a Recipe of nightmares for all parents and gave me a very unhealthy amount of chills
It was a good book, I won't say it was really terrifying or scary. I just gave 4 out of 5 for the simple reason I am not just a big fan of horror style.
The story is good, I really enjoyed the plot. But it was VERY slow, and it did get a little boring somewhere between page 150ish and 250ish. I pushed through though because I wanted to know how it ended. I think if it were written by someone like James Patterson, the pace would’ve been better and would have kept you on edge. It was more of a drama/crime than a thriller, in my opinion. — still, I found it good, and I’m giving it 3/5 stars. Would I read again? Nope. It would make a decent film. Just had issues with the pacing, and I think a lot could have been taken out to help with that.