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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
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emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Blood, Murder
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Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
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emotional
mysterious
sad
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fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
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dark
mysterious
tense
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Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
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mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
• mystery suspense thriller • with horror elements • masked serial killer • past trauma comes full circle • creepy stalker vibes • author has her own podcast • multiple POVs •
This is a shockingly good debut. I rarely get scared by horror books, but this one actually got to me. It opens with a bang and sustains that creepy momentum from start to finish. Even though I guessed the culprit early on, the misdirects were misdirecting and kept me fully invested.
The narration performed by Helen Laser & Will Collyer was fantastic.
•My Score 8.87/10•
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Night Watcher by Daphne Woolsoncroft follows Nola, a bump-in-the-night radio host and podcaster in Portland, Oregon. When a caller is killed on air, Nola knows her childhood nightmare has returned; the Hiding Man. The stalker turned serial killer struck the area years before and the only victim to survive an attack was Nola herself. Things turn for the worse when things go missing and people’s stories start to fall apart. Nola must figure out who the Hiding Man is but she doesn’t know who she can trust. Is the Hiding Man hiding in plain sight?
I was very much in the mood for a spooky detective story and Woolsoncroft did not disappoint. I enjoyed the characters as they felt believable and had a natural growth throughout the story. I think that the setting Woolsoncroft chose was really good because the Northwest seemed to be swarming with serial killers. The dark and dreary atmosphere also added to the story.
My only qualm with the story was that it was a little formulaic but it wasn’t that big of an issue so I was still able to really enjoy it.
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A perfectly satisfying serial killer mystery with a past witness seemingly being targeted by the same killer decades later. I enjoyed the different perspectives of the detective and witness, but didn't care for the killer's perspective.