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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
I received an advance copy of this audio book for review. It’s a quick read/listen and I loved it! I must admit, for a moment, I was questioning if several of the folks we knew were the killer. I loved how it was framed, drawn out and wrapped up
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
I went into this book with such high expectations, I mean the premise sounds fantastic. However, I felt at times that this felt way to similar to “The Butcher” by Jennifer Hillier, which isn’t a bad thing but was hard to shake. I also wish there had been more time spent developing the Hiding Man’s back story. It really just felt a bit rushed and underwhelming. It was suspenful and exciting and for anyone who loves true crime, it’s definitely worth checking out.
dark
emotional
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:
No
The pacing was good, tension built for 3/4 of the book, the creepy serial killer (lost the creep factor towards the end), & the mystery well done for quite a bit.
What wasn't great was the overwrought language, the too-obvious red herrings, the detective and many (so so so many more) of other little things, so that by the time the final confrontation rolled around, it was utterly anti-climatic. Warning, don't read spoiler if you want to be surprised by part of the endingReally? Nola slit the Hiding Man's throat, lying on her back with him over her, using a kitchen knife? After being stabbed herself in her side? Really????
What wasn't great was the overwrought language, the too-obvious red herrings, the detective and many (so so so many more) of other little things, so that by the time the final confrontation rolled around, it was utterly anti-climatic. Warning, don't read spoiler if you want to be surprised by part of the ending
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Stalking
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
leaving out half a star just because i wanted the ending to elude to a second killer so bad🥲
fast-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Choices were made. Not all of them good.
4 stars for being a compulsive read
2 stars for terrible plot points
The dad was too obvious a red herring, and man did we get beat over the head with it.
The actual killer being a disgruntled fanboy incel was a WOMP WOMP. It should have been someone in Nola's orbit. My theory was Harvey. It would have been a better book.
Jack and his chapters were completely useless. I mean he really added nothing to the story. Nothing.
The dad is a PIECE. OF. SHIT. Many women were hurt or murdered bc of him.
Nola is a naive dummy.
The cameras........ lazy and nonsensical.
The other characters... why were they there?
Was the creep factor on 10? Yes, finished it in a day.
4 stars for being a compulsive read
2 stars for terrible plot points
The actual killer being a disgruntled fanboy incel was a WOMP WOMP. It should have been someone in Nola's orbit. My theory was Harvey. It would have been a better book.
Jack and his chapters were completely useless. I mean he really added nothing to the story. Nothing.
The dad is a PIECE. OF. SHIT. Many women were hurt or murdered bc of him.
Nola is a naive dummy.
The cameras........ lazy and nonsensical.
The other characters... why were they there?
Was the creep factor on 10? Yes, finished it in a day.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Stalking
dark
tense
fast-paced
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Night watcher ALC review
Ok, I LOVED this book. I want to start off by thanking Netgally, Daphne Woolsoncroft, and Hatchett audio for the opportunity to listen to the ALC copy of this book. I really enjoyed the different perspectives we got between all the characters, and even got some parts from the infamous Hiding Man.
Daphne did such a great job of leading us through Nola’s story and guiding us through her past experiences without just “telling” us what happened. I also really liked the variety of perspectives we got from Nola, where as sometimes we’d be reliving a memory in the first person perspective with her, sometimes it was her recounting how she felt and the events that occurred around it, and it helped me to understand other characters past through her memories. It really made the book feel dynamic.
The pacing of this book was great. It always kept me on my toes without feeling too rushed and I wasn’t able to predict the ending, which I’m usually pretty good at guessing for books like this. The narrators did such a great job conveying the emotion and and tension that it kept you engaged throughout this book as well.
Story Rating-4.5 ✨
Narrators- 4.5 ✨
Ok, I LOVED this book. I want to start off by thanking Netgally, Daphne Woolsoncroft, and Hatchett audio for the opportunity to listen to the ALC copy of this book. I really enjoyed the different perspectives we got between all the characters, and even got some parts from the infamous Hiding Man.
Daphne did such a great job of leading us through Nola’s story and guiding us through her past experiences without just “telling” us what happened. I also really liked the variety of perspectives we got from Nola, where as sometimes we’d be reliving a memory in the first person perspective with her, sometimes it was her recounting how she felt and the events that occurred around it, and it helped me to understand other characters past through her memories. It really made the book feel dynamic.
The pacing of this book was great. It always kept me on my toes without feeling too rushed and I wasn’t able to predict the ending, which I’m usually pretty good at guessing for books like this. The narrators did such a great job conveying the emotion and and tension that it kept you engaged throughout this book as well.
Story Rating-4.5 ✨
Narrators- 4.5 ✨