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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
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
theplantlady's review
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 ;)sofiam19's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Grief, Misogyny, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, Child death, and Suicide
stabilesero's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
It has been a LONG time since a Thriller/Crime book has taken my fancy and been able to hold my attention, and there was something about The Nothing Man that finally broke that stint.
A cleverly told story where Howard managed to keep that suspense and mystery going; there were still times where I knew things were going to happen, and they did, but it was written in a way that still held my interest, which is a rarity. A book about a book? With murder? Where the murderer is still at large? Yes please!
I'll be going back for more of Howard's work to see if they're equally good!
A cleverly told story where Howard managed to keep that suspense and mystery going; there were still times where I knew things were going to happen, and they did, but it was written in a way that still held my interest, which is a rarity. A book about a book? With murder? Where the murderer is still at large? Yes please!
I'll be going back for more of Howard's work to see if they're equally good!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Grief, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, and Blood
Minor: Suicide, Vomit, and Violence
booksojwhi's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence, Murder, Death, Rape, Stalking, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Moderate: Child death, Vomit, and Cursing
Minor: Animal cruelty
vinniee's review
hopeful
informative
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death, and Misogyny
Moderate: Sexism, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault
Minor: Child death
wordsofclover'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
4.0
Twenty years ago, a serial killer hit homes in an area of County, Cork, in Ireland, leaving devastation in his wake. There were a couple of survivors including 12-year-old Eve Black who woke up to find her entire family dead in the house. Now Eve Black has written a book about The Nothing Man, her experiences with grief and her determination to discover who he is all these years later.
Jim Doyle is reading The Nothing Man, and the more he reads, the angrier he gets because he is The Nothing Man, and he remembers the night he murdered Eve Black's family, alongside all of the other people he terrified and tortured. Now he's ready to come out of retirement and he knows who his next victim will be.
This book is a genuinely very creepy and ofttimes terrifying read (especially if you have any fears of burglary, night stalkers or sleep alone!) but I really loved the premise of it. The book worked really well on audiobook due to the dual narration - Eve Black's portions of her book, and then Jim's POV and his reaction to what Eve is saying.
Catherine Ryan Howard is definitely becoming an auto-read author for me as she writes thrillers I love - engrossing, quick to read and original.
Part of me would have loved a little twist in the end with the epilogue and Katie's POV as it felt all a bit too safe, and a little sad but I do think it reflected a line in the book about a one-way ticket to loneliness and that was handed to Eve at 12 years, and Katie when she was a young adult.
Jim Doyle is reading The Nothing Man, and the more he reads, the angrier he gets because he is The Nothing Man, and he remembers the night he murdered Eve Black's family, alongside all of the other people he terrified and tortured. Now he's ready to come out of retirement and he knows who his next victim will be.
This book is a genuinely very creepy and ofttimes terrifying read (especially if you have any fears of burglary, night stalkers or sleep alone!) but I really loved the premise of it. The book worked really well on audiobook due to the dual narration - Eve Black's portions of her book, and then Jim's POV and his reaction to what Eve is saying.
Catherine Ryan Howard is definitely becoming an auto-read author for me as she writes thrillers I love - engrossing, quick to read and original.
Part of me would have loved a little twist in the end with the epilogue and Katie's POV as it felt all a bit too safe, and a little sad but I do think it reflected a line in the book about a one-way ticket to loneliness and that was handed to Eve at 12 years, and Katie when she was a young adult.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Violence
Moderate: Sexual violence
Minor: Animal cruelty
day_dreaming_vampire's review
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.75
Wow this was an unputdownable book! I enjoyed the way it was a book in a book as well as the alternate points of view. I read this in a day, there was no way I could sleep without knowing how it ended!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Child death, Grief, Blood, Murder, and Rape
Moderate: Animal cruelty