406 reviews for:

Becoming the Boogeyman

Richard Chizmar

4.03 AVERAGE

upallnightbookaddict's review

4.0

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Sequels are always hard when the first book is such an exceptional read. For me, this holds true with this one.

I have to ask myself the following:
Was this one as creepy as the first? Well, no, not really. It had its own creep factor, but it wasn't quite the same as its predecessor.
Was it as engaging as the first? Again, not really. While I found myself engaged with the story, I didn't find myself as enthralled with it as I did the first one.
Did it shock and awe me as much as the first? Well, honestly, I wasn't shocked. And I definitely wasn't in awe.

It may seem like I didn't like this book, but I did. It was just very different from the first book. This one is more like a second folk story picking up ahead in time from the first. It was definitely worth the read!

kc_kinda_reads's review

4.5

dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

smilesgiggle's review

5.0

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I read Chasing and Becoming back to back. Still struggled believing it was fiction. The pictures. Sigh. They just add so much credibility. Honestly I liked the second one better - tones of author hiding secrets and wrong doing. Plus it just kicked off!

elizabethpero's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

cindylchap's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

vacantbones's review

5.0

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It's bananas how much better this one was than the first book. Chizmar's writing and eye for darkness get to shine this time around! I almost couldn't put it down. Hope we get to see more of the boogeyman

brandyfitz's review

5.0

challenging dark tense medium-paced

booknerdgamer's review

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

readerrho's review against another edition

3.0

mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

briansguitarrepair's review

4.25

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced