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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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:
Yes
Is it a copycat killer or does the boogeyman really exist? How is Joshua killing when he is locked up behind bars? Guess you will have to read to find out. Loving chizmar’s blurred stories. Definitely worth picking up for a quick who done it!
Thank you Netgalley and Gallery Books for the eArc in return for an honest review.
Becoming the Boogeyman is the second installment in what I'm sure will become a series or atleast a trilogy.
Richard Chizmar is back again with the follow up to his metafiction called Chasing the Boogeyman.
This time, a copycat killer is terrorizing his town. With the help of the police Chizmar must help find the killer and put an end to murders.
I love that this books reads like a true crime novel, complete with pictures and interviews. It's really cool that the author is the main character in the book.
Although I did enjoy the book, it dragged for me in some spots. The ending was really good. I look forward to the next installement.
Becoming the Boogeyman is the second installment in what I'm sure will become a series or atleast a trilogy.
Richard Chizmar is back again with the follow up to his metafiction called Chasing the Boogeyman.
This time, a copycat killer is terrorizing his town. With the help of the police Chizmar must help find the killer and put an end to murders.
I love that this books reads like a true crime novel, complete with pictures and interviews. It's really cool that the author is the main character in the book.
Although I did enjoy the book, it dragged for me in some spots. The ending was really good. I look forward to the next installement.
Richard Chizmar is back at it with this small town mystery thriller sequel, “Becoming the Boogeyman.” Having read Chasing the Boogeyman not too long ago, I was almost jumping out of my seat when I was asked to review the sequel.
I’ll have to be honest and say I believe I may have enjoyed this a teeny bit more than the first installment! The way the author made the book feel like it was multiple povs, through just his eyes, truly gave dimension to the storyline.
The infamous boogeyman is back at in in Richard’s hometown when new victims start surfacing, causing public outrage, and 24/7 police surveillance. Richard can only accomplish so much as one man, so when he and Lt, McClernan agree to increase his penitentiary visits to see if Joshua Gallagher can give them the inside scoop to the “new” boogeyman, that’s when things really start coming to light.
Keep your eyes peeled this October for this next creepy installment
I’ll have to be honest and say I believe I may have enjoyed this a teeny bit more than the first installment! The way the author made the book feel like it was multiple povs, through just his eyes, truly gave dimension to the storyline.
The infamous boogeyman is back at in in Richard’s hometown when new victims start surfacing, causing public outrage, and 24/7 police surveillance. Richard can only accomplish so much as one man, so when he and Lt, McClernan agree to increase his penitentiary visits to see if Joshua Gallagher can give them the inside scoop to the “new” boogeyman, that’s when things really start coming to light.
Keep your eyes peeled this October for this next creepy installment
Hot damn! That was a good book. The perfect book to end my months long reading slump. Can’t wait for the next one.
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The casual sexism and obvious disconnect from younger people (16 year olds in 2022 do not check their deposit slips to know how much money is in their bank account, wtaf) were annoying, but I really wanted to know what happened next and I liked the way the supernatural elements continue to grow.
Chizmar does it again, reprising his glorious faux-true crime story of small town murder.
In this genre Mashup (meta-, true crime, thriller, horror, police procedural, you name it...), Chiz finds a body on his own property. Thus restarts the spiral of Boogeyman-like killings, and we see how being thrust into this dark celebrity affects him, his town, and family and friends.
Told with stark, sometimes brutal honesty, I had to Google some facts to make sure this didn't actually happen... he was that compelling!
My thanks to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
In this genre Mashup (meta-, true crime, thriller, horror, police procedural, you name it...), Chiz finds a body on his own property. Thus restarts the spiral of Boogeyman-like killings, and we see how being thrust into this dark celebrity affects him, his town, and family and friends.
Told with stark, sometimes brutal honesty, I had to Google some facts to make sure this didn't actually happen... he was that compelling!
My thanks to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Becoming the Boogyman is the unexpected (at least by me) follow up to Richard Chizmar's 2021 novel, Chasing the Boogyman. This review contains some spoilers for the previous book. The concept for the series. Chizmar uses a fictionalized version of himself and those around him as characters, which caused some confusion as to whether or not this is a work of fiction or true crime. However, The Boogyman, while terrifying, is completely fictional.
Becoming the Boogyman starts off several years after the end of its predecessor. Richard Chizmar has made a great deal of money off his original book about the serial killer and is living a quiet life with his wife and two grown sons. One morning while taking his dog for a walk, he makes a shocking discovery on his property that sets in motion a new police investigation and a media firestorm that will turn Chizmar and his family's life upside down. The real Richard Chizmar writes in a way that turns what could be a by-the-numbers serial killer story into a tense family drama and an indictment of the true crime industry.
The author clearly has a great admiration for Stephen King (they have collaborated on multiple books) which shows in his writing. His voice is entirely his own but often has the same tone as King at his best. This is particularly evident in his descriptions of his childhood and his relationships with his friends and family. If it weren't for the "omniscient author" moments of the book, this would be completely indistinguishable from a personal narrative. I was a bit worried that this second installment wouldn't pull me in as much as the first but it absolutely did, and I can't wait for the third.
