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The Man Made of Smoke

Alex North

3.74 AVERAGE

dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
fast-paced
dark 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: No

DNF. I listened to the audiobook in the car and it did not grab me.
dark tense fast-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: Yes

My official rating is a 3.75 ✨️

This book was fast paced from the jump and kept me intrigued. I felt like I could hear the inner dialogue that Dan was creating. The plot kept you going at a good pace although it wasn't as creepy to me as "The Whisper Man" which I LOVED! Maybe its the lack of detail about these kidnappings and killings? I just don't know that the ending had enough background to stick for me... I get the idea but felt that we were missing more ties? I will admit I didn't guess it though. I also think the ending of the book should have stopped at the gravesite instead of the bar. It would have felt like a more thoughtful ending. 

I don't want to spoil it because I think it was good but not the 5 star read I was hoping for. Would still recommend :)
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes