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Becoming the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar
3.0
dark funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The plot line of this one was a bit slower than the first one — everything doesn’t begin to unravel until 95% of the way through. I also wasn’t a fan of how this one was (slightly) more graphic than the previous novel in the descriptions; one of the things I really liked about the previous book was how minimal they kept the graphic bits. This one isn’t terrible, but it is worse and I wasn’t a fan of that particular writing style change.

I listened to the audiobook, but apparently the physical copy has staged photos that would’ve likely added to the experience.

All in all, a bit dry, and I doubt I’ll read the third book, but maybe someone who 5-stared the first novel (I’d given it 4 stars) will like this more than I did.