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A review by _onemorechapter_
The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard
emotional
informative
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
๐ญ"The Nothing Man" โ More Like "The Meh Man" for Me..
You know that feeling when you pick up a book expecting to be *blown away*โready for the suspense, the mind games, the edge-of-your-seat intensityโonly to find yourself... skimming? Yeah, that was me with *The Nothing Man*. Maybe the timing was off, maybe my thriller brain was just craving something more, but this one just didnโt hook me the way Iโd hoped.
The concept? Fantastic. A survivor of a serial killer writing a true-crime book *about* the man who murdered her familyโwhile said killer is reading it? Genius. But the execution? Meh. Some chapters felt repetitive, some dragged on, and honestly, I was *bored* at times. The pacing was all over the placeโslow, slow, slow, then suddenly an intense moment, back to slow again. It was like driving a car that kept stalling.
And the ending? Way bad. I saw the โbig twistโ coming 'miles' away, which killed any suspense the book had left. And thenโjust when there was 'one' thing that couldโve saved itโnope, too dull. If youโve read this and feel the same way, you 'know' exactly what Iโm talking about. But Iโll keep it spoiler-free.
Overall: Had high expectations, but this fell flat. A solid premise, but the execution lacked tension, and the ending didnโt hit the way it should have. If you love true crime-inspired thrillers and donโt mind a slow pace, maybe youโll enjoy it more than I did. But for me? It just didnโt deliver.
๐.๐. Maybe the timing was wrong when I picked this up, but I had to skim through a few parts. Some chapters were *straight-up boring*, though they ended with a few ups.
๐.๐.๐ If youโre looking for a thriller that keeps you guessing till the very endโthis probably isnโt it.
๐ธ๐ด๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐: โญ โญ.5
๐ธ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐: Thriller, Mystery, Suspense, Psychological Fiction
๐ธ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐: Yes
Some good moments, but not enough to keep me fully invested.
๐ธ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ธ๐๐๐๐๐:
"Grief doesnโt follow any pattern. In reality itโs MESSY and CONFUSING."
You know that feeling when you pick up a book expecting to be *blown away*โready for the suspense, the mind games, the edge-of-your-seat intensityโonly to find yourself... skimming? Yeah, that was me with *The Nothing Man*. Maybe the timing was off, maybe my thriller brain was just craving something more, but this one just didnโt hook me the way Iโd hoped.
The concept? Fantastic. A survivor of a serial killer writing a true-crime book *about* the man who murdered her familyโwhile said killer is reading it? Genius. But the execution? Meh. Some chapters felt repetitive, some dragged on, and honestly, I was *bored* at times. The pacing was all over the placeโslow, slow, slow, then suddenly an intense moment, back to slow again. It was like driving a car that kept stalling.
And the ending? Way bad. I saw the โbig twistโ coming 'miles' away, which killed any suspense the book had left. And thenโjust when there was 'one' thing that couldโve saved itโnope, too dull. If youโve read this and feel the same way, you 'know' exactly what Iโm talking about. But Iโll keep it spoiler-free.
Overall: Had high expectations, but this fell flat. A solid premise, but the execution lacked tension, and the ending didnโt hit the way it should have. If you love true crime-inspired thrillers and donโt mind a slow pace, maybe youโll enjoy it more than I did. But for me? It just didnโt deliver.
๐.๐. Maybe the timing was wrong when I picked this up, but I had to skim through a few parts. Some chapters were *straight-up boring*, though they ended with a few ups.
๐.๐.๐ If youโre looking for a thriller that keeps you guessing till the very endโthis probably isnโt it.
๐ธ๐ด๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐: โญ โญ.5
๐ธ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐: Thriller, Mystery, Suspense, Psychological Fiction
๐ธ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐: Yes
Some good moments, but not enough to keep me fully invested.
๐ธ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ธ๐๐๐๐๐:
"Grief doesnโt follow any pattern. In reality itโs MESSY and CONFUSING."