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A review by the_joyful_book_club
The Angel Maker by Alex North
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.0
I read "The Whisper Man" years ago and immediately added Alex North to my favorite authors list.
However, this book missed the mark for me.
We start out with siblings Chris and Katie walking home from school, but Katie makes an ill-fated decision to leave with her boyfriend, Sam, instead of continuing home with Chris. But then he's attacked by a madman and things are never the same.
This story then presents another mystery and that's the death of Alan Hobbs, a philosophy professor. Then we have another mystery when a now adult Chris goes missing. And another turn of events is when a strange man is seen watching Katie's daughter.
The writing in this story is fine. The author is descriptive and brings the characters to life. I partially read this book and then listened to the audiobook as well. The narrator is Rosalie Craig and she does an excellent job on the narration. She manages to convey a wide array of emotions and characters seamlessly.
My issue with this story was that it felt really chaotic. It's somewhat multiple mysteries happening at once, but yet loosely connected. I think the connections weren't strong enough and then combined with the timelines bouncing around, plus multiple perspectives, it felt disjointed.
The story does get resolved, and I appreciated that the author didn't leave loose ends.
If you enjoy stories that have dual timelines, as well as different POVs with a sinister twist, you may want to try this one.
However, this book missed the mark for me.
We start out with siblings Chris and Katie walking home from school, but Katie makes an ill-fated decision to leave with her boyfriend, Sam, instead of continuing home with Chris. But then he's attacked by a madman and things are never the same.
This story then presents another mystery and that's the death of Alan Hobbs, a philosophy professor. Then we have another mystery when a now adult Chris goes missing. And another turn of events is when a strange man is seen watching Katie's daughter.
The writing in this story is fine. The author is descriptive and brings the characters to life. I partially read this book and then listened to the audiobook as well. The narrator is Rosalie Craig and she does an excellent job on the narration. She manages to convey a wide array of emotions and characters seamlessly.
My issue with this story was that it felt really chaotic. It's somewhat multiple mysteries happening at once, but yet loosely connected. I think the connections weren't strong enough and then combined with the timelines bouncing around, plus multiple perspectives, it felt disjointed.
The story does get resolved, and I appreciated that the author didn't leave loose ends.
If you enjoy stories that have dual timelines, as well as different POVs with a sinister twist, you may want to try this one.