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A review by tirwinreads17
The Angel Maker by Alex North
3.0
First, I just want to say this was one of my most anticipated 2023 releases. Serial killer thrillers and police procedurals are some my favorite and most read genres and Alex North is one of the greats. So the epitome of having really high hopes. When Celadon did the LFL drop with advance reader copies, I made my husband drive me two total hours to the nearest participating LFL and I was very sad it was not there. Side story: This whole thing also led to me buying and putting up my own LFL. Then I basically begged the publisher’s instagram page to send me a copy. Which they did eventually (thank you!), but I had already been approved for the audiobook through NetGalley/Macmillan Audio, and I was eager, so audiobook is how I decided to consume it first.
I finished the audiobook and unfortunately while I believe I understood most of the overarching plot, I was still very confused about the characters and some of details and I’m left with a lot of remaining questions. When I listen to audiobooks, it’s normally when I am at rest and not doing something else simultaneously, so it wasn’t for a lack of paying attention.
I consume books in all three ways - digitally on my kindle e-reader, on audiobook, and through physical copy. Although the narrator was fantastic, I think this book is probably better read and understood through physically reading whether it be a physical copy or on an e-reader, not just because of the alternating viewpoints but particularly given the continuous shift between using first and last names for characters, characters with multiple names, multiple characters referred to by the same names… etc. I could have done without that until which time it may have become necessary through the plot.
I am totally willing to give my physical copy another stab in the near future, but for now at least, I’m rating this book at three stars a/k/a it was alright but fell a little flat for me. I will still recommend to my bookstagram and friends interested in serial killer plots and Alex North.
Thank you to NetGalley, Macmillan Audio, Celadon Books, and Alex for advance listener and reader copies in exchange for an honest review!
I finished the audiobook and unfortunately while I believe I understood most of the overarching plot, I was still very confused about the characters and some of details and I’m left with a lot of remaining questions. When I listen to audiobooks, it’s normally when I am at rest and not doing something else simultaneously, so it wasn’t for a lack of paying attention.
I consume books in all three ways - digitally on my kindle e-reader, on audiobook, and through physical copy. Although the narrator was fantastic, I think this book is probably better read and understood through physically reading whether it be a physical copy or on an e-reader, not just because of the alternating viewpoints but particularly given the continuous shift between using first and last names for characters, characters with multiple names, multiple characters referred to by the same names… etc. I could have done without that until which time it may have become necessary through the plot.
I am totally willing to give my physical copy another stab in the near future, but for now at least, I’m rating this book at three stars a/k/a it was alright but fell a little flat for me. I will still recommend to my bookstagram and friends interested in serial killer plots and Alex North.
Thank you to NetGalley, Macmillan Audio, Celadon Books, and Alex for advance listener and reader copies in exchange for an honest review!