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Review: The Angel Maker ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆
Author: Alex North
Publication Date: 03 January 2023
Publisher: Celdon Books
General Fiction (adult) | Mystery & Thrillers
Read: January 18, 2023
Original Review: January 19, 2023
Posted Reviewed: January 12, 2024
I received this book from Alex North and Celdon Books as an advanced eArc for my honest review any opinions that come from this review are my own. Thank you to both the Author and the publisher and Netgalley for allowing me to read and review this book.
Exceptionally Slow Paced
I had the hardest time getting into this book it took me so long to finish. There was so much hype surrounding this book and it fell flat. The potential was there for this to be a great book but because of the storytelling and the way the book was formatted, I was at a loss. This book was so chaotic why was there a need for so many characters and so many different time periods. The jumping back and forth gave me whiplash sheesh.
The characters to me were not developed well at all which led me to not have any kind of connection with them so if one of them fell off the top of the roof and died I honestly wouldn’t have cared because I couldn’t for the life of me form the slightest connection with any of them. Like what was the purpose of some of the characters in this book? And as far as the main characters I’m still trying to figure out what the hell they really wanted.
this book left me scratching my head and super sad because it had the potential to be so much more.
Author: Alex North
Publication Date: 03 January 2023
Publisher: Celdon Books
General Fiction (adult) | Mystery & Thrillers
Read: January 18, 2023
Original Review: January 19, 2023
Posted Reviewed: January 12, 2024
I received this book from Alex North and Celdon Books as an advanced eArc for my honest review any opinions that come from this review are my own. Thank you to both the Author and the publisher and Netgalley for allowing me to read and review this book.
Exceptionally Slow Paced
I had the hardest time getting into this book it took me so long to finish. There was so much hype surrounding this book and it fell flat. The potential was there for this to be a great book but because of the storytelling and the way the book was formatted, I was at a loss. This book was so chaotic why was there a need for so many characters and so many different time periods. The jumping back and forth gave me whiplash sheesh.
The characters to me were not developed well at all which led me to not have any kind of connection with them so if one of them fell off the top of the roof and died I honestly wouldn’t have cared because I couldn’t for the life of me form the slightest connection with any of them. Like what was the purpose of some of the characters in this book? And as far as the main characters I’m still trying to figure out what the hell they really wanted.
this book left me scratching my head and super sad because it had the potential to be so much more.
lovesworldofbooks's review
4.0
The first few chapters just grab your attention and can't stop reading. So far I am enjoying the main characters. I can't wait to read the whole book.
alisonb's review
4.0
A sister's love and guilt.
A brother at a crossroads.
A mysterious, yet anticipated death.
Two detectives on the trail.
All of these elements-and more-drive this story to hit the ground running. As soon as I read the prologue I was scurrying to put this book on hold at my local library.
With some pieces of a complicated puzzle laid out in the first seven chapters-and a vague idea of how it all is going to fit together-the pacing was terrific and the tension was built-in and created a thrilling momentum. I cannot wait to pick up where I left off!
Thank you to Celadon Books via NetGalley for a chapter sampler of The Angelmaker. All opinions are my own.
A brother at a crossroads.
A mysterious, yet anticipated death.
Two detectives on the trail.
All of these elements-and more-drive this story to hit the ground running. As soon as I read the prologue I was scurrying to put this book on hold at my local library.
With some pieces of a complicated puzzle laid out in the first seven chapters-and a vague idea of how it all is going to fit together-the pacing was terrific and the tension was built-in and created a thrilling momentum. I cannot wait to pick up where I left off!
Thank you to Celadon Books via NetGalley for a chapter sampler of The Angelmaker. All opinions are my own.
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