Scan barcode
haleyelisereads's review against another edition
4.0
Well, I have to say reading this book at night was a stupid idea on my part! This book had me peeking out my window to make sure no body was out there to get me, it gave me the creepy chills and has made me twice as paranoid as I already was. Gregg Olsen is an author that knows how to get in your head and give you chills that's for sure. This book gave me those type of chills where you feel someone is watching you, but when you turn around no one is there. That is how Fear Collector made me feel.
I for one am an avid watcher of the ID (Investigation Discovery) channel, I watch that channel all the time, I watch documentaries on serial killers, and woman who one day snapped and killed their husbands etc. I love watching shows like that, there has never been a documentary that I have watched and thought it was getting under my skin and creeping me out, does it disgust me or maybe upset me? Yes. But they have never made me feel uncomfortable, Fear Collector made me uncomfortable.
When I finished Fear Collector I couldn't really understand why it got under my skin and freaked me out, and then I realized what it was. It was getting inside the head of the killer that freaked me out. When I watch documentaries it's all people that are knowledgeable about that person or people that are professionals such as a psychologist etc. You never hear from the killer themselves, and if you do you still don't know what was going through their head while they did the horrible things they did, in Fear Collector you get a sneak peek into the killers mind, and it's a creepy place that I didn't like being in.
Gregg has proven to me now after reading 2 of his novels that he is hands down a very talented writer. Fear Collector has a good number of characters and yet the book flowed nicely. I never got confused with names or what was going on, the whole book was written amazingly. Although it was a fairly long book, I felt like I flew through it very quick cause I just couldn't put it down! I needed to know what was going to happen.
This is my first adult true crime fiction/mystery/thriller and it definitely made a good first impression. If you are someone that enjoys true crime fic, or are someone that maybe wants to give it a try, I highly recommend Fear Collector, just don't forget to leave the light on!
I for one am an avid watcher of the ID (Investigation Discovery) channel, I watch that channel all the time, I watch documentaries on serial killers, and woman who one day snapped and killed their husbands etc. I love watching shows like that, there has never been a documentary that I have watched and thought it was getting under my skin and creeping me out, does it disgust me or maybe upset me? Yes. But they have never made me feel uncomfortable, Fear Collector made me uncomfortable.
When I finished Fear Collector I couldn't really understand why it got under my skin and freaked me out, and then I realized what it was. It was getting inside the head of the killer that freaked me out. When I watch documentaries it's all people that are knowledgeable about that person or people that are professionals such as a psychologist etc. You never hear from the killer themselves, and if you do you still don't know what was going through their head while they did the horrible things they did, in Fear Collector you get a sneak peek into the killers mind, and it's a creepy place that I didn't like being in.
Gregg has proven to me now after reading 2 of his novels that he is hands down a very talented writer. Fear Collector has a good number of characters and yet the book flowed nicely. I never got confused with names or what was going on, the whole book was written amazingly. Although it was a fairly long book, I felt like I flew through it very quick cause I just couldn't put it down! I needed to know what was going to happen.
This is my first adult true crime fiction/mystery/thriller and it definitely made a good first impression. If you are someone that enjoys true crime fic, or are someone that maybe wants to give it a try, I highly recommend Fear Collector, just don't forget to leave the light on!
kimdav07's review
4.0
It jumped around a bit with several characters so it was hard to follow at times. Overall a good book.
skiracechick's review against another edition
4.0
I really like Gregg Olsen's books. I'm sure it's partly because he's a local author and bases his stories locally, but the books are great anyway. I especially love that I never manage to guess who actually did what until the end.
azuram88's review against another edition
4.0
When I first read what this book was about, I wasn't sure if I would really like it.... after reading it though, I actually did like it. It was scary, and creepy, and written really well. Gregg Olsen really knows how to scare his readers! I often found myself having dreams about being kidnapped by someone and not knowing what was happening. Quite freaky if you ask me!
Anyway, there were so many twists and turns that I had no idea who the killer was going to be. I was pleasantly surprised to find out who did it in the end. Definitely didn't see that one coming! I had some sneaking suspicions, but I wasn't thinking it was going to be that person.
If you enjoy the thriller, suspense type genre, then this book is just for you! I've read Gregg Olsen's YA series The Empty Coffin series, and I must admit that I enjoyed Envy and Betrayal much more than Fear Collector, but I did enjoy this one as well.
Anyway, there were so many twists and turns that I had no idea who the killer was going to be. I was pleasantly surprised to find out who did it in the end. Definitely didn't see that one coming! I had some sneaking suspicions, but I wasn't thinking it was going to be that person.
If you enjoy the thriller, suspense type genre, then this book is just for you! I've read Gregg Olsen's YA series The Empty Coffin series, and I must admit that I enjoyed Envy and Betrayal much more than Fear Collector, but I did enjoy this one as well.
bherrera's review against another edition
3.0
This was an interesting book with a interesting concept about the ted Bundy murders. It takes place in Tacoma, where I live, so it was kinda cool reading the descriptions of all the different places and knowing where they are. There was some slow downs in the story that didn't make it a true page turner. It was interesting enough to finish though. A decent read overall. One thing that was very annoying though was the numerous grammatical errors in the kindle edition. They definitely need to edit it better.
joxertd's review against another edition
4.0
I knew Mr and Mrs Bundy. I've known them since I was a little girl. They lived next door to my grandparents. So this book was a little close to home. Even if all of it happened years before I was born and I was right when Ted was executed. I really liked this book.
This wasn't exactly about Ted Bundy, but a string of murders by a groupie of his. It was fiction of course but all still good
This wasn't exactly about Ted Bundy, but a string of murders by a groupie of his. It was fiction of course but all still good
sharona's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5