Ever since first glimpsing this cover and title of this debut thriller from North, I have been dying to get my hands on a copy! Unfortunately, all too often, that amount of anticipation can lead to disappointment, but I am happy to say that this is not the case here at all! I quite thoroughly enjoyed this! It genuinely gave me the creeps on numerous occasions - and I can hardly remember the last time that has happened! There were literal goosebumps raised by the specter of the titular Whisper Man. Not to mention a few scenes that I sincerely hope don't haunt my nightmares!
The plot took me by surprise and though some pieces fell more neatly into place than others, I really loved reading this! There is a supernatural element, but the real horror is from the characters themselves and the horrific murders of young children. It's a dark and thrilling novel that I had a hard time pulling myself away from - but a few times, I had to because I was actually frightened. And I am not sure if I have ever needed to pause a book like that before for being too scary! My ankles were tingling, that's for sure! I expected to enjoy this, but I can't stress enough how blown away I was with how much I enjoyed this. I am thrilled that this was chosen as one of the Book of the Month Club's August picks. And I absolutely can't wait to see what North follows this one up with!
The plot took me by surprise and though some pieces fell more neatly into place than others, I really loved reading this! There is a supernatural element, but the real horror is from the characters themselves and the horrific murders of young children. It's a dark and thrilling novel that I had a hard time pulling myself away from - but a few times, I had to because I was actually frightened. And I am not sure if I have ever needed to pause a book like that before for being too scary! My ankles were tingling, that's for sure! I expected to enjoy this, but I can't stress enough how blown away I was with how much I enjoyed this. I am thrilled that this was chosen as one of the Book of the Month Club's August picks. And I absolutely can't wait to see what North follows this one up with!