4 stars!
"The man's heart, beating more quickly now, ached at the thought of that. He stepped silently out from the bushes behind the boy, and then whispered his name"
Want to be creeped out? Read this story. I think if you have little children at home this will definitely hit you hard.
Tom's wife has passed away and he wants a fresh start for his son Jake and himself. They find a great house that Jake is really drawn to and so they purchase it. Little do they know that house has some history, and some serious history at that. There was a man who was known as "The Whisper Man" and he was a serial killer in the town. He was eventually caught however his legacy has not been lost.
Just as the guys are getting used to their new town and house another young boy goes missing. They start to hear noises and the same types of patterns start to show up all around town. Could the Whisper man be back? How is that possible when he's supposedly locked up.....Detectives who were on the case back then start to look into it all over again. They come across new clues and start to put the pieces together. One night Jake hears a whisper and this is where the creepy story really starts to unofold...
Overall I really enjoyed reading this book. It was definitely one of my most anticipated books of the year. It definitely has a creepy vibe to it and I would suggest not reading it at home alone, especially at night. On the other hand this was marketed as over the top creepy and I'm not sure it was that for me. Maybe if I had kids it would have impacted me more since the kids were the victims in this story. Either way this story definitely has serious serial killer thriller vibes and I am here for it.
One thing that I enjoyed in this story, besides a thrilling story, was the relationship Jake and Tom had. They went through A LOT of struggles in their relationship through this book. I enjoyed watching their journey and being able to protect each other (yes, each other!) when they both needed it most. True unconditional love was shown here and between the scary stuff it was pretty heartwarming.
If you love creepy and want a good thriller - pick this one up. It's definitely a winner!
Thank you to Celadon books for my copy of this book!
"The man's heart, beating more quickly now, ached at the thought of that. He stepped silently out from the bushes behind the boy, and then whispered his name"
Want to be creeped out? Read this story. I think if you have little children at home this will definitely hit you hard.
Tom's wife has passed away and he wants a fresh start for his son Jake and himself. They find a great house that Jake is really drawn to and so they purchase it. Little do they know that house has some history, and some serious history at that. There was a man who was known as "The Whisper Man" and he was a serial killer in the town. He was eventually caught however his legacy has not been lost.
Just as the guys are getting used to their new town and house another young boy goes missing. They start to hear noises and the same types of patterns start to show up all around town. Could the Whisper man be back? How is that possible when he's supposedly locked up.....Detectives who were on the case back then start to look into it all over again. They come across new clues and start to put the pieces together. One night Jake hears a whisper and this is where the creepy story really starts to unofold...
Overall I really enjoyed reading this book. It was definitely one of my most anticipated books of the year. It definitely has a creepy vibe to it and I would suggest not reading it at home alone, especially at night. On the other hand this was marketed as over the top creepy and I'm not sure it was that for me. Maybe if I had kids it would have impacted me more since the kids were the victims in this story. Either way this story definitely has serious serial killer thriller vibes and I am here for it.
One thing that I enjoyed in this story, besides a thrilling story, was the relationship Jake and Tom had. They went through A LOT of struggles in their relationship through this book. I enjoyed watching their journey and being able to protect each other (yes, each other!) when they both needed it most. True unconditional love was shown here and between the scary stuff it was pretty heartwarming.
If you love creepy and want a good thriller - pick this one up. It's definitely a winner!
Thank you to Celadon books for my copy of this book!