Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC!

I am a big fan of Alex North's writing and was so excited to receive this advanced copy. I was worried after The Shadows that nothing was going to live up to The Whisper Man but The Angel Maker does it! This book was tense, creepy, twisty, and so intricately written. I loved following all of the character journeys and see the incredibly detailed ways in which their lives were intertwined. The Angel Maker provides a glimpse into how obsession, sibling rivalry, and childhood trauma can have lifelong effects. Add this one to your spooky season TBR list...if you can wait that long!

📖: The Angelmaker

Thank you so much to @netgalley & @alexnorth for the #gifted arc in exchange for my honest review! This was my most anticipated read of 2023!

When Alan Hobbes, a distinguished philosophy professor is found brutally murdered in his home, nothing makes sense.

Katie Shaw is carrying the burden of her past. When she was a teenager, her brother Christopher Shaw was viciously attacked on his way home by a man called Michael Hyde. Years later, married to her high school sweetheart Sam & with three year-old Siena, Katie has an estranged relationship with her brother and hasn’t seen him in over two years.

When Christopher finds himself tangled with very dangerous people who speak to God & can predict the future, it’s up to Katie to finally save her brother.

Fans of North’s The Whisper Man will absolutely eat this book up. This book is brilliantly written & really makes you think throughout its entirety. I will admit, I was a bit confused the first half but everything started to piece together towards the end & it absolutely blew my mind 🤯

This is a MUST read for 2023 for all my horror lovers out there!

After winning me over with The Whisper Man & The Shadows, I was beyond excited to get the chance to read North’s newest novel, The Angel Maker.

The Angel Maker was a solid 3.5 stars, rounded up to 4 for me. I honestly don’t know how to describe this book. It was an intricately woven thriller and I really had no idea how everything would come together at the end. About 70% through, I started to finally piece things together, but I still felt like it was a ride until the end.

There is a lot in this book about philosophy and I felt like I had to reread parts to try to grasp the complexities of the topic. However, I think North did a great job making it fairly easy for the non philosophers to understand.

Overall, I really enjoyed the dark, twisty plot. I just counted off a bit for my rating because it was difficult at times to bounce back and forth from the different characters and time periods.

Much thanks to NetGalley & Celadon Books for this ARC!

Wow! Alex North did it again!

I will say the first 25% of the book was a bit confusing with all the characters, but once I was able to keep them straight this book was intense!

What a philosophical twist to family secrets and fate/human choice.

Basically the Shaws are a brother/sister duo that have been estranged for several years. Now the brother (Chris) is in trouble and needs help.

In addition, there are several evil characters trying to harm both of the Shaws and their respective partners/families. Why? And do they succeed?
A bit of an outlandish plot, but it is a fictional book. However, I really liked the philosophical component to this book which made me think a bit more about fate vs. choice.

I’m not sure this is my favorite AN book, but I really enjoyed it and would recommend to others!

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I received an ARC of this book from NetGally for an honest review. I have read all of Alex North's books so far so I was excited for this one. As usual it was definitely not a disappointment. It was fast paced and kept me guessing.(trying to figure out the connections was maddening at first). The timelines did throw me off a bit but I absolutely loved how it all came together at the end. I enjoyed the characters and the fact that none of them were very reliable. I would recommend this to others.

Twists and turns dominate this rollercoaster mystery! Alex North’s latest thriller is continuous action from start to finish.

Thanks to NetGalley and Celadon for the opportunity to read this ARC.

Alex Morth is so compulsively readable. Twists and turns and an unforgettable and original ending. Truly a master at the writing gqme.

I love Alex North’s books and this may be my new favorite.
It’s about siblings Kate and Chris that have been estranged until events make their life’s intersect again and they need each other.
The book has themes of fate and destiny, a serial killer and lots of suspense. It brings the past to the present and I couldn’t put it down. Loved it and would highly recommend!
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I hate to DNF and rarely do. But this book had an overly complicated plot and I voiding keep the story straight. I found myself not wanting to continue so I didn’t .I know this is a very popular author, so I’m sure fans will love it if they are used to the storytelling.

Alex North does it again, inserts a level of creepiness into any story - while more of a thriller than a true horror story, this is one you won't soon forget.

Kate, her brother Chris and boyfriend Sam experience an event as children that changes their lives irrevocably. Kate is still dealing with the trauma many years later when she receives a call from her mother that her brother is missing. As she travels back to her village she begins to suffer from PTSD. What really happened many years ago and is it connected to her brother's disappearance?
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Thanks to NetGalley for giving me an ARC of this book. I read many great reviews about this book and I was not disappointed. I really loved this book.

Katie Shaw made a split second decision in high school that would change her brother Christopher's life forever. Instead of waiting for him to walk home from school, she decided to go to her boyfriend's house. That afternoon Christopher was brutally attacked by Michael Hyde. Christopher survived but he was never the same. Katie has always felt guilty. Christopher is estranged from the family and hasn't seen his sister in 2 years when she receives a call from her mother telling her Christopher is in trouble. Katie know she needs to help.

Detectives are investigating the murder of Alan Hobbes, a philosophy professor. The detectives learn that Alan had let go of his staff the day he was murdered like he was saying goodbye to them. Like he knew he was going to be murdered. During the investigation, the detective uncover that this man was also obsessed with a serial killer who died decades earlier. Why would this seemingly nice old man, a teacher and philanthropist be collecting items of a serial killer?

The author did a fantastic job connecting these story lines. I didn't have any idea where the story was leading until everything just snapped together. I highly recommend this book.

Another winner by Alex North.. a great read with enough suspense and. mystery to keep reader interested until the very end.
An interesting tale of sibling love and the effect of trauma on the lives that follow. Add in some murder that is built from multiple generations and you have a story that wins.

THE ANGEL MAKER is a fast paced, crime drama that will keep readers entertained as they try to piece together the mystery that unfolds in this book.

The beginning of THE ANGEL MAKER reeled me in pretty quickly and set the tone for the rest of the book as a dark, suspenseful mystery. I thought the story was entertaining and ended up being a fairly quick read. I would recommend this to readers who like procedural crime dramas or who also gravitate towards books that are a little more on the horror side.

The book did slow down for me a bit in the middle, but I enjoyed the overall mystery and the breadcrumbs that North sprinkled throughout. I do wish that the characters had a bit more development; at certain points they fell a little flat for me.

Overall though this was a quick read that had a few twists and had an interesting plot that will really appeal to readers who have read North’s previous works.

*Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for my honest review*

This is a thriller that really packs a punch! There are many layers to this complex tale that really comes together perfectly! I can't wait to read more by Alex North!

At first this book was a real struggle for me. For about the first half of it, I felt there were too many characters with different storylines to keep straight. But because I had read 2 of Alex North’s previous books and enjoyed them, I decided to stick it out and I’m so glad that I did. It wasn’t much further into my reading when I actually figured out who Christopher Shaw really was and that’s when the story all came together. It’s about a sisters guilt, revenge between brothers and looking out for and protecting family. It’s a dark and eerie thriller that is based on a serial killer and his 2 sons. I’d like to thank Celadon Books and NetGalley for accepting my request to read and review The Angel Maker. Although it was a little hard at first to get into, I did enjoy it and I’m giving it a 4 star rating.

[Thank you to Netgalley and Celadon Books for giving me an eARC to read and review]

Katie Shaw has always been protective over her brother, so when her brother gets attacked one day after school, she blames herself. Years have passed, and Katie has a child of her own now, no longer in communication with her brother. So when something happens that brings Katie back into the path of her brother, she finds herself trying everything to find him before anything bad happens to him again.

I read The Whisper Man by Alex North and fell in love with the author's ability to really tell stories in their own way that hasn't really been done before. Alex North’s writing style is so easy to read. It almost flows smoothly down the page. So when I got approved for the ARC for this book on Netgalley, I was ecstatic!

I really did enjoy this book. it deserves the 4 star rating I gave it. The Whisper Man still remains my favorite by Alex North, but this story was really interesting, and it held my attention.

It did switch perspectives of like 5 different characters, and at times, I will honestly say it was a tad confusing trying to keep up with all of the different characters we were following. We followed Katie, Chris (Katie's brother), Detective Laurance, and two other characters I won't spoil for you. So, with each chapter being a different character and at times a different year in the past, it was confusing. I felt we could have lost 2 characters' perspectives, and the story would have been stronger.

That being said, the storyline was unique from all of the other thriller novels I've read, and I think that's an important thing to storytelling. Alex North has a way of creating a story and mixing things into his story that makes it different from any other thriller/mystery novels out there.

This was on my most anticipated reads for 2023, and I'm so happy I received an eARC for it. It made my year, and I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys mystery novels. Thank you again to Netgalley and Celadon Books for giving me an eARC to read and review.

A captivating story of a woman and her fight to protect her family, and her discovery of her brother’s past mistakes and choices

I really enjoyed The Angel Maker. It was a compelling read and I completed it in 1 and a half days. Sometimes it was a little hard to keep up with because of the way the author did the timeline. I really liked the characters. They were well written and believable. The ending fit in well with the book's theme of choice. I will definitely be reading more books by this author

This book has just the right amount of creepiness, mystery, intrigue and clever plot twists. Be sure you clear your daily calendar before sitting down with this one because you won’t be able to stop reading it once you start.

Alex North can weave a tale like no other, and this one doesn’t disappoint. I love his writing style and the atmospheric feel of each setting, like old rickety houses. There’s even a bit to learn about determinism, a philosophy that determines all human beings have no free will and cannot be held responsible for their actions, which works well for a serial killer.

Four stars for this one. Thank you, NetGalley and Celadon books for the ARC.

“If you could see the future, would you want to?”

Where to begin with ‘The Angel Maker’? First off, after having loved North’s previous two novels of ‘The Whisper Man’ and ‘The Shadows’ (especially The Shadows), my expectations were already high. I was also super excited to be able to read an ARC of this book, and Alex North did not disappoint! Once again, the author used his wild and clever imagination and brought us a heart pounding, fast-paced, thriller! Although this book may lean a little bit more toward horror/crime fiction.

This book is broken down into four parts, with each part being more mysterious and intriguing than the first. We deal mainly with two main characters of Katie and Christopher (Chris) Shaw. Katie and Chris have grown apart over the years due to a tragedy and other life circumstances. Throughout this story we get introduced to many more characters who somehow seem to be connected to Katie and Chris Shaw in some way. There were also two Detectives, Caroline Pettifer and Laurence Page, who were involved in a few cases throughout this story as well.

We also have Alan Hobbes who is a professor of philosophy, specifically that of determinism. Because of Hobbes and his teachings we learn quite a bit about determinism, and how essentially our future is already planned out for us no matter what choice we make… Such an interesting theory and topic!

There was so much going on in this book! So many twists. So many turns. I had a hard time keeping up. I never once figured this book out early on. However, I am left with a few unanswered questions which I cannot reveal because that would be a total spoiler alert. So, because of that reason I am knocking off one star. Otherwise, this is a phenomenal book which I highly recommend!!

A huge thank you to NetGalley, Celadon Books, and Alex North for an ARC of this book. All opinions are my own. Publication date: February 28, 2023.