The Angel Maker was the first book I’ve read by Alex North and I loved it. Thankfully, I was blessed to be able to have access to the ebook and audiobook ARCs so I was able to listen and read simultaneously. This book was very complex and I am not sure how well I could have followed the plot if I was only listening to the audiobook. The few times that I put my kindle aside to listen exclusively, I had to rewind and listen again. You need to pay close attention while reading this book.
The narrator, Rosalie Craig, had a pleasant voice and was enjoyable to listen to.
I loved the complexity! I loved the way it felt like you were solving a creepy puzzle. It was a true page-turner. I had to keep reading because I had to know what exactly was happening and how it was all connected.
This book truly makes you think. It was so philosophical and the concept of determinism was a major plot point.
It was a very atmospheric and descriptive read. It was easy to paint a picture in my head of the places and people in the book. It was very spooky and there were moments that made my heart race. The twists were excellent and intense. The multiple POV and timeline kept it interesting and I loved how it all came together at the end.
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The Angel Maker is a fast-paced read that left me wanting a little more. While the plot is detailed, twisty, and spectacularly crafted, I felt it was a little rushed. There were a lot of characters who I wish were more developed (for example, I couldn't even picture what some of them looked like). That said, plot-driven stories are some of my favorite, and Alex North captured the mystery and suspense of this genre perfectly. Read in a day, I could not put it down - that narration was excellent and easy to listen to. I would recommend this book, especially if you like either of his previous publications!

3.5 I've read and enjoyed Alex North's previous books. The Whisper Man was especially creepy.
North's newest book is The Angel Maker. "From the New York Times bestselling author of The Whisper Man and The Shadows comes a dark, suspenseful new thriller about the mysteries of fate, the unbreakable bond of siblings, and a notorious serial killer who was said to know the future."

Okay, that's a novel idea for sure. Think about it - a killer who can justify each and every crime he commits as 'its meant to be'. The Angel Maker has many, many characters and timelines. I admit I found it overwhelming at times to keep everything and everybody straight. I really liked Katie as a lead character. She came off as believable and it was easy to be behind her. The unfurling of the book was slow for me and my attention started to wander, so I thought I would try a read/ listen combo.

The reader was Rosalie Craig. She did a wonderful job at bringing the book to life for me Her voice has so much movement, rising and falling, capturing the emotion, action, horror, danger and more with her reading. Her voice is pleasant to listen to, she speaks clearly, and I liked her accent. The pace was just right. I've said it before - sometimes I am drawn more into a book when listening instead of reading. And that was the case here. I still found there to be too much in terms of timeline, jumps and points of view, but was able to know who was speaking, by the different voices. Hear for yourself - listen to an excerpt of The Angel Maker. Or if you prefer - read an excerpt of The Angel Maker.

Gentle readers - there are triggers in this book.

This one wasn’t for me so I won’t be reviewing it publicly. The audio narration didn’t work for me either unfortunately. I found it confusing and hard to follow.

This book was kind of a wild ride and didn't end like I thought it would, which in my mind is a good thing! I think this is my first book by Alex North so I will definitely be going to look at his backlog of books and adding some of them to my TBR.

After a bang in the first chapter, this book started out a little slow. Particularly listening to it on audio, it took a little while to recognize who was who in the cast of characters, especially since this is a multi-POV and multi-timeline story. Once I got into it, though, I really enjoyed trying to figure out how everything - all the events and characters - fit together! I love a good puzzle, so I think that was probably my favorite aspect of the book.

The second half of the book definitely picked up as we started getting into some of the twists and more suspenseful action. It also brought up a lot of interesting discussions about fate, philosophy, and whether the future is set in stone or changeable by our actions as we navigate the interconnected happenings of the past and present.

Overall, I would definitely recommend this book to lovers of mysteries and thrillers, especially if you like a slower build.

True to his style, Alex North has written another serial killer book full of twists and turns. There’s a lot going on and a ton of characters to the this one, and I was able to connect with Katie being the older sister myself. Katie is trying to help her estranged brother, who seems to have landed himself in a huge mess that involves the suspicious death of a wealthy professor. When her brother Chris goes missing, Katie puts everything on the line to try to find him and to protect her toddler daughter from harm that's headed her way.

This one moved a bit slow for me, but it had SO much going on that I didn’t really mind too much and I did enjoy the ending twist. Thanks to Alex North, Celadon Books and NetGalley for my review copy. The Angel Maker is available today.

The Angel Maker was such a dark and twisty ride, and I loved it! Alex North does such a great job of combining horror and thrillers in his stories which makes it hard to read before bedtime. In my opinion, this book was his darkest yet. I recommend going into this book as blind as possible so I won’t say much about the story.

The book jumps around from different timelines and has a bunch of characters to keep track of so it is one you need to pay attention to. I had both the physical ARC and the ALC of this book. I tried to listen to the audio, but found myself confused so decided to start over and listen along while I read the physical copy. I enjoyed the story so much more this way, and I liked Rosalie Craig as the narrator. She brought an added creepiness to the story.

If you’re looking for a dark and creepy story that you can’t put down than I highly recommend this book. I buddy read it with some friends and it was so hard to stop at the breaks to discuss. I’ve been a big fan of Alex North’s books since I read The Whisper Man, and I am so thankful to Celadon Books, Macmillan Audio, and NetGalley for advanced copies in exchange for my honest review. I can’t wait for North’s next book!

The Angelmaker by Alex North is a captivating thriller that kept me on the edge of my seat from beginning to end. The story follows a detective named Joseph Easter as he investigates a series of gruesome murders that seem to be connected to a childhood trauma he experienced.

One of the things I loved about this audiobook was the narration by John Heffernan. He did an excellent job of bringing the characters to life and building tension throughout the story. His performance made the already engaging plot even more compelling.

The characters in The Angelmaker are well-developed and complex, particularly Easter and his troubled past. I appreciated how the author delved into his psyche and showed how his experiences affected his present-day actions and decisions.

The plot itself is intricate and multilayered, with several twists and turns that kept me guessing until the very end. I enjoyed how North weaved together different threads of the story and slowly revealed the connections between them.

Overall, The Angelmaker is a fantastic audiobook that I highly recommend to fans of thrillers and mysteries. It has a gripping plot, well-drawn characters, and excellent narration, making it a must-listen for anyone who enjoys a good story.

*3.5 stars*

This was an atmospheric thrilling mystery. Alex North’s new novel intertwines multiple families and stories into a gripping murder mystery.

Because there are so many interconnected stories woven together, it does require more attention than the average thriller. I wish the book had been longer, to be able to delve deeper into everyone’s stories, but I enjoyed the way everything came together in the end. If you like books with big casts of characters and large overarching puzzles that come together I think you would enjoy this.

The Angel Maker by Alex North

Alan Hobbes is a distinguished philosophy professor who has been brutally murdered just hours after firing his staff. He knew he was going to be murdered because everything that happens in life is preordained. After all, he has spent his life lecturing on determinism.

As he awaits death, he thinks about the three people whose journeys are linked to his-journeys that will continue the day after he is gone.

First, is Katie Shaw, presently cooking dinner for her family and worrying about her marriage and her daughter. Secondly, is Detective Laurence Page, who is listening to classical music, and doesn’t know that he will be working the Hobbes case when he wakes up in the morning. Finally, Christopher Shaw-Katie’s brother. The last time she saw him he was still struggling with addiction, and he stole money from her purse.

What I enjoyed about the story is how these people's lives cross path in the death of Alan. You have to pay attention cause following who is who can be confusing at times but beyond that it was a really good thriller.

Narrated by Rosalie Craig did fine giving voice to the characters. I recommend this book if you like complex evil characters type of thrillers. It was a four star read for me.

Thank you to Netgalley and Macmillan audio for a free copy of The Angel Maker for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions I expressed in this review are my own.

I don’t even know where to start. Ultimately I enjoyed the story. But here are some thoughts:

1. There are a lot of characters to keep track of, especially on audio. I think it would have been easier with a physical copy to flip back to previous sections and keep track of who is who.

2.I Definitely wanted to keep listening- partially due to intense storylines but partially because I was confused and trying to keep listening to figure out what was happening.

3. There were a lot of Unanswered questions. Maybe I just missed the answers because of the audio but things I felt like were important to the story are just left dangling. I can go into detail but… spoilers.

Ultimately I think it was fun how everything came together and it was very deep- but also too deep for me because I am still very confused about a lot of things. But that maybe was just a me thing because I listened to the audiobook. In terms of Alex North books- I think The Angel Maker is better than The Shadows but more complicated/confusing than The Whisper Man .

Alex North takes on the fate versus free will debate in this dark and creepy thriller set in the English countryside. With the exception of that one day as a teenager she chose to go with her boyfriend instead of walking her brother, Chris, home, Katie Shaw has always done the right thing. Years later, she still struggles with the guilt of what happened that day and with the worry that the next threat is around the corner. When her brother goes missing and other things feel off, Katie cannot help but wonder if there is someone out there coming for her and her family.

Detective Laurence Page has been called to investigate the violent murder of a professor, and the more he digs into this current case, the more he sees connections to cases from the past.

Told through multiple points-of-view and scenes from both the past and the present, the story is woven together piece-by-hackles-raising-piece, revealing how the events and characters in the story are intertwined.

I listened to the audiobook version. Rosalie Craig’s narration and pacing are excellent, and I had no trouble keeping track of the different points-of-view. I highly recommend listening to this one on audio but will add the caveat that, with some of the details and the large cast of characters, early on I did find myself occasionally wishing I had a print version to flip through to help keep track of character names and context.

Whether you choose to read the print version or listen to the audiobook, The Angel Maker is sure to raise the hairs on the backs of your arms, make you double check the locks on your doors, and close your curtains at night.

I received an advance copy from Macmillan Audio and NetGalley. All review opinions are my own.

Thank you @CeladonBooks and @netgalley for the gifted arc in exchange for an honest review. This is my second book by Alex North. I loved The Whisper Man so I was very excited when I heard about The Angel Maker. I love atmospheric Mystery/Thriller books about serial killers and detectives trying to solve the case. This book did not disappoint.

I loved the pacing and the characters. I had no problem following all the different POV's. I also loved how dark the book was.

I thought the narrator did an amazing job bringing this book to life. I couldn't stop listening to it.

I don’t know what it was but I haven’t struggled this hard with a book in a long time. I spend a good majority of it trying to figure out what was even happening. I think because the audiobook didn’t really differentiate the characters in any way, and it didn’t acknowledge any times where they were discussing different periods of time. So I feel like I spent a good chunk of time trying to figure out whose POV I was reading from at the start of each chapter.
I loved the idea of the plot, it wasn’t executed super well in my opinion. It felt like there was a lot going on. I was left with a lot of unanswered questions by the end. I enjoyed the dynamic between the siblings. I wanted to see how they ended up and it’s honestly what kept me reading.
I recommend If you pick this one up to read the ebook or physical. It’s a good choice if you enjoy books that have serial killers, multiple pov, police procedures, with a little sprinkling of paranormal. I just don’t think this was the book for me.

I received an ARC audiobook of this title from the publisher through NetGalley.

An interesting mystery/thriller with excellent narration, this kept the listener guessing..

I'm a fan of Alex North, so I was thrilled when I was approved for the audio ARC of his latest Thriller, The Angel Maker! Overall, this is a fantastic story with a large cast of characters. I do think it could have used more editing. I struggled to keep track of the timeline, which jumped around a lot, and I found I had to back up and relisten to many, many section to try to figure out if the events being described were happening currently or were in the past, because most of the time there was no indication of a change in the timeline and you were left to using context to figure it out. Very, very confusing for me. I kept thinking if I had the physical book, this would have been much easier with the ability to bookmark, flip back and forth, make notes on the pages, etc. Same with some of the characters that I initially would get confused (2 of the characters' names changed at one point in the story, then with the jumps in the timeline, it was hard to keep track of who was who). Other than all of those issues though, I really did thoroughly enjoy the plot and storyline. Once it was over and I had a bit to sit with it for a minute, and think back on how everything worked out and the sequence of events (in chronological order, not the order it was written), it was genius. Had I read the physical book instead of listening to the audiobook, I might not have been so confused. The narrator was great. And I will continue to read everything Alex North writes! 3.5 stars rounded down to 3.

I was really looking forward to reading this book and I was confused majority of the time. There were several points of views, storylines and scenes switched from past to present. In my humble opinion books like these are hard to follow via audiobook. I feel like I got the gist of things towards the end, but I'm still confused when it comes to Chris and how he ties into everything. The narrator for this audiobook was awesome and the main reason I continued to listen even though I was very confused.

It was a great way to spend my Saturday afternoon. I found the story interesting and fast paced once I hit the halfway mark. There were many characters that were intertwined in this story so you definitely need to keep close attention. I really enjoyed this book and finished reading it on the weekend.

Bummer. A suspenseful thriller with supernatural vibes, and I thought I'd love it.

It just so happens that a tragedy occurs when Katie Shaw decides to go with her boyfriend Sam and let her younger brother Chris walk home alone. Now, adults, the siblings grew apart. Katie is married and has a 5-year-old daughter Sienna. Chris is/was an addict who runs into trouble and is currently missing.

A retired philosophy professor Alan Hobbes is peculiar. He brings the determinism aspect into the plot. I find this part fascinating. He died in a brutal murder early in the story but did he know this event in advance? Two detectives are investigating the case.

It pains me to give this novel three stars. I read the sample chapters 1-7 and really enjoyed them. When I read "The Whisper Man" a few years back, I felt it wasn't for me but still want to give Alex North another try, I don't think I get his novels as other readers do. I like his concept but I couldn't connect with his big cast of characters. I eventually felt lost and bored.

Even though I didn't enjoy this as much as I initially anticipated, the ending and the audiobook are both excellent. It's still worth a read if you like this author or want a dark and eerie story.