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The Chalk Man
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bookshelves: kindle, netgalley, published-2018, thriller, 200, mystery-thriller, read-2017, favorites
Oct 06, 2017
bookshelves: kindle, netgalley, published-2018, thriller, 200, mystery-thriller, read-2017, favorites
4+++ Stars. Beware The Chalk Men!
Only a few chapters in and I was hooked on Eddie "Munster" Adams and the gang of mischievous 12 year olds who ride bikes around their quaint English village....communicate in secret code....with chalk figures (so cool) to disclose the site of their next rendezvous.
The fair was supposed to be fun, and it was at first, but turned out to be the beginning of disastrous times, harmful misadventures and deadly accidents. Add threatening bullies and a creepy new teacher to the mix and you have one suspenseful and entertaining read that leads the reader from a haunted playground into the nearby woods....for a horror of a find.
THE CHALK MAN alternates smoothly from past to present as Eddie and some old friends find out all has not been forgotten or revealed....even 30 years later. There's still more trouble to come evidenced by creepy dreams and even creepier visions from the grave.
C. J. Tudor delivers wonderfully defined and engaging characters in an engrossing mystery-thriller I could have read in a day. Definitely NOT "a pile of stinking buckaroo" but one solid debut!
Many thanks to Crown Publishing and NetGalley for the ARC (coming January, 2018) in exchange for an honest review.
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Quotes Carol Liked
“Never assume," my dad once told me. "To assume makes an 'ass' out of 'u' and 'me'.”
― The Chalk Man
― The Chalk Man
Reading Progress
October 3, 2017
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October 3, 2017
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to-read
October 3, 2017
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kindle
October 3, 2017
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netgalley
October 3, 2017
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published-2018
October 3, 2017
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thriller
October 5, 2017
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Started Reading
October 5, 2017
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200
October 5, 2017
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60.0%
October 6, 2017
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75.0%
October 6, 2017
– Shelved as:
mystery-thriller
October 6, 2017
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read-2017
October 6, 2017
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Finished Reading
October 7, 2017
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favorites
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Oct 07, 2017 11:11AM
Great Review!!!
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Great review Carol, loved this one too.
Debra wrote: "Great Review!!!"Thank you Debra. Great read!
Maureen wrote: "Great review Carol, loved this one too."Thank you Maureen!
Oh I am so looking forward to reading this one, Carol! Wonderful review!
Norma wrote: "Oh I am so looking forward to reading this one, Carol! Wonderful review!"Thank you Norma. Enjoy!
Terrific review, Carol! I figured you would like this. :-)
Zoeytron wrote: "Terrific review, Carol! I figured you would like this. :-)"You are so right! Thx. Zoey! :-)
Great review Carol! I just added this last week because I was seeing a lot of great reviews!
Karen wrote: "Great review Carol! I just added this last week because I was seeing a lot of great reviews!"Don't think you'll be disappointed Karen! Look forward to your review! :-)
Great review Carol is on my long list may have to bump it up :)
Lisa wrote: "Great review Carol is on my long list may have to bump it up :)"Yes! It's a good one Lisa. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did...and thank you! :)
Awesome Review, Carol! I'm adding!
Jan wrote: "Awesome Review, Carol! I'm adding!"Cool! Thank you Jan. It's a winner! :-)
Now, this is a spooky read I can do! Sounds great and I'd missed it, but I never miss a Carol review.
Victoria wrote: "Now, this is a spooky read I can do! Sounds great and I'd missed it, but I never miss a Carol review."Thank you kindly Victoria! :-)))
Debbie wrote: "Fantastic review, Carol!"Thank you Debbie! 😊
Nicki wrote: "Great review Carol"Thanks Nicki!
Jaidee wrote: "What a fun Halloween Review :)"Thank you Jaidee! 🕷💀🕷 😊
Your review allready gives me the creeps. I want to read this. So thanks for the review.
Belinda wrote: "Your review allready gives me the creeps. I want to read this. So thanks for the review."Great read! Hope you enjoy it Belinda! 😸
Absolutely love this review Carol!
Holly wrote: "Absolutely love this review Carol!"Thanks so much Holly! 😸
A. wrote: "Great review."Thank you A. :-)
Great review Carol! I can't wait to read this one.
Mary wrote: "Great review Carol! I can't wait to read this one."Hope you enjoy it too Mary! 😸
Wow, this sounds really good Carol! It's not my typical genre, I'm not a huge thriller gal, but I like the sound of a group of kids still haunted by something that happened when they were young. Is it really creepy/horrible or more suspense?
Susan wrote: "Wow, this sounds really good Carol! It's not my typical genre, I'm not a huge thriller gal, but I like the sound of a group of kids still haunted by something that happened when they were young. Is..."Not full of gore or creepy horrible Susan. I think it's a book a wide range of book readers are going to love. Hope you get a chance to read it! :-)
Excellent review, Carol. Was already anticipating this one but shall look forward to it a little more now.
Mike wrote: "Excellent review, Carol. Was already anticipating this one but shall look forward to it a little more now."Thx. Mike! SUPER good.....GREAT characters! 😸
Everybody seems to be reading this and yet it has not been released yet. Amazing.
Mark wrote: "Everybody seems to be reading this and yet it has not been released yet. Amazing."Are you a NetGalley member Mark? It's a great avenue for getting early reads...and this is such a good one. Bet you really like it! 🕷😸🕷
Elyse wrote: "oh yes!!!!!!!!! "Beware of Chalk Men" ....lol Great review! loved this one! xo"Thank you Elyse! One of my favorites of 2017! Glad you loved it too!!! 😊
Carol..., just had to come back and say definitely not “a pile of stinking buckaroo� 😂😂😂
Karen❄️☃️ wrote: "Carol..., just had to come back and say definitely not “a pile of stinking buckaroo� 😂😂😂"Lol Karen......such a GREAT read! 😊
Excellent review!! :)
Deanna wrote: "Excellent review!! :)"Thank you Deanna! 🎄😊🎄
