The Chalk Man

When this book was recommended to me my first thoughts were that it was like IT, a book that I really enjoyed as I love Stephen King. Little did I know that it was going to be very very similar.I did not enjoy the start of this book and I'll be honest about that. I'm giving it 4 stars though because once I hit the midway point things picked up and I really couldn't put it down. It went from feeling like a shortened and carbon copy of IT to a really amazing thriller that I loved. I did not see the ending coming at all, though I did feel like it was a little bit rushed.Eddie as a character got a bit old to me fairly quickly-- especially in the chapters about him being an adult. As a kid the things he was doing could be justified as not knowing better but as an adult they were just plain weird. Fat Gav and Hoppo were characters that I kept getting confused honestly.All in all if you like a murder mystery and a thriller you'll like this book.

Edit: knocking it down a star bc it's highly forgettable. I already can't tell a plot point or charasteristic oops-I guessed the killer like half way through but the last chapter??? I DID NOT SEE THAT COMING AT ALL i guess you could say i needed a...HEADs up

It was reasonably good with an occasional excellent scene. However, had lots of loose ends and unanswered questions. Also the so called 'chalk man' had NOTHING TO DO WITH It! NB I really took issue with using albinism as a plot point.