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Slasher Witch at the Waterpark
- By: Penny Moonz
- Narrated by: Mary Ann Aude
- Length: 4 hrs and 17 mins
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The waterpark has a grand opening and Zelda, the bog witch, is awakened from an ancient slumber. The whole town has come to ride all the rides, slide the Whirly Curly slide, splash and squirt with Mr. Octopus and deep dive with Sully the Seal. Stinking and covered in sludge, Zelda makes a fuss and when security asks her to leave the massacre begins. The waterpark comes to life with wet rides that kill. It’s a slasher-fest, gore, summer-fun nightmare.
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A Good Horror Story
- By Tonyhas9fingers on 07-02-25
- Slasher Witch at the Waterpark
- By: Penny Moonz
- Narrated by: Mary Ann Aude
4/5⭐️ 🎧
Reviewed: 06-30-25
A bog witch, swamp creatures, a one legged frog pirate, Sully the seal, a killer mermaid, mister octopus…
This was unseriously gory and fun!
When a waterpark is built on top of a dried up bog- Zelda awakens to have some fun.
Causing havoc- a storm surges through and the power goes out at the park, and well- you’ll have to read this to find out the rest.
Thank you @pennymoonz for an audio copy from audible!!
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The Lamb
- By: Lucy Rose
- Narrated by: Emma Rydal
- Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins
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Margot and Mama have lived by the forest ever since Margot can remember. When Margot is not at school, they spend quiet days together in their cottage, waiting for strangers to knock on their door. Strays, Mama calls them. People who have strayed too far from the road. Mama loves the strays. She feeds them wine, keeps them warm. Then she satisfies her burning appetite by picking apart their bodies. But Mama’s want is stronger than her hunger sometimes.
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wow
- By Barbie on 05-24-25
- The Lamb
- By: Lucy Rose
- Narrated by: Emma Rydal
So good
Reviewed: 06-18-25
If you enjoy @delilahsdawson & @johannavanveen1997 , this author is for you!
A coming of age tale about a daughter and her mother, strays, cannibalism, love, and grief.
This was beautifully and emotionally written, and totally gave me Hansel and Gretel vibes.
The relationship disintegration between Margot and Mama had me completely entrapped.
I can’t get over how well this was done, @lucyrosecreates left nothing out when she created this horrifically traumatizing tale.
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The Counselors
- By: Jessica Goodman
- Narrated by: Phoebe Strole
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
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Camp Alpine Lake is the only place where Goldie Easton feels safe—the camp is the lifeline of the small town she lives in. Alpine Lake provides jobs, money and prestige to the region. Her parents work there so Goldie is one of the few townies who have reaped the rewards of living so close to the summer camp, with its five-figure tuition and rich kids who have been dumped there for eight weeks by their powerful parents.
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Good summer read
- By Brandi Whitt on 08-12-22
- The Counselors
- By: Jessica Goodman
- Narrated by: Phoebe Strole
Surprisingly good
Reviewed: 03-25-25
» This is was a pretty good camp setting thriller, I was actually impressed! A story about friendship, tension of the truth, the power of money and dual timelines.
» Perfect if you’re looking for YA summer vibes, campy mysteries and
» The first half was a bit of a slow burn, but not boring, and the last 1/4 of the book really amped things up for me!
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Bride of the Tornado
- A Novel
- By: James Kennedy
- Narrated by: Jesse Vilinsky
- Length: 11 hrs and 32 mins
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In a small town tucked away in the Midwestern corn fields, the adults whisper about Tornado Day. Our narrator, a high school sophomore, has never heard this phrase but she soon discovers its terrible meaning: a plague of sentient tornadoes is coming to destroy them. The only thing that stands between the town and total annihilation is a teen boy known as the tornado killer. Drawn to this enigmatic boy, our narrator senses an unnatural connection between them. But the adults are hiding a secret about the origins of the tornadoes and the true nature of the tornado killer.
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Yikes
- By A.B. | @kindaspooky_reads on 02-14-25
- Bride of the Tornado
- A Novel
- By: James Kennedy
- Narrated by: Jesse Vilinsky
Yikes
Reviewed: 02-14-25
» If I had a dollar for every. single. time.
Tornado Killer was said, I’d own an island.
A coming of age, chosen fate, forced pregnancy, magical realism.
» This is a fever dream, in the most mediocre way. This author bit off way more than they could chew, and it shows.
» While the concept of this book could work for a certain audience- this left me confused and drained trying to make sense of this story. This isn’t rememberable in the slightest bit and gave me a headache.
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Haunting Adeline
- Cat and Mouse Duet, Book 1
- By: H. D. Carlton
- Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton, Michelle Sparks
- Length: 15 hrs and 49 mins
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The Manipulator. I can manipulate the emotions of anyone who lets me. I will make you hurt, make you cry, make you laugh and sigh. But my words don't affect him. Especially not when I plead for him to leave. He's always there, watching and waiting. And I can never look away. Not when I want him to come closer. The Shadow. I didn't mean to fall in love. But now that I have, I can't stay away. I'm mesmerized by her smile, by her eyes, and the way she moves. I'll keep watching and waiting. Until I can make her mine. And once she is, I'll never let her go.
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Seriously, check those TWs. Not for the faint of ❤
- By Kel on 09-05-22
- Haunting Adeline
- Cat and Mouse Duet, Book 1
- By: H. D. Carlton
- Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton, Michelle Sparks
Meh
Reviewed: 02-08-25
» There was, a lot going on?
A stalking, antihero, obsessed MC, an author FMC figuring out her great grandmas murder mystery, journal entries, a carnival (I understand the tie in with Satan’s Affair now!), a secret society, FBI raid.
» I didn’t mind the characters- but I wasn’t a fan of everyyythinngg else that went out. The last half of the story was best for me I found. But I wasn’t WOW’d by Zade’s finale of his story. But I did enjoy Addie’s portion of figuring out her Gigi’s murder.
» The spice in this spiced, but this wasn’t amazing.
This involved children, and that’s not what I want entangled in my dark romance books.
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Wild Eyes
- By: Elsie Silver
- Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton, Savannah Peachwood
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
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Weston Belmont. The man is a shameless flirt. He oozes confidence and masculinity in a way that’s downright distracting. And in bed? He’s addictive. Everything with him is wild and impulsive and I’m desperate to regain some control. But no one has supported me like West does. And no one has ever made me feel as loved as he does either. So, while my brain says settling down with a small-town horse trainer is impossible… my heart says I’m right where I belong.
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Wow!
- By Marquis Bruhn on 09-06-24
- Wild Eyes
- By: Elsie Silver
- Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton, Savannah Peachwood
No disappointment
Reviewed: 02-04-25
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️📖🎧
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» Just like the first book, this was just heart engulfing.
I was invested. Obsessed. And I just down right adored this story.
» Weston is such a gentle✨man✨, and Skylar is just the sweetest being just trying to unlearn her damage.
I loved the humor and the chemistry.
» I loved the consideration Skylar had for West’s kids, and the respect and strength they both had to form their relationship.
So heartfelt beyond the spice.
And Cherry the parrot was just such a good insert.
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Hooked
- The Never After Series, Book 1
- By: Emily McIntire
- Narrated by: Felicity Munroe, Rupert Hawthorne
- Length: 9 hrs
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Once upon a time, there was a little boy. His belly full of laughter, his life full of joy. Until one day, something changed; stripped his innocence away. The hole inside making space for the devil to come and play.
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Guy talks about his "stuff" alot...
- By Paper Poppet on 03-23-22
- Hooked
- The Never After Series, Book 1
- By: Emily McIntire
- Narrated by: Felicity Munroe, Rupert Hawthorne
This was solid.
Reviewed: 02-01-25
⭐️⭐️⭐️📖🎧
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» I couldn’t get past the Peter Pan comparison. I felt myself struggling to think outside that realm and solely focus on the story. But that’s just a personal struggle for this.
» This was spicy, I enjoyed the growth between James and Wendy🥵
I also loved the twist this book brings… like what?! This author did a phenomenal job at creating tension in scenes and making each chapter binge worthy.
» the last half of this really picked up for me, and I just couldn’t stop turning pages.
This honestly would have been a 4 or 5⭐️, but again- I couldn’t get past the character references.
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The Ritual
- By: Shantel Tessier
- Narrated by: Aiden Snow, Meg Sylvan
- Length: 16 hrs and 12 mins
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Barrington University is home of the Lords, a secret society that requires their blood in payment. They are above all—the most powerful men in the world. They devote their lives to violence in exchange for power. And during their senior year, they are offered a chosen one.
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Waste of a credit!!
- By delsea on 05-18-23
- The Ritual
- By: Shantel Tessier
- Narrated by: Aiden Snow, Meg Sylvan
I wasn’t obsessed with this story, sadly.
Reviewed: 01-17-25
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» I found myself bored with this 20% in.
It was basic, kinda cringy like a teenager wrote this, and I feel like other Dark Roms have been done like this and executed way better. This was just so calculated and left nothing to the imagination.
»I also felt like this took a different direction around chapter 30, felt like it got off track to turn into something more- Sopranos like. Which I did enjoy the last half of the book more than the first half.
» Now that I’ve read this, I can check it off the list. But wouldn’t hold my breath on me reading any more of this series.
This won’t be memorable.
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Wake Up and Open Your Eyes
- By: Clay McLeod Chapman
- Narrated by: Kelli Tager, Joe Hempel, Cary Hite, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
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Noah Fairchild has been losing his formerly polite Southern parents to far-right cable news for years, so when his mother leaves him a voicemail warning him that the “Great Reckoning” is here, he assumes it’s related to one of the many conspiracy theories she believes in. But when his own phone calls go unanswered, Noah makes the long drive from Brooklyn to Richmond, Virginia. There, he discovers his childhood home in shambles, a fridge full of spoiled food, and his parents locked in a terrifying trance-like state in front of the TV.
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This was not good
- By 232993 on 01-29-25
Loved.
Reviewed: 01-09-25
» Clay has done it again.
In all its bizarreness, paranoia; and in its own way relatable to reality- this was a banger!
» Cringe worthy and comical at moments.
I was instantly entangled in this insane story that follows the revolving obsession with ‘Fax News’ (get it?) that’s brainwashing society. Social media- brainwashing society.
» The audio to this was 🤌🏻✨
I found that with the format of this book, the audio helped tie everything together for me.
Truly, enjoyed this!
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I'm Thinking of Ending Things
- By: Iain Reid
- Narrated by: Candace Thaxton
- Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins
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In this deeply scary and intensely unnerving debut novel, Jake and a woman known only as "The Girlfriend" are on a drive to visit his parents at their secluded farm. But when Jake leaves "The Girlfriend" stranded at an abandoned high school, what follows is a twisted unraveling of the darkest unease, an exploration into psychological frailty, and an ending as suspenseful as The Usual Suspects and as haunting as Misery.
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What a ride! This is a must read!
- By Elizabeth on 06-15-16
- I'm Thinking of Ending Things
- By: Iain Reid
- Narrated by: Candace Thaxton
Transgressive af
Reviewed: 01-08-25
Idk what it was, but this just made me feel super invested in the atmosphere of this story.
I was curious, about Jake, the Caller, the farm; the school.
This was a fast, slow burn. And I kind of loved it? I loved the mental strain this story gave, the change in narration towards the end. I didn’t expect the story to take a complete turn; no spoilers.
Now for me to watch it on Netflix and compare!
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