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Vikas Adam
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Ryan La Sala
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No one survived the party at the penthouse. Except Athan.
Athanasios “Athan” Bakirtzis has made it far in life relying on his charm and good looks, even securing an invitation to a mysterious penthouse soiree for New York City’s artsy elite. But when he sneaks off to the bathroom, he hears a slam, followed by a scream. Athan peers outside, only to be pushed back in by a boy his age. The boy gravely tells him not to open the door, then closes Athan in.
Outside the door, the party descends into chaos. Through hours of howls, laughter, and sobs, Athan stays hidden. When he finally emerges, he discovers a massacre where the corpses appear to have arranged themselves into a disturbingly elegant sculpture—and Athan’s mysterious savior is nowhere to be found. Athan—the only known survivor—is now the primary suspect.
In a race to prove his innocence, Athan is swept up in a supernatural mystery, one of secret occult societies and deadly eldritch horrors with rather distinctive taste. Something evil is waking up in the walls of New York City, and it’s compelling victims toward violence, chaos, and self-destruction. Bound to him by a mysterious hereditary power, Athan has felt this evil hiding behind his reflection his entire life, watching him. Waiting. Now, it’s taking over.
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Adam Binder has the Sight. It’s a power that runs in his bloodline: the ability to see beyond this world and into another, a realm of magic populated by elves, gnomes, and spirits of every kind. Years after his brother Bobby had him committed to a psych ward, Adam is ready to come to grips with who he is, to live his life on his terms, to find love, and maybe even use his magic to do some good. Hoping to track down his missing father, Adam follows a trail of cursed artifacts to Denver, only to discover that an ancient and horrifying spirit has taken possession of Bobby’s wife.
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Great narrator!
- By aaron on 11-25-20
By: David R. Slayton
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Hell Followed with Us
- By: Andrew Joseph White
- Narrated by: Shaan Dasani, Graham Halstead, Avi Roque
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
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Sixteen-year-old trans boy Benji is on the run from the cult that raised him—the fundamentalist sect that unleashed Armageddon and decimated the world’s population. Desperately, he searches for a place where the cult can’t get their hands on him, or more importantly, on the bioweapon they infected him with. But when cornered by monsters born from the destruction, Benji is rescued by a group of teens from the local Acheson LGBTQ+ Center, affectionately known as the ALC. The ALC’s leader, Nick, is gorgeous, autistic, and a deadly shot, and he knows Benji’s darkest secret.
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Powerful violent intense
- By Fat Cat on 07-31-22
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House of Hollow
- By: Krystal Sutherland
- Narrated by: Eleanor Bennett
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
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Iris Hollow and her two older sisters are unquestionably strange. Ever since they disappeared on a suburban street in Scotland as children only to return a month a later with no memory of what happened to them, odd, eerie occurrences seem to follow in their wake. And they're changing. First, their dark hair turned white. Then, their blue eyes slowly turned black. They have insatiable appetites yet never gain weight. People find them disturbingly intoxicating, unbearably beautiful, and inexplicably dangerous.
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Pay no attention to the cover art
- By Kimberly D. Bouchu on 05-19-22
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A Day of Fallen Night
- By: Samantha Shannon
- Narrated by: Ellie Kendrick, Sheila Atim, Thoren Ferguson, and others
- Length: 38 hrs and 48 mins
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Tunuva Melim is a sister of the Priory. For fifty years, she has trained to slay wyrms – but none have appeared since the Nameless One, and the younger generation is starting to question the Priory's purpose. To the north, in the Queendom of Inys, Sabran the Ambitious has married the new King of Hróth, narrowly saving both realms from ruin. Their daughter, Glorian, trails in their shadow – exactly where she wants to be. The dragons of the East have slept for centuries. Dumai has spent her life in a Seiikinese mountain temple, trying to wake the gods from their long slumber.
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Absolutely incredible and original fantasy! Just listen/read it immediately!
- By Kayleigh Padilla on 10-07-23
By: Samantha Shannon
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The Tainted Cup
- A Novel
- By: Robert Jackson Bennett
- Narrated by: Andrew Fallaize
- Length: 13 hrs and 51 mins
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In Daretana’s greatest mansion, a high imperial officer lies dead—killed, to all appearances, when a tree erupted from his body. Even here at the Empire’s borders, where contagions abound and the blood of the leviathans works strange magical changes, it’s a death both terrifying and impossible. Assigned to investigate is Ana Dolabra, a detective whose reputation for brilliance is matched only by her eccentricities. Rumor has it that she wears a blindfold at all times, and that she can solve impossible cases without even stepping outside the walls of her home.
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Really fun fantasy whodunnit
- By Jay Turton on 03-11-24
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Don't Let the Forest In
- By: C.G. Drews
- Narrated by: Michael Crouch
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
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High school senior Andrew Perrault finds refuge in the twisted fairy tales that he writes for the only person who can ground him to reality—Thomas Rye, the boy with perpetually ink-stained hands and hair like autumn leaves. And with his twin sister, Dove, inexplicably keeping him at a cold distance upon their return to Wickwood Academy, Andrew finds himself leaning on his friend even more. But something strange is going on with Thomas. His abusive parents have mysteriously vanished, and he arrives at school with blood on his sleeve.
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beautiful, but predictable
- By Jessie on 11-20-24
By: C.G. Drews
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The Nightmare Before Kissmas
- A Royals and Romance Novel
- By: Sara Raasch
- Narrated by: Ellis Evans
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
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Nicholas “Coal” Claus used to love Christmas. Until his father, the reigning Santa, turned the holiday into a PR façade. Coal will do anything to escape the spectacle, including getting tangled in a drunken, supremely hot make-out session with a beautiful man behind a seedy bar one night. But the heir to Christmas is soon commanded to do his duty: he will marry his best friend, Iris, the Easter Princess and his brother’s not-so-secret crush. A situation that has disaster written all over it. Things go from bad to worse when a rival arrives to challenge Coal for the princess’s hand.
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Disappointed All Around
- By OutsideOfTheTrackBooks on 12-20-24
By: Sara Raasch
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The Night She Disappeared
- A Novel
- By: Lisa Jewell
- Narrated by: Joanne Froggatt
- Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
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On a beautiful summer night in a charming English suburb, a young woman and her boyfriend disappear after partying at the massive country estate of a new college friend. One year later, a writer moves into a cottage on the edge of the woods that border the same estate. Known locally as the Dark Place, the dense forest is the writer’s favorite place for long walks and it’s on one such walk that she stumbles upon a mysterious note that simply reads, “DIG HERE.”
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Oh my… gave me chills
- By Kelly on 09-10-21
By: Lisa Jewell
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- Sawyer
- 11-14-23
La Sala does it again
I was enchanted by Reverie and The Honeys, so I was highly anticipating this most recent release and man oh man did it live up to my (high) expectations. Nobody does paranormal LGBTQ+ face-the-truth-ugly-or-not like Ryan La Sala. His language is beautiful, and it wakes up inside you and lives there after you finish it.
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- Jeanie Lemon
- 10-28-23
I just felt the bottom drop away
Words cannot properly express the horror within this story. Twists. Turns. Even backflips. The air within the storyline is foreboding and it's a great ride to the end.
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- Adam Powers
- 11-07-23
sublime modern queer love horror masterpiece
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ a SUBLIME masterpiece! Ryan has done it again, I cannot recommend this brilliant, cinematic, brain-clutching book enough.
I am writing this still in a post-read haze of Beholder, one of my favorite books of the year, and as such I can only clack out this review as a series of associative phrases:
Queer Love Story
Cinematic Plotting
Gorgeous Gorgeous Prose
Insane Interior Design
Dark Mirror Mystery
Delicious Dialogue
Pansexual Representation
POV Power
PHENOMENAL LAST LINE
The way the cover is basically the entire book... blows me away. It's so visually striking and resonant, I want a printed poster of the cover to remind me of the fantastic horror adventure contained in Beholder.
I read the audiobook, and HOLY REVERB, the quality of the production and the talent of the voice actor CANNOT be understated. Love love love the way all the different voices are uniquely rendered, even the slight musical touches.
All in all, I'll recommend Beholder to most everyone. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ You'll not regret reading this book! But you'll never see a mirror the same way again.
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- Sara Rendon
- 04-30-24
Decent if predictable story line
Decent story, keeps attention relatively well characters a little one dimensional and the main character, Athan, is a bit whiney. Overall it is a good listen/book, I enjoyed it but I wouldn't call it a horror or thriller novel.
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- Gino
- 12-14-23
such a gripping story!!!
this book had me HOOKED. I couldn’t stop listening. from beginning to end I just wanted to know more and more!! such a fantastic read highly recommend
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- Jhase
- 11-19-23
Amazing
I am once again blown away by the story and the performance. This was amazing. Ryan has done it again! I highly recommend this to anyone that just likes a good fantasy with a good setup and ending. The voice actor was so good here too. The effortless voice changes, so smooth.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-15-23
Ominous in a good way
The book did really good at suspense and being ominous. I have a lot to say about the book so I hope more people read it.
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- L. L. Love
- 11-06-23
Perfect as an audio book
I rarely read a book review before choosing a book. I have always found the reviewer's words a distraction. They hang about in my periphery, watching me read. Pointing out all the things they think are important. Whispering I told you so. So, I generally choose only stars when submitting my reviews.
But Ryan La Sala isn't a general kind of author. And I think I need more than stars this time.
La Sala is one of the most phenomenal writers I've come across. He's poetic and complex without making his stories difficult to follow. His twists are unpredictable and his romantic bits will make you wish he was writing your love story. La Sala is exactly the kind of writer we need in literature courses. All the literature knowledge wrapped up in a massively intriguing story that doesn't make you feel like you're being held captive in your great grandma's steamer trunk.
More importantly with Beholder, the audiobook. There are books I'd rather read without other voices. There are books that I can swing either way with. And then there are books like Beholder. Beholder is best served via Vikas Adam. I will be forever grateful to the universe that the first voice I heard in my head for Beholder was not mine. Think of the most incredible epic movie you've ever seen. Now take away the soundtrack. It would still be a great movie. But with the soundtrack......whoa.
It's additionally adorable that La Sala and Adam are fans of each other. What more could you ask for? Nothing. So, read everything La Sala. And whenever possible, via Vikas Adam.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-28-23
Really high quality performance
I enjoyed every moment of the audiobook the characters came to life in the performance! The story was gripping and a thrilling read. The romance was very cute and well placed in the story, it never felt wedged into a spot it did not belong.
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- L. Nagel
- 09-18-24
Imaginative and Beautiful
I have read everything by Ryan La Sala. His books are filled with startling images that are so original, yet so masterfully drawn that I have no problem visualizing his worlds. Those worlds are filled with beauty and horror, peopled with characters we cannot help rooting for. Despite the paranormal challenges they face, we also identify with them on a deeply emotional level.
The influence of Stephen King on La Sala's three horror novels is apparent, but King fans will see it most strongly in BEHOLDER. (It's not just about the spider on the cover, kids. If you haven't read King's FAIRY TALE, I highly recommend it, especially the audio version.) But it's not just the startling invention. The writing is REALLY GOOD. There's a lot of fantasy fiction coming down the pike these days. A lot of it is pretty lousy, nothing new, nothing to learn. IMHO, horror and fantasy stories must to be more than world building. To keep me turning the page, I need excellent writing, prose that resonates and carries me along, and a story that matters.
If you seek that, too, I highly recommend this title, as well as La Sala's REVERIE and THE HONEYS.
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