
Graveyard Shift
A Novella
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Narrated by:
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Jess Nahikian
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M. L. Rio
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Max Meyers
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Si Chen
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Susan Dalian
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Tim Campbell
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By:
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M. L. Rio
This program features multicast narration.
“A quick and entirely captivating listen, full of surprises and satisfying character portraits.”—Library Journal
The author of sales sensation If We Were Villains returns with a story about a ragtag group of night shift workers who meet in the local cemetery to unearth the secrets lurking in an open grave.
Every night, in the college’s ancient cemetery, five people cross paths as they work the late shift: a bartender, a rideshare driver, a hotel receptionist, the steward of the derelict church that looms over them, and the editor-in-chief of the college paper, always in search of a story.
One dark October evening in the defunct churchyard, they find a hole that wasn’t there before. A fresh, open grave where no grave should be. But who dug it, and for whom?
Before they go their separate ways, the gravedigger returns. As they trail him through the night, they realize he may be the key to a string of strange happenings around town that have made headlines for the last few weeks—and that they may be closer to the mystery than they thought.
Atmospheric and eerie, with the ensemble cast her fans love and a delightfully familiar academic backdrop, Graveyard Shift is a modern Gothic tale in If We Were Villains author M. L. Rio’s inimitable style.
A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books.
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Critic reviews
"This place has everything—rats, fungus, thrills, chills, mysteries, hostile incidents—and M.L. Rio deftly weaves it all together into a short, sweet (okay maybe not that sweet) story. A rad, crisp, creepy read."—Chuck Wendig, bestselling author of Black River Orchard and The Book of Accidents
“Like all M. L. Rio's work, Graveyard Shift is shot through with cool, heavily dosed with ennui, and dense with people-pleasures. Within this tangled skein of complicated characters (ranging from sweetly unhinged to truly problematic), Rio presents a world of nihilistic macabre only to strip it back, painting the gruesome with a softer brush and her singular gift for portraiture.”—Olivie Blake, bestselling author of Atlas Six
“Graveyard Shift is wonderful—dark, strange and hair-raisingly tense—it spills over with atmosphere, full of flawed, fascinating characters. I raced through it.”—Catriona Ward, bestselling author of The Last House on Needless Street
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All POVs were boring
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It was a bit boring
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This was fun!
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The story.
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A cast of characters that we learn about as the mystery that's discovered in the graveyard is uncovered.
I thought this was an intriguing story, while there was a scene or two that made me uncomfortable.
The reason this isn't a five star for me is because I just wanted to know how the story plot ends up & more about these characters, which I understand wasn't the point of the novella.
Though I like the themes and ideas that this story explored along with how M L Rio wrote this little horror/thriller tale.
Scooby-Doo gang with a nicotine addiction
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Great cast
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Okay but not great
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The Narration. Made Me. Want. to. Scream?
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Intriguing
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I struggle with most novellas, this one included. I don't mind a solid short story, but I don't prefer a story that feels as though it would work better as a full fledged story. I tell myself I won't buy novellas, however, when I love an author and it's the only format they are currently offering I cave and check them out. With all things Rio, Bardugo, Miller, Schwab, and Morgenstern - I will read it if she writes it.
It's fine. I'm Fine.
I appreciated the discussion of insomnia, as I have (like Rio herself) struggled with insomnia my entire life. It really is a cumbersome and futile fight to live amongst the healthy while being entirely so sleep deprived its hard to eat, drive, or function. Irony of irony was reading this book by audio at 2 am, while I painting- bc I couldn't sleep.
....you and me both Rio <3
This is a fun story to read on a porch, bundled in blanket, with a pumpkin to your right and a dog at your feet. *if you are not utilizing the audio format I highly suggest using her spotify playlist she includes so every part will feels a bit extra moody and spooky.
Excited for her next full length novel!
Concept 3/5
Setting 2/5
Characters 3/5
Mystery Itself 3/5
Clues 2/5
Solvability 3/5
Fear Factor 1/5
Plot 2/5
Coherence 3/5
Romance 1/5
Audio Reader 3.5/5
2.5 Stars
Verdict- Sleep Deprived, but not from the story...
Was disappointed it is a novella
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