The Bad Ones
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Narrated by:
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Emma Galvin
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By:
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Melissa Albert
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"Emma Galvin's chilling narration will draw listeners into a small town where four people have mysteriously vanished."—AudioFile
New York Times best-selling author Melissa Albert returns with The Bad Ones, a supernatural horror novel about four mysterious disappearances in a town haunted by a sinister magical history
Goddess, goddess, count to five
In the morning, who’s alive?
In the course of a single winter’s night, four people vanish without a trace across a small town.
Nora’s estranged best friend, Becca, is one of the lost. As Nora tries to untangle the truth of Becca’s disappearance, she discovers a darkness in her town’s past, as well as a string of coded messages Becca left for her to unravel. These clues lead Nora to a piece of local lore: a legendary goddess of forgotten origins who played a role in Nora and Becca’s own childhood games. . . .
An arresting, crossover horror fantasy threaded with dark magic, THE BAD ONES is a poison-pen love letter to semi-toxic best friendship, the occult power of childhood play and artistic creation, and the razor-thin line between make-believe and belief.
A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books.
©2024 Melissa Albert (P)2024 Macmillan AudioListeners also enjoyed...
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“The romance is subtle but sweet, the supernatural creep factor is extreme, and there are secrets aplenty in this compelling and eerie tale.”—BOOKLIST, starred review
“Unholy, vengeful, and utterly captivating. THE BAD ONES delivers on Melissa Albert’s status as a modern horror master, and burns with a steady, corrosive clarity, not unlike a developing photograph revealing unseen evils.”—Ryan La Sala, author of THE HONEYS
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Rosy is a bone familiar, gifted with the power to shift into animals marked with exposed bone. She spends most of her days in the magical Bone Forest, caring for her feral grandmother and hiding her powers to avoid conscription by the Witch King’s army. Until the day that Princess Shaw, a witch known as Death’s Heir, visits the Forest. When Rosy saves Shaw’s life, the princess offers her the chance to attend the prestigious school, Witch Hall, as payment. Though Rosy is wary of Shaw’s intentions, she cannot pass up the opportunity to find the cure for her grandmother’s affliction.
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This book nearly became my favorite story of the year, that cliffhanger though 🪦
- By Ciera aka @bookameme on 04-12-24
By: Jasmine Skye
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A Clash of Steel: A Treasure Island Remix
- Remixed Classics
- By: C. B. Lee
- Narrated by: C. B. Lee, Emily Woo Zeller
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
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1826. The sun is setting on the golden age of piracy, and the legendary Dragon Fleet, the scourge of the South China Sea, is no more. Its ruthless leader, a woman known only as the Head of the Dragon, is now only a story, like the ones Xiang has grown up with all her life. She desperately wants to prove her worth, especially to her mother, a shrewd businesswoman who never seems to have enough time for Xiang.
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Happy Tiny Gay Heart
- By Kindle Customer on 09-16-21
By: C. B. Lee
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Find Him Where You Left Him Dead
- By: Kristen Simmons
- Narrated by: Cia Court, Paul Dateh
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Four years ago, five kids started a game. Not all of them survived. Now, at the end of their senior year of high school, the survivors—Owen, Madeline, Emerson, and Dax—have reunited for one strange and terrible reason: they’ve been summoned by the ghost of Ian, the friend they left for dead. Together they return to the place where their friendship ended with one goal: find Ian and bring him home. So they restart the deadly game they never finished—an innocent card-matching challenge called Meido. A game without instructions.
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Amazing!
- By Heather on 12-23-23
By: Kristen Simmons
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Convergence Problems
- By: Wole Talabi
- Narrated by: Ben Arogundade
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
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From the Hugo, Nebula, Locus and Nommo award nominated author of Shigidi and The Brass Head Of Obalufon comes a stunning new collection of stories that investigate the rapidly changing role of technology and belief in our lives as we search for meaning, for knowledge, for justice. The sixteen stories of Convergence Problems, which include work published for the first time in this collection, rare stories, and recently acclaimed work, showcase Talabi at his creative best: playful and profound, exciting and experimental, always interesting.
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A Very Unique and Powerful Collection
- By David on 03-12-24
By: Wole Talabi
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Gollitok
- By: Andrew Najberg
- Narrated by: Joe Hempel
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
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In a post-nuclear Eastern Europe, Hammel E Varka departs for a remote island to join a survey team cataloguing the abandoned Gollitok prison in the hopes that he will redeem his family's tarnished reputation. After the passage across the strait leaves a team member injured, Varka quickly realizes that this survey is far from routine and that what he thought he knew about the island was a cover for more horrifying truths. As his team presses deeper into the decaying facility, hidden agendas splinter the team, and they find themselves beset with dangers beyond their worst nightmares.
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Shutter Island meets Fallout
- By Brandon Wilson on 08-02-24
By: Andrew Najberg
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The Followers
- By: Bradeigh Godfrey
- Narrated by: Eileen Stevens, Tim Lounibos
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
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Molly Sullivan is used to sharing intimate details of her life with millions of followers. A thirty-one-year-old single mom, she has built a career out of fearless posts about parenthood and dating. But when Molly shares a photo of her new fiancé, Scott, she is shocked by his negative reaction. For the sake of their relationship, Molly agrees to remove the post and keep Scott and his ten-year-old daughter out of her social media spotlight. But it’s too late, someone has already recognized him.
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An Insult to Women
- By Justine on 09-05-23
By: Bradeigh Godfrey
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The Devil’s Daughter
- By: Gordon Greisman
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
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Most nights PI Jack Coffey can be found hanging out in smoky Greenwich Village jazz clubs with well-known mobsters, jazzmen, and hoods. So, when an uptown financier calls him in for a job, it seems like he’s headed for tonier climes. But it turns out the view from Louis Garrett’s lavish penthouse overlooks the same vice-ridden Manhattan streets, which explains why he’s so desperate to find his missing teenage daughter, Lucy.
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A fun and fascinating read
- By Janni Dee on 05-03-24
By: Gordon Greisman
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Night's Edge
- A Novel
- By: Liz Kerin
- Narrated by: Chase Sui Wonders
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
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Having a mom like Izzy meant Mia had to grow up fast. No extracurriculars, no inviting friends over, and definitely no dating. The most important rule: Tell no one of Izzy’s hunger—the kind only blood can satisfy. But Mia is in her twenties now and longs for a life of her own. One where she doesn’t have to worry about anyone discovering their terrible secret, or breathing down her neck. When Mia meets rebellious musician Jade she dares to hope she’s found a way to leave her home—and her mom—behind. It just might be Mia’s only chance of getting out alive.
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Loved this and looking forward for the sequel!
- By S. Berg on 01-12-24
By: Liz Kerin
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Little Thieves
- By: Margaret Owen
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 13 hrs and 59 mins
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Vanja Schmidt knows no gift is freely given, not even a mother’s love. Abandoned to Death and Fortune as a child, she has scraped by as a lowly maidservant with her quick wits and the ability to see her godmothers’ hands at work in the world. But when they demand her lifelong servitude in exchange, Vanja decides that gifts not given freely...can always be stolen. A wicked retelling of “The Goose Girl", Little Thieves is a delightfully witty YA fantasy about the fickle hands of fate, and changing the cards we’re dealt.
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Truly Excellent
- By Jessica Bloczynski on 11-02-21
By: Margaret Owen
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You Always Come Back
- By: Emily Smith
- Narrated by: Andi Arndt
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
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Nine years ago, July Weaver’s little sister was one of the first victims of the Pacific Lake Killer, a serial killer in Georgia. When other girls began to disappear and were found dead, it was July’s testimony that put her own father into prison for the crimes. After the sentencing, she fled to Nashville to focus on her music career and to try to forget the horrible past. But when her brother tries to kill himself, July is forced to come back home and reunite with her four remaining siblings. What she isn’t expecting is to uncover new evidence that makes her question everything.
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Intriguing story and Great narration
- By KK on 10-11-23
By: Emily Smith
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Becoming a Queen
- By: Dan Clay
- Narrated by: Dan Clay
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
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If only Mark Davis hadn’t put on a dress for the talent show. It was a joke—other guys did it too—but when his boyfriend saw Mark in that dress, everything changed. And now, fresh on the heels of high school heartbreak, Mark has given up on love. Maybe some people are just too much for this world—too weird, too wild, too feminine, too everything. Thankfully, his older brother Eric always knows what to say to keep Mark from spinning into self-loathing. "Be yourself! Your full sequin-y self.”
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Feel all the things-love it!
- By K on 11-06-23
By: Dan Clay
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Anatomy
- A Love Story
- By: Dana Schwartz
- Narrated by: Mhairi Morrison, Tim Campbell
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
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Hazel Sinnett is a lady who wants to be a surgeon more than she wants to marry. Jack Currer is a resurrection man who’s just trying to survive in a city where it’s too easy to die. When the two of them have a chance encounter outside the Edinburgh Anatomist’s Society, Hazel thinks nothing of it at first. But after she gets kicked out of renowned surgeon Dr. Beecham’s lectures for being the wrong gender, she realizes that her new acquaintance might be more helpful than she first thought.
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Loves it!
- By megan mccuin on 01-20-22
By: Dana Schwartz
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A Fragile Enchantment
- By: Allison Saft
- Narrated by: Fran Burgoyne
- Length: 14 hrs and 5 mins
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Niamh Ó Conchobhair has never let herself long for more. The magic in her blood that lets her stitch emotions and memories into fabric is the same magic that will eventually kill her. Determined to spend the little time she has left guaranteeing a better life for her family, Niamh jumps at the chance to design the wardrobe for a royal wedding in the neighboring kingdom of Avaland.
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A PRIDE AND MAGICAL PREJUDICE
- By 🐺 SCARLET PIMPERNEL 🐺 on 01-26-24
By: Allison Saft
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- Anonymous User
- 03-11-24
Meh
The plot was really interesting but it fell flat. It starts off really slow but in the end, I still was not satisfied. Most of the time I was going in and out of the audio book because it felt like main character would just talk and talk and nothing really wouldn’t happen. I also feel like the narrator did not do a good job of with telling the story and differentiating all the characters, sometimes I couldn’t tell who was talking. But that’s just my opinion!
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- Cori Steinberg
- 02-25-24
Wow
Every moment was enthralling. This book stole me away and I honestly didn’t see the ending coming until I was upon it. Uhhh so good.
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- Readerella
- 02-24-24
Haunting!!!
Story grabbed me at the first sentence and never let go! Perfect exploration of the different sides of female friendships.
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- MyBeehive
- 03-14-24
Not great, expected better from this author
Poor performance, rushed narration & awkward pauses in sentences, unresearched pronunciation of some words really took me out of the story too. The story was a fun premise but fails to capture my imagination. Feels ghost written or something, I expected better from Melissa Albert…
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- Leslie Karen Lutz
- 03-30-24
Poetic and terrifying
I absolutely loved Melissa Albert’s OUR CROOKED HEARTS, and her newest novel did not disappoint. The main character is relatable, her anguish about her best friend’s disappearance compelling, and the descriptions of the supernatural elements of this book really terrifying. Such a great read.
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- BKLYN13
- 03-05-24
Enthralling as ever
Couldn’t stop listening until it was done and now I am sad I flew through it. Such a good follow up to her previous books, the occult is there without a doubt, but the introspective look at how a relationship can simultaneously hinder and nourish is the true star of this book. Will definitely be listening again!
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- Brooklyn Bookish
- 04-16-24
Well done YA supernatural
Big fan of previous work by author. Was not as transported by this book, but ultimately found it a creative supernatural ghost story, focused on central female friendship. Audiobook narrator makes protagonist sound very young and sort of whiny. Her voices for other characters were far more straightforward, so it was an exceedingly distracting choice.
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- Kerrington Hall
- 07-02-24
Twist and turns
This is a must read it starts a little slow but it gets there don’t be greedy
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- Zohnna
- 04-03-24
Wow
Haven’t read a fun and enthralling ya like this in a long time. Paranormal mystery that kept me guessing until the end
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- gregory weese
- 06-09-24
fun
Fun story to listen to. I like the narrator and story telling. some fun twists and turns, not the best story but it definitely kept my attention and I would recommend!
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