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The Bird Eater

By: Ania Ahlborn
Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
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Summary

Twenty years ago, the mysterious death of his aunt left Aaron Holbrook orphaned and alone. He abandoned his rural Arkansas hometown vowing never to return, until his seven-year-old son died in an accident, plunging Aaron into a nightmare of addiction and grief. Desperate to reclaim a piece of himself, he returns to the hills of his childhood, to Holbrook House, where he hopes to find peace among the memories of his youth. But solace doesn't come easy. Someone - or something - has other plans.

Like Aaron, Holbrook House is but a shell of what it once was, a target for vandals and ghost hunters who have nicknamed it "the devil's den." Aaron doesn't believe in the paranormal - at least, not until a strange boy begins following him wherever he goes. Plagued by violent dreams and disturbing visions, Aaron begins to wonder if he's losing his mind. But a festering darkness lurks at the heart of Holbrook House…a darkness that grins from within the shadows, delighting in Aaron's sorrow, biding its time.

©2014 Ania Ahlborn (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.
Horror Thriller & Suspense Scary
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Flutters and Falls

Good strong opener. Strong main protagonist. However the ending suffers, it feels a bit of a trek getting there and is a little underwhelming. (Maybe could have shaved a few feathers off in editing).
The voice chosen for the narrative is perfect, and a great fit for horror (think he might have narrated some of Barker's work).
My main gripe, there is probably a definitive pause/break in the text where the plot moves from one character to another. This isn't translated well in audio, and I found myself skipping back to try and figure out why the narrative had jumped. This could have been so much more coherent with a long pause or silence between each section.

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