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Horror romance meets science fiction in this dark and delicious gothic psychological thriller by New York Times bestseller Karina Halle, perfect for fans of Gothikana, Ninth House, and Mexican Gothic.

Grad Student Sydney Denik is getting a second chance. When a dream opportunity presents itself with a prestigious foundation doing promising Alzheimer's research, Sydney leaves the shambles of her old life to join a dozen other students at an isolated lodge hidden away in a remote, fog-shrouded inlet on Vancouver Island.

But the Madrona Foundation harbors more than brilliant minds. Everyone around her is hiding a terrible secret—including the resident psychologist she's falling in love with. A student disappears, and no one but Sydney seems to care. Ghosts walk the halls. Snow falls in the middle of summer. Dead animals move like the living. The more Sydney uncovers about the foundation, the more she begins to question her own sanity. And if Sydney isn't going mad, then the horrors in the surrounding forest are real, and the Madrona Foundation may be the biggest monster of all.

Contains mature themes.

©2024 Karina Halle (P)2024 Tantor Media Gothic Horror Psychological Romantic Suspense Science Fiction Thriller & Suspense Alzheimer's Disease
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Very atmospheric story, from the beginning, I wasn't sure what was going on and who was affected by whatever was going on. Karina Halle is one of my favourite authors and this gave me Dex Files vibes. 👻👾💀 Loved the relationship between Wes and Syd and what a great twist near the end!
The narration on this was weird and I nearly gave up listening to it before realising it was probably on the wrong speed. I had it 1.5 and it was much better.

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Would be a great halloween read. One of my favourite books. Couldn't put down. Would definitely recommend.

Spooky vibes

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Giving the book 3 stars for the creative plot. Unfortunately, everything else about it was lacklustre. It was super slow and the story only seemed to move two thirds of the way through and the romance felt awkward at best.

I also have to agree with the other reviews regarding the weak voice acting. It felt a bit amateurish and the male voices sounded odd. I kinda hope the author gives this genre another go because the plot itself is really interesting, it’s the execution that fell flat.

Unique book that fell short

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Normally I love KH books but I couldn’t even finish this one. The voices and pace of speaking was so annoying and the story was utter drivel! Sorry KH- I’m normally a huge fan but this was so disappointing

So disappointed!

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