Eye of Athena
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Eye of Athena
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Narrated by:
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Stephen Smith
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By:
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Holly Knightley
About this listen
The Tell-Tale Heart meets American Psycho.
Kenneth Dahl returns to his once-familiar home after being confined to a psychiatric hospital, but he’s not alone. The dead whisper secrets to him that only he can hear. When the voices materialize as a ghostly phantom, Ken’s new life is threatened.
Ken tiptoes on the razor's edge between sanity and madness as he searches for answers in his past. A forbidden communion with a mercury mirror forces him to confront a chilling truth: He might be evil. Each glance and every whisper fuels his paranoia. Can Ken distinguish friend from foe, reality from illusion, before he kills again?
Eye of Athena is a gothic novel inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe in which Edgar Allan Poe is a character. It’s the perfect book for listeners who enjoy supernatural suspense and twists in a historical setting.
Download Eye of Athena and enter a world of presumed insanity, phantom voices, and a world unseen by most.
©2024 Holly Knightley (P)2026 Holly KnightleyListener received this title free
I think this is the best story I read by Holly Knightley! Her skills shine in this gothic novel inspired by Edgar Allan Poe.
If you’re a Poe fan (as you should) you’ll appreciate both the plot, the characters’ arc and the atmosphere, full of all the juicy gothic details anyone would want. We’re in 1826 and we follow the story of the Dahl family, especially Kenneth and his twin sister and his descent into a nightmare that stems from his mind, but does it?
As I said, I loved the atmosphere Holly managed to create, the perfect dark, ghastly manor vibe with all the elements of a mysterious plot. What I also appreciated was the focus on mental health, shining a light on how detrimental it can be when mistreated and abused. How I felt for Kenneth as he tries to come to terms with his personality and the customs of that time was heartbreaking. My love for him grew and grew with every page.
I felt the narrator gave life to the characters beautifully, letting the bleak atmosphere bleed through my earphones, with an emphasis on his interpretation of Kenneth, which I found very apt.
Whilst the plot unfolds and we get to know the characters and Kenneth’s mental health history in the first part, the last part has lots of action and a twist I didn’t see coming, that enhanced the horror and tragedy of this family.
If you love Edgar Allan Poe and want to experience a beautiful and mysterious gothic story, this has it all!
Thanks to the author for the opportunity to listen to it and this is my honest opinion.
Mysterious and deliciously gothic!
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