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Listen to Your Sister

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Listen to Your Sister

By: Neena Viel
Narrated by: Kristolyn Lloyd, Eric Lockley, Zeno Robinson
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Summary

A razor-sharp, breathlessly harrowing story of siblings, the nightmares that haunt us, and the deep, powerful love that can tie a family together, perfect for fans of Grady Hendrix, Isabel Canas and T. Kingfisher.

Twenty-five year old Calla Williams is struggling since becoming guardian to her brother, Jamie. Calla is overwhelmed and tired of being the one who makes sacrifices to keep the family together. Jamie, full of good-natured sixteen-year-old recklessness, is usually off fighting for what matters to him or getting into mischief, often at the same time. Dre, their brother, promised he would help raise Jamie—but now the ink is dry on the paperwork and in classic middle-child fashion, he's off doing his own thing. And through it all, The Nightmare never stops haunting Calla: recurring images of her brothers dying that she is powerless to stop.

When Jamie's actions at a protest spiral out of control, the siblings must go on the run. Taking refuge in a remote cabin that looks like it belongs on a slasher movie poster rather than an AirBNB, the siblings now face a new threat where their lives—and reality—hang in the balance. Their sister always warned them about her nightmares. They really should have listened.

©2025 Neena Viel (P)2025 W.F. Howes Ltd. African American Horror Supernatural Thriller & Suspense Exciting
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A story written from three viewpoints, so three narrators. It's a Goldilocks situation, with one too slow, one too loud, and one just right. I did get the impression they struggled with some of the dialogue, it felt like it needed a little more editing. Some would argue that's because it's a debut novel, but was it a debut editor too?
Two of three characters are really unlikeable, almost impossible to engage or empathise with, and the only character you do root for is treated so poorly and walks away with nothing when she sacrificed everything. Very disappointing.
There is a change of pace halfway through, some will call it a twist, but it's so poorly written that it doesn't even come with impact, just a shrug.
The action is confusing, the horror scenes are vulgar and puerile and far too drawn out so they lose their impact. Towards the end I knew I was going to walk away disappointed, but unfortunately for me I'm a completionist. Listening to this was not time well spent.

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