A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Dont breathe a word is a kind of book that will give you a healthy dose of realism. Dont breathe a word is a haunting pageturner that kept me up, spine shivering and enthralled, way past my bedtime. Don t breathe a word don t breathe a word audiobook, by jennifer mcmahon. That is, until juan meets his beautiful new neighbor.
In the end, dont breathe a word is a creepy and fun read. On a soft summer night in vermont, twelveyearold lisa went into the woods behind her house and never came out again. Usually when an author throws everything but the kitchen sink in a book i get annoyed because very rarely is it done well. Jennifer mcmahon has created a creepy faerie tale for adults in her fourth book, dont breathe a word. Dont breathe a word balances love and horror as mcmahon weaves a young couple into a perverse fairyland where rosemarys baby could be at home.
I will be buying all in this series, past and future. Police detective juan acosta doesnt only carry scars on the outside. Its a great statement and a great idea on which to build a suspense tale. Read dont breathe a word a novel by jennifer mcmahon available from rakuten kobo. Book overview dont breathe a word is a haunting pageturner that kept me up, spine shivering and enthralled, way past my bedtime. May 05, 2016 jennifer mcmahon returns with a vengeance with dont breathe a wordan absolutely chilling and ingenious combination of psychological thriller, literary suspense, and paranormal pageturner that will enthrall a wildly diverse audience including, among others, avid fans of keith donohue the stolen child, laura lippman id know you. Read online dont breathe a word a novel and download dont breathe a word a novel book full in pdf formats. Juan acosta is still dealing with the guilt he feels when his police undercover job led to the death of his wife and unborn child. Dont breathe a word is the first book ive read by jennifer mcmahon and, throughout most of the book, i didnt know what to make of it.
Buy a cheap copy of dont breathe a word book by christie craig. Dont breathe a word book columbus metropolitan library. Fifteen years later, phoebe is in love with sam, a. For the first twothirds of the book youre sure its fantasy and that this somewhat malevolent take on fairies is the explanation to it all. Read download dont breathe a word a novel pdf pdf download. Its a horror, fantasy, psychological thriller, fairytale, and so many more things. Two separate threads come together in this offering from the author of tell me a secret 2010. Joshilyn jackson, author of gods in alabama and backseat saints jennifer mcmahon never flinches and never fails to surpriseas she weaves a young couple into a perverse fairyland where rosemarys baby could be. Hes filled with guilt and anger ever since his undercover job led to the murder of those he loved the most. Find dont breathe a word at your library using worldcat. Breathe a word meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. April hunt police detective juan acosta doesn t only carry scars on the outside. With the tales outcome utterly unforeseeable even as it races along.
Joshilyn jackson, author of gods in alabama and backseat saints jennifer mcmahon never flinches and never fails to surpriseas she weaves a young couple into a p. Beautifully written and spooky, dont breathe a word wraps around you and pulls you into a dark world of fairies and family secrets. Joshilyn jackson, author of gods in alabama and backseat saints. Dont breathe a word by jennifer mcmahon, lily rains narrator publishing info. The 1st book is still my favorite the winter people, but dont breathe a word is a great story. Dont breathe a word book charlotte mecklenburg library.
Dont breathe a word by jennifer mcmahon fantastic fiction. Dont breathe a word book the indianapolis public library. Yet despite its problems, don t breathe is an incredibly dark and disturbing film that delivers a lot of chills. Dont breathe a word begins in the past and then moves back and forth between the past and present with different sections belonging to different characters. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. May 17, 2011 don t breathe a word balances love and horror as mcmahon weaves a young couple into a perverse fairyland where rosemarys baby could be at home. The fears and problems she writes about are universal, and the merging of genres like horror and mystery, and story lines such as coming of age and family secrets, is interesting. Randy susan meyers, author of the murderers daughters jennifer mcmahons novels are like the perfect winter truffle. Dont breathe a word by jennifer mcmahon 2011, paperback. Dont breathe a word great great great mystery i thoroughly enjoyed this story. Twists and turns, with characters that made the story more intense, this is a must read. The film stars jane levy, dylan minnette, daniel zovatto, and stephen lang, and focuses on three friends who get trapped inside a blind mans house while breaking. Dont breathe a word is a wellexecuted romantic suspense novel that does a nice job of showing two similar souls finding each other in unlikely circumstances. Joshilyn jackson, nyt bestselling author of gods in alabama and backseat saints a strange and unsettling shocker.
On a soft summer night in vermont, 12yearold lisa went in. This is the 2nd book ive read from jennifer mcmahon. Dont breathe a word is included on these goodreads lists. Joshilyn jackson, author of gods in alabama and backseat saints beautifully written and spooky, dont breathe a word wraps around you and pulls you into a dark world of fairies and family secrets. Dont breathe is a 2016 american horror thriller film produced and directed by fede alvarez, coproduced by sam raimi and robert tapert, and cowritten by alvarez and rodo sayagues. And, most of the time, the rest of the novel lives up to it. Vicki holloway prides herself on being capable and independent, but her. Dont breathe a word book santa monica public library. It has the kind of characters that will make you feel their struggle, frustration, anger, pain and happiness as if it was yours. Chevy stevens, new york times bestselling author of still missing jennifer mcmahon never flinches and never fails to surprise as her stories twist down unexpected roads. Yet despite its problems, dont breathe is an incredibly dark and disturbing film that delivers a lot of chills. Don t breathe a word begins in the past and then moves back and forth between the past and present with different sections belonging to different characters. Joshilyn jackson, author of gods in alabama and backseat saints jennifer mcmahon never flinches and never fails to surpriseas she weaves a young couple into a perverse fairyland where rosemarys baby could be at home.
From publishers weekly family secrets and fairy lore create a shifting reality in mcmahons unsettling novel about the disappearance of a 12yearold girl who longed to become queen of the fairies. Joshilyn jackson, author of gods in alabama and backseat saints jennifer mcmahon never flinches and never fails to surprise. Dont breathe a word by jennifer mcmahon book cover, description, publication history. Dont breathe a word is a gorgeously written, intense pageturner. But ultimately it doesnt matter much and in some ways contributes well to the scariness of the book. Dont breathe a word is a compelling contemporary that brings the world of a homeless kid to life. Dont breathe a word is a novel that is very hard to classify because it has a little bit of everything. If youre a fan of the genre, i think you will like it. Randy susan meyers beautifully written and spooky, dont breathe a word wraps around you and pulls you into a dark world of fairies and family secrets.
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