The Meadows

Legacy of Darkness, Book 1

By: London Clarke

Narrated by: Elizabeth DeVault

Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins

Publisher's summary

A decades-old murder. A blood-thirsty cult. A house full of spirits.

Scarlett DeHaven leaves Nashville behind for a new beginning in the Shenandoah Valley without memories of drug addiction and rehab. But after purchasing an abandoned house with a disturbing past in the hopes of transforming it into a luxury bed-and-breakfast, she experiences visions and voices.

Strangers appear, bearing cryptic warnings. And a tunnel is discovered underneath the house - one that was historically used for a local cult’s rituals.

It doesn’t take long for Scarlett to realize she is being targeted by violent spirits. Driven to the edge of despair, she vows to fight back, but she has no idea what she’s really battling. And her nightmare is just beginning.

From the author of Wildfell comes a gripping supernatural thriller in which the monsters may be vampires, demons, or flesh and blood. It is a nightmare that will make you believe it could easily happen to you.

©2018 London Clarke (P)2019 London Clarke

Engaging story, with great atmosphere!

On recommendation from my wife, I listened to this book. The first chapter was very cliche, and the performer was reading in a choppy style. I almost stopped. But don’t!! Once you get to chapter 3 the story begins to draw you in with that urge that you just don’t want to stop until the mystery is ferreted out. Ms DeVault’s performance gets better as the interaction between characters becomes deeper and the authors descriptions become more atmospheric.
By the end I had almost forgotten the rough start to the story, and will probably purchase and listen to Ms Clarke’s new story Wildfell.
Overall, it was a satisfying experience, and I would recommend you read this story.

could have been much better

the reason why I only gave this book three stars is because of the narration.
the woman had a very either Baltimore or Philadelphia accent that I could not get past. And her " London" accent was Australian to me, not English. kinda put a damper on the story.

Shockingly good

I wasn’t sure given the mixed reviews. But I really enjoyed the story and the narrative.

Good Read

The story was good and entertaining with mysteries and twists. The narrator was good except when she narrated men. There were inconsistent and unrecognizable accents that were distracting but overall, not bad enough to detract from the story so I still recommend.

Good story overall

Looked at this title twice before committing to purchase, the reviews made me hesitate. I'm glad I made the purchase. The story is good, a few things that could have been expanded on, but did not deter much form the main story. The narration gets better as the story goes on, the beginning does sound very tinny and I could have swore it echoed in a few places, but somehow it does bring a certain ambiance to the story. Overall I believe it was a good story, something that could keep you up at night!

Don't waste your time

One of the worst, most boring, poorly written books I've ever read. It was only made worse by one of the worst readings I've heard. No inflection, horrible accent, monotone voice. it actually sounded like the narrator was bored.

Good Story - BRING BACK HUNTER PLEASE!

Good story. I appreciated that it was a much more mature than most ghost/demon stories, meaning I didn't find myself rolling my eyes during the story.
The main charter has absolutely no redeeming qualities. (It was a relief to know that the author understood this when a friend's mother let her have it about 3/4 through the book.) And yet, because she is, sadly, like so many "real" people these days, it didn't take away from the story. On the other hand, Hunter, who plays a relatively small role in the story, is awesome.

London Clarke - please consider a series with Hunter as the main character (read by a male narrator).

Overall, good book and I would buy it again. Already listening to the next book in the series.

fantastic thriller

Super great book the reader was amazing, It's one of them you can't put down, Even though you're not the one reading it you just have to keep listening.. It was so real she made it feel like that like I was there ... This book is a 100% what you want to listen to if You're into the supernatural is a supernatural vampire's .. just all out thriller.

Okay but.....

The story was okay, worth a credit. I will continue to read the series. However, the audio quality is terrible. The Narrator isn't TOO bad its mostly the sound quality that makes it difficult to listen to.

Good story.

Narrator needs to learn how to pronounce words ending in (ing) the g at the end is not a hard g. It is not the Ga sound. As in "readinga" any way ...just my opinion.