The Invited

A Novel

De: Jennifer McMahon

Narrado por: Amanda Carlin, Justine Eyre

A chilling ghost story with a twist: The New York Times best-selling author of The Winter People returns to the woods of Vermont to tell the story of a husband and wife who don't simply move into a haunted house - they build one....

In a quest for a simpler life, Helen and Nate have abandoned the comforts of suburbia to take up residence on 44 acres of rural land where they will begin the ultimate, aspirational do-it-yourself project: building the house of their dreams.

When they discover that this beautiful property has a dark and violent past, Helen, a former history teacher, becomes consumed by the local legend of Hattie Breckenridge, a woman who lived and died there a century ago. With her passion for artifacts, Helen finds special materials to incorporate into the house - a beam from an old schoolroom, bricks from a mill, a mantel from a farmhouse - objects that draw her deeper into the story of Hattie and her descendants, three generations of Breckenridge women, each of whom died suspiciously.

As the building project progresses, the house will become a place of menace and unfinished business: a new home, now haunted, that beckons its owners and their neighbors toward unimaginable danger.

©2019 Jennifer McMahon (P)2019 Random House Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

“Entertaining. . . powerful. . . supplies a plethora of frights that emerge from believable characters trying to navigate normal lives. McMahon again proves that the modern ghost story is more than things that go bump in the night. It hinges on reality, slowly building to a terror that seems real and sometimes personal, as it does in THE INVITED.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune

“McMahon blends her historical tale of rural Vermont with some crafty ghost stories and makes it impossible for the reader to turn away.”—Suspense Magazine

“[The] blend of ghost story and modern mystery is flawlessly compelling and evocative. A masterful twist on the haunted-house story.”—Booklist (starred review)

OK story so far - but I cannot take the narrator

I have tried to get past the narration - but I keep finding myself not listening to the story - but to the Amazingly annoying narrators way of reading.
She puts emphasis on the last syllable in each sentence, and pronounces it just a bit more high pitched. I cannot explain it better, English being a second language for me, but it completely ruins the story for me. I have given up now - and will ask for a refund.

Didn’t want it to end

I loved this book! It was creepy and entertaining and even held the family relationship dynamic. So good.

Good book, OK performance. Download sample first.

A good story. Although it took longer than usual to get invested in the characters, but could’ve been the narration. I found the narrator Justine Erye’s performance distracting. It improves a little around chapter 28, or maybe I got used to the inflection. Overall good story, but I’ll be sure to sample the narrator before buying my next book.

Compromise- Awful Narrator, Nice Story

Oh my, that narrator drove me up the wall. The inflection at the end of every word was insanely annoying. HOWEVER, the listen was quick, the story was good. Mildly predictable, but still a nice morsel.

Think this book would be good but...

I cannot get past the readers voice and inflection. Half way finished and needing to take a break from it.

First in line

So I listened to this book. Loved it. Decided to order another by this author. I’m now on book 4 (all in a row) from same author. She’s FANTASTIC! You’re swept into story from the onset. Really, really gooooood!!!

do not understand

I do not understand why some people had a problem with the narrator. she read the book wonderfully and was able to successfully differentiate the characters. She portrayed emotion well. Overall it was a good book. Kept my attention and was entertaining.

Spirit of Family Members Help or Hindrance?

The title seemed a bit strange but as the story twisted about, you found out why it was aptly named. The story line is good and keeps you wondering if it is possible that a spirit could hold a grudge against men. I think so....Anyway, the narrator got so annoying to me at times that I wanted to stop and find the e book so I could finish the story. Something about the attempt to make every line of text sound like a creepy clue that got tiresome. If there were 2 narrators, I couldn't tell but I think I will avoid both listed just to be safe.

Great story!

Just when I was about to hate a character, he or she caught me off guard. What a great story and characters!

Death by Narration!

This may be a good book, but I do not know because of the weird narration. Who talks like that? Who gave her the job?