My Pretties

By: Jeff Strand

Narrated by: Aida Reluzco

Length: 5 hrs and 18 mins

Publisher's summary

A novel of terror from the Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of Pressure.

A serial kidnapper is preying upon women. He abducts them and then locks them in one of the cages dangling from the ceiling in a soundproofed basement. There, he sits quietly and just watches them, returning night after night, hoping he'll be in the room at the moment his beautiful captives finally starve to death.

Charlene and Gertie have become fast friends at the restaurant where they work. But Charlene is concerned when she hears how her co-worker spends her evenings. Gertie's cousin is one of the missing, and Gertie wanders the city streets where many of the abductions took place, using herself as bait with a high-voltage stun gun in her pocket. Charlene reluctantly offers to trail her in a car, just in case she does lure the kidnapper and things go wrong.

Unfortunately, the women find themselves the source of unwanted fame. And now, they're on the radar of a very, very dangerous man.

©2019 Jeff Strand (P)2019 Jeff Strand

A horror story that flows well

It wasn't a challenge to finish this due to how well it flowed and how likable the two main characters were. I found this to be funny at times even. The reader was great and breathed life into the characters. There's nothing profound here, but it's a fun and easy to get through if you're a fan of horror and serial killers.

My Pretties review

I actually enjoyed this. Shocking, suspenseful and well worth listening to. Great narration and writing.

Phenomenal Narrator!!

This book was a "page turner" to begin with- suspenseful, witty with great characters... then you add an amazing narrator! Perfect combination. She really brought the characters to life, I've never enjoyed a narrator as much as I enjoyed Aida Reluzco. Absolutely phenomenal work! Five stars all around!


I was given this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

loved Aida Reluzco's narrating

The book was great but Aida Reluzco was amazing. I loved how she caught emotions and attitudes of the characters. She really brought this book to life.

The story itself was a psychological thriller. that just got weirder the farther you got into the book. I couldn't stop listening.

Very Dark Jeff Strand

While MY PRETTIES is one of the darkest straight forward horror books Jeff Strand has ever written, it mixes in dark humor as only Strand can. This very well may be my favorite Jeff Strand book yet.

My Pretties

This was an awesome book.It was so twisted,you just don't see it coming.Gertie is walking the streets looking for any clue of her kidnapped cousin.She meets Charleen at work.They make quite a pair,friends to the end. Aida eluzco was a terrific narrator. I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.' 

very good

This is definitely a different type of horror story but I have to say that I was hooked. I really looked forward to listening to this story. It was funny. I'm not quite sure what to make of the narrator. I did like her mostly but I thought she cough use some more emotion and variation to her voice.

Worth the listen

Easy listen. I was hooked from page 1. Enjoyed the sick twist and characters. Narrator read at a good speed

Twisted, engaging, and just what I needed!

My Pretties by Jeff Strand was a welcome change from many of the nitty, gritty blood and guts horror novels that I've read recently. Don't get me wrong, this book had plenty of gore, but it was such a well-done story! This is the story of a serial killer, his demented family and the two waitresses that get caught in his crosshairs. My Pretties has a nice dose of dark humor tied in with all of the gore throughout and was just a really entertaining listen. The story is well thought out and constructed and keeps on a steady pace until the macabe end.

Aida Reluzco did a great job narrating My Pretties. She bright life to the characters and her reading cadence and tonal intonations really made the story, and characters, come to life. I'd definitely listen to more books narrated by her and this definitely won't be my last books by Jeff Strand. I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher for an honest review.

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Pitch Black Fun

Jeff Strand writes terrible people really well, and writes horror permeated with significant pitch black humor. This certainly qualifies as he presents an original idea as a serial killer whose also a pretty good family man. In this short runtime there are plenty of twists and a number of truly horrific scenes as we see what unfolds. The narrator does a great job balancing the different characters and their reactions.

I received the review code for this audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this honest review.