Grace

De: A.M. Shine

Narrado por: Deirdre O'Connell

Bloomsbury presents Grace by A.M. Shine, read by Deidre O'Connell

A haunting, atmospheric modern Gothic horror tale based on traditional Irish mythology, from the author of smash hit The Watchers. Ancient evil is awakened on a lonely isle off the coast of Ireland.

'A dark, claustrophobic read' T. Kingfisher

TO LEARN THE TRUTH
WOULD YOU DESCEND INTO HELL?

Off the west coast of Ireland lies a lonely island, isolated and wilfully forgotten. Some say there hasn’t been a child born on the island for thirty years. Others speak of strange deaths there, decades ago. But no one really knows what happened. Locals believe that the dark times are behind them.

They are mistaken.

Grace, adopted at four years old, has never known where she came from. A mysterious phone call leads her back to the island where she was born – and where a terrible evil has been disturbed.

As the evil starts to spread, Grace finds herself dragged back into a living nightmare that threatens to engulf anyone who steps into its path.

Grace is perfect for fans of horror classics, Paul Tremblay, and Kealan Patrick Burke.

©2025 A.M. Shine (P)2025 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Misty Isle Village

An atmospheric read to steep yourself in an Irish island misted with secrets and folklore monsters

Disappointed.. but don’t let that deter you from listening or reading for yourself

I felt like the story was rushed. I was disappointed that Grace didn’t play a bigger role in the story at all. The Bodock wasn’t that scary, or creepy and I found myself wanting more. I wanted more back story on the bodock, more encounters and a better understanding of the entity and what it was. Connecting with the characters was hard, also. It just felt like a surface level story compared to his other stories that I absolutely adore, by the way. The Creeper is one of my favorite stories of all time which is why I bought this one right away. Lastly, I think it should have been a male narrator. The female narrator is great, but not for this story. The whole story is about a masculine ancient evil and I think a male narrator with a deep and haunting voice would have made this story a little better in an atmospheric way.

EVERYTHING HE WRITES IS CAPTIVATING

The story has enough paranormal and and Irish folklore to satisfy, while never sacrificing the plausiblity of the character's choices and motivations. I get exhausted reading books where the plot has to be advanced so the writer insults our intelligence by having a character speak or act in a way no one in their position would. this is never the case with A.M.Shine. This story kept me engaged, and I add it gratefully to the slowly growing collection of excellent stories from him.

Creepy

Shine always has a slow creep that I appreciate. Theres always something’s sneaky in the dark.

Beautiful work

I wish work would stop getting in the way of reading 📖 This took a turn I don’t expect !