Grave Matter

De: Karina Halle

Narrado por: Rachel Leblang

Horror romance meets science fiction in this dark and delicious gothic psychological thriller by New York Times bestseller Karina Halle, perfect for fans of Gothikana, Ninth House, and Mexican Gothic.

Grad Student Sydney Denik is getting a second chance. When a dream opportunity presents itself with a prestigious foundation doing promising Alzheimer's research, Sydney leaves the shambles of her old life to join a dozen other students at an isolated lodge hidden away in a remote, fog-shrouded inlet on Vancouver Island.

But the Madrona Foundation harbors more than brilliant minds. Everyone around her is hiding a terrible secret—including the resident psychologist she's falling in love with. A student disappears, and no one but Sydney seems to care. Ghosts walk the halls. Snow falls in the middle of summer. Dead animals move like the living. The more Sydney uncovers about the foundation, the more she begins to question her own sanity. And if Sydney isn't going mad, then the horrors in the surrounding forest are real, and the Madrona Foundation may be the biggest monster of all.

Contains mature themes.

©2024 Karina Halle (P)2024 Tantor Media

Goosebump Books

Felt like I read an adult Goosebump book. Creepy imagery, Not too scary. A great quick simple read.

Creepy in the best way

Grave Matter by Karina Halle is dark, haunting, and completely addictive. It pulls you in fast with its eerie atmosphere and keeps tightening its grip with every twist. The tension, the emotion, the edge of danger it all blends into a story that’s impossible to put down. If you love a moody, slightly twisted romance with depth, this one will absolutely hook you. I loved listening to this and feeling the emotion from the story and the twists at the end hit just perfect! loved the audio

Degradation… and mystery?

This book was a bit all over the place. I really enjoyed that the fox had ADHD and went into detail about the struggles. The story starts off fast and confusing. I believe it was trying to be creepy but I just didn’t get that feeling I was more intrigued then spooked.
The story jumps right into a romantic relationship where the spicy scenes have so many degrading lines I was grossed out. If you don’t have a full on degradation kink then this might not be for you. After that the story dives more into the mystery on the island. The pacing was all over the place with the story climax in the last 20 mins.
The narrators male voice was also not the best so it was hard to get into. Overall it wasn’t for me. I think it could have been better with duet narration though.

Didnt expect the end

i didn’t expect the end, but the way the book actually finished was a little cringe lmao. still good tho. i liked that there was more than just romance involved.

I didn’t see that coming!!

The story itself was great! I knew something was going on, but didn’t expect that! I had a problem at first with the narrator, I had to speed it up quite a bit, and I just prefer duet narration. She did do a very good job overall though.