Neverworld Wake

By: Marisha Pessl

Narrated by: Phoebe Strole

Five teens are caught in a continuous time loop where they are forced to choose who lives and who dies in this absorbing psychological thriller from the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Special Topics in Calamity Physics and Night Film.

"Beautifully creepy." --The New York Times
"You won't be able to stop reading." --Refinery29
"Dark and twisty." --Bustle

Five friends. Only one can survive. Who would you choose?

It's been one year since graduation, and Beatrice Hartley has mixed feelings about joining her friends a weekend reunion. She's right to be worried. After a night out, they narrowly avoid a collision with a car on a deserted road. Or so they believe...

Back at the mansion where they are staying, a mysterious man knocks on the door during a raging storm. He tells them that they must make a choice: one of them will live, and the rest will die. And the decision must be unanimous.

Soon time backbends. Beatrice and her friends are forced to repeat that dreadful day so many times they lose count. With each replay, events twist and fears come alive in horrifying ways.

To escape, they have to vote. But how do you choose who to kill? And then how do you live with yourself? This nightmare, this nothingness . . . this is the Neverworld Wake.

From critically acclaimed, literary sensation, Marisha Pessl, comes a spellbinding story that is "the kind of book you'll tear through and then want to talk about with everyone you know." (Nylon).

Critic reviews

A Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year

"Neverworld Wake is a shape-shifting binge read . . . It's a 'clear your calendar' kind of one-day read." --Melissa Albert, New York Times bestselling author of The Hazel World

"An altogether eerie, philosophically challenging exploration of the ways in which our actions have consequences . . . the kind of book you'll tear through and then want to talk about with everyone you know immediately after finishing." -- Nylon

"The first must-read of beach season." --Town & Country

★ "Sophisticated."—VOYA, starred review

"Pessl (Special Topics in Calamity Physics) adeptly creates a compelling nightmare world while maintaining a foothold in realism. Thought-provoking and suspenseful." --PW

"Unpredictable, exciting, and emotionally wrenching." --SLJ

"An eloquent and haunting tale." --Kirkus Reviews

"Odd, atmospheric." --Booklist

“A dark and twisty tale brimming with psychological suspense.” —Bustle

Well, it's no "Night Film. "

I gave it a try because I was really taken with "Night Film." This one didn't work for me.

Love

There is no other word to describe how I feel about Marisha Pessl’s books. I only wish there were more.

Loved this story!!

So different than anything I have read recently. Unique story with a great life message!!

Addictive

I was late for so many things because I stayed in my car listening, transfixed. I had to know what happened. The truth about people’s true characters ultimately weren’t super shocking, but the journey they took and the Neverworld itself were interesting and suspenseful.

Unique Story

Very unique story and very well told. Not as great as her first two, but still intriguing and entertains.