Playground

De: Aron Beauregard

Narrado por: Lila Kerry

Once in a lifetime

Three low-income families have been given a handsome retainer to join Geraldine Borden for a day at her cliffside estate. All the parents must do to collect the rest of their money is allow their children to test out the revolutionary playground equipment Geraldine has been working on for decades. But there’s a reason the structures in the bowels of her gothic castle have taken so long to develop—they were never meant to see the light of day.

When a band of dysfunctional children is suddenly thrust into a diabolical realm of violence, they must grow up instantly to have a chance at survival. Will they find a way to put their differences aside, or be swallowed up by the insidious architecture all around them?

"With Playground, Aron Beauregard transcends himself, delivering a genuinely chilling, uncomfortable novel that will make even the most jaded horror fan squirm. A harrowing, relentless read that left me breathless." (Brian Keene)

Warning: This book contains graphic content. Listener discretion is advised.

©2022 Aron Beauregard (P)2023 Aron Beauregard

Excellent for me, but….

Anyone who likes/loves twisted, gross, general or slaughter house horror, you will likely enjoy. (There are some parts, however, that are still hard to listen to.) HOWEVER, those with fragile mental health, a history of ANY KIND OF ABUSE, and/or a weak stomach DO NOT READ THIS! Seriously, I’m in the mental health field and I can see this book putting a person into having a flashback, dissociative state, or prompting a substance abuse relapse.

It is what it is

if you couldn't tell what you were getting into by the covet or synopsis, then the shock is on you. really only enjoyed hating a character or two, didn't really like anyone. I suspect that was intended.

Descriptions Laughable

Pretty mediocre story with descriptors used in gore scenes that are so incompatible with the described injury that I lost interest in the scenes. Reader did a great job.

finally bit the bullet

I've been preparing myself for this one for awhile based on the reviews. I would deacribe what i read similar to Charlie and the chocolate factory meets The saw, maybe with a little pinch of the hunger games & flowers in the attic.
This was my 1st A.B. experience, and I'm definitely not disappointed. I was not expecting a heartfelt storyline that hid itself amongst the gore, blood, and trauma. The way The kids rallied together to get through the playground kind of tugged at me a little.
There were definitely some parts that made me question my own sanity, this book is probably best to listen to w ear buds in lol.
but all in all, I liked it. it was interesting. The reading did become a bit confusing when there was alot going on, so a few parts I had to re listen to bc of how chaotic the scene was. Not bad at all. Shout out to A.B for giving us this nasty little gem!!!!

gory af and fantastic book

this book is definitely going to be right down your lane if you're a horror and splatterpunk fan. it's sort of like of Saw was about children and there were no lessons. the characters and character development throughout the book is incredible and it had me on the edge of my seat the whole time. the narration is also incredible, and really contributes to the experience. 11/10 recommend and I'll be checking out The Slob next!