Slimbies

Girl

De: D. R. Long

Narrado por: Wren Lockley

A Gift in the Dark

When the Slimbies outbreak began, the warnings sounded like just another emergency broadcast. A few bad reactions. A precaution. Nothing to fear. But in one small Delaware home, just before Christmas, everything falls apart.

Evan brings home a frightened puppy to brighten the holiday, unaware that the world has already begun to die. By morning, Noah, Mara, and the puppy are on the run, leaving behind the only family they’ve ever known. What follows is two harsh years of cold floors, shuttered towns, thin rations, and the too-quiet dead.

Together, the three of them learn the rules of a broken world: move early, trust nothing, and stay away from anything that moves.

Bleak, intimate, and rooted in the small mercies that keep us alive, Slimbies: Girl is the haunting origin story of the dog who becomes the heart of the Slimbies world.

©2025, 2026 D. R. Long (P)2026 D. R. Long

so good

I did not read the blurb or description before listening and I am soooo glad I didn't. This was such a good story and I loved everything about it. As an audio I was able to sit back and visualize everything happening. The story it's self is actually heartbreaking and I did cry as I could not imagine if that where to happen to my family. I really loved how this ended. Definitely check this out.

Not what I thought it was going to be.

I went in without reading the description and was pleasantly surprised that it was completely different from what I thought. I’ve never read a book where the MC changed multiple times. Especially in such a short time. This book was so sad and heartbreaking. I felt bad for every MC, the mom the most. This was a great introduction to the Slimbies book. I just have a question. Why in the world were people obsessed with this weight loss drug when they were already starving?

Survival mode

Noah, Mara, and the puppy are on the run, leaving their home. The three of them learn the rules of a broken world: move early, trust nothing, and stay away from anything that moves.