Ten

De: Gretchen McNeil

Narrado por: Tavia Gilbert

Ten teens. Three days. One killer.

It was supposed to be the weekend of their lives - an exclusive house party on Henry Island. Best friends Meg and Minnie are looking forward to two days of boys, booze, and fun-filled luxury. But what starts out as fun turns twisted after the discovery of a DVD with a sinister message: Vengeance is mine. And things only get worse from there.

With a storm raging outside, the teens are cut off from the outside world. So when a mysterious killer begins picking them off one by one, there's no escape. As the deaths become more violent and the teens turn on one another, can Meg find the killer before more people die? Or is the killer closer to her than she could ever imagine?

©2012 Gretchen McNeil (P)2018 Tantor

Decent

It is not too thrilling, but a solid story. It's a little predictible, but I enjoyed the story and narrator.

Good read

It was mostly a good read if you’re into thrillers and or Investigation being predominant in the story building

Surprising

I was definitely surprised who the killer was it was a little disappointing but it didn’t make the book any less good. The narrator wasn’t my favorite. At some moments I didn’t know who was talking. However, this is a great quick read!

Suspense

I just really liked the story & the narrator was great too! It kept you wondering who done it..

MUST READ

This is just an amazing book, the killer being revealed reminded me much of the scream movies.

The twist and turns

Had me on the edge of my seat the entire time. Thinking it was one person but turned out to be the last person you would think it was. It was amazing. A really good book.

A Decent YA Twist on a Christie Classic

Easy to tell from the title that this is a take on Agatha Christie’s mystery classic “And Then There None”, but for the YA crowd. I actually quite enjoyed the story even if I knew the killer would be someone in the group and it wasn’t a huge surprise given the motive is established within the first few chapters. The characters are also not the complex people like the “dude bro”, two jocks (though TJ is central to the narrative so he has more depth compared to his bestie), the bitchy girl & a love triangle, but the main character Meg is given insight as the story goes on. She’s in a toxic friendship with her bestie of many years (who I really came to hate as the story continued due to how manipulative and selfish Minnie is) & has a complicated relationship with TJ due to their past involving the inciting incident that brought the 10 kids together at an isolated house.

The narrator did a great job giving everyone a distinct voice though most don’t last since they die early on, but you can still tell who she is playing without the character name finishing the phrase. She should’ve been used for my last YA read “Four Found Dead” cause her energy made the creepier moments really work.

Relentlessly Exciting Book!

When Meg got an invite to go to an exclusive house party on Henry Island, she didn’t want to go, it’s not her idea of fun, but her best friend, Minnie persuaded her. When they arrive, they find only 8 other people have been invited, which is odd, but what was odder still was the fact that the host of the party was delayed and wasn’t going to arrive till the next morning. So all 10 decide to relax, drink some beers and watch some movies. The only movie they find seems to be a home movie but seeing as it’s all they could find they put it on. What plays out on the screen is a creepy homemade movie that tells them Vengeance is mine. From that moment on things start happening and the 10 people are in a fight for their lives.

Plot-wise, I loved it!! It was fast-paced and filled with twists and suspense. Even when Meg and Minnie are on the way to the island, you can feel the anticipation because the authors descriptive writing brings the atmosphere to life. She captured my attention right from the first page. As things start unfolding, you have no clue as to who is doing the killings and start to suspect each person in turn. As more and more deaths happen, it’s even harder to see who it could be! Personally, I had no clue till the person was revealed!!

Meg is the main protagonist and I loved her! Though I did feel like she wasn’t as strong a character as I would have liked. There were times when she let people walk all over her and sacrificed things she wanted because a certain person told her to (Minnie)… but saying that though, I do think it made her easier to like because I’m like her in that way! She was also curious, aware and not afraid to questions things. She was the only one willing to do what was needed to get to the bottom of things too.

Minnie…. gosh I loathed her!! She is Megs best friend but she was loud, obnoxious and an all-around horrible person. I know she had mental health issues but I honestly don’t know how Meg put up with her selfish behaviour! The rest of the characters all have their own personalities and were well written and developed too. McNeill wrote them in such a way where you will either love them or loathe them!

In all, this was a relentless and exciting thriller that I couldn’t read fast enough. While the whole book is fast-paced, the last third of the book made me not want to take out my headphones because it was non stop. The deaths come quicker and the suspense kept building and building. I can’t wait to check out more from this author!!

Tavia Gilbert read this well. She was clear and easy to follow and had plenty of different tones and voices for the characters. She was also able to bring the tense atmosphere to life and put emotion behind her voice. There were no issues with the quality of the production.

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Good & quick mystery.

While listening, I thought I had figured out the “who” before I was even into chapter 10 however I was completely wrong and happy that the book was not as predictable as I had originally thought.

Surprisingly good read

I don’t hold out much hope for the free books on here but this one was actually good. A fun and well written whodunit. Compelling characters and usually I can figure out who the killer is pretty early but not this time. Not till the reveal!