The Broken Places

A Novel

De: Blaine Daigle

Narrado por: Jason Vu

When Ryne Burdette inherits his family's old hunting cabin deep in the Yukon wilderness, he wants to say no. Nothing much is left in that place except for unpleasant memories and the smoke of old burns. But after a tragic year, he sees a weekend trip to the cabin with his best friends as a way to recuperate and begin again. But there is something strange about these woods. As a winter storm moves in, the animals begin acting strangely, and the natural laws of the wilderness seem to fall apart. Then, the soft voices start whispering through the trees. Something is watching them. As the storm gets worse and the woods get darker, the three friends must dive into the darkest waters of the Burdette family lineage. Because the horrible truth is deep, resting in the shadowed places no one wants to look.

Contains mature themes.

©2022 Blaine Daigle (P)2023 Tantor

Just not good

This is the first audiobook I’ve ever quit listening to. Nothing about it was worth the time and effort it would take to finish.
Both the story and narrator were totally uninteresting

Depressing and repetitive

I kept hoping this book would get better but it never did. The three main characters were living lives of emotional misery. The misery of their lives and several concepts/details were repeated over and over. There is a very dismal portrayal of the concept of Christianity or other positive faith traditions. There is no spark of hope or inspiration or positivity in this book. I usually like the horror genre but I can’t recommend this book.

Excellent Horror Story!

Very real, although obviously not (at least I hope not!!). Good and creepy-creepy. I thought the narrator was perfect for this piece. The hypnotic sound of his voice serves to draw you deeper and deeper into the whole horrible mess. And great job with the sound effects! Overall, this story was quite good, very well thought out. I think this writer has a great deal of potential….☺️

Enjoyed it

Reading the reviews, I wasn't sure if this would be worth the listen but I enjoyed this book. Could some things have been better, of course they could but for me this didn't keep me from wanting to know what happened next. I agree that the narrator was a bit over enthusiastic sometimes. It would be interesting to see/hear a different narrators take on the story or even a rewrite to expand the story in a few places. Overall, I am glad I purchased it.

meh

sadly unremarkable in every way. narrator was fine. overall it somehow leaves you expecting more.

A bit overdone

Not a horrible listen, but not great either. The narrator was too dramatic for my taste. Gave the entire listen a silly and ridiculous feel.

Great writing, Great Story, but...

The ending turns this into a simple monster story instead of something greater which it was setting up to be. A letdown, but still a great novel.

Meh

While the story was ok, I felt the writing and the narration was overly dramatic. Not my cup of tea.

Solid story

3.5 rounded up - This was a solid story. Definitely creepy and unsettling. I bought the audible on sale. It wasn't bad but I think reading it would have been much better. I really liked the ending.

Deliciously creepy cabin story

This would be a great story to listen to on a cabin trip. A little melodramatic sometimes but still fun, if you like creepy stories.