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The Thicket

By: Noelle West Ihli
Narrated by: Sera Chance
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Publisher's summary

Norah Lewis ignored her brother's screams that night. Because nothing in the haunted attraction was supposed to be real—let alone deadly.

Desperate for answers, Norah returns to the scene of the crime. And to her horror, the chorus of screams is louder than ever. Thrill seekers—including many of her classmates—are still eagerly lining up to purchase tickets.

But the killer hasn’t chosen his hunting ground at random.

And, like everyone else, he’s planning another visit.

©2021 Noelle West Ihli (P)2023 Noelle West Ihli

Critic reviews

"Loved it...not just as a serial-killer thriller, but as a look into our own psyche." (Jacqui Corn-Uys, Reedsy)

"Noelle’s writing is clean, crisp and descriptive.... I could feel the corn of the maze rubbing against my legs." (Janine Pipe, Cemetery Dance Magazine)

"One of my top choices for horror novel of 2021." (Anthony Avina, author of Identity)

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Great story ruined by flat, emotionless AI generated narration. Google Sera Chance (the listed narrator). She doesn't exist.

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worth it to me.

this is a good story. if you ever worked in hunt,that's just males it even better.

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Great story!

I wasn’t a fan of the narrator. The pauses in the sentences were distracting. BUT the story was amazing.

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The Thicket did not disappoint!

I’m ready for the sequel! I can not say how excited I am to have found Noelle Ihli. I just finished Ask For Andrea and this was my second foray into Ihli’s world. While it was somewhat predictable at times the different characters and perspectives they had made this book one I was not able to put down. No spoilers but I will definitely think twice about visiting a scary amusement park. Our narrator fell flat at times but was not annoying to listen to. I’m dying to read Run on Red but the sample immediately did not sit well in my ears. Kindle, here I come!

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fast paced and fun

If you want a faced paced thriller with an original plot then you have to listen to this one! A really fun listen.

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Good story

it was a pretty good story. the narrator was excellent, easy to listen to.

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Good but kinda boring

The story was mediocre. I suppose teenagers might like it. The narrator went from droll to half whisper as if she had to read quiet so she wouldn’t wake someone. I kinda rooted for the psycho. He was the only character who was slightly interesting.

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the story was an excellent example of classic slasher horror mixed with a serial killer crime story.

the narration was terrible and nearly made me quit the story a couple of times. The narrator's blame and choppy reading of the story all but killed the intense moments of the story and almost completely destroyed the creepy aspect of the story.

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Great Story Terrible Narrator

I loved the story and intend on buying more books from this author. The narrator has a great sounding voice, however it was so monotone and drab. It really makes it difficult to completely focus on the books storyline.

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the last 10 chapters

the beginning started slow but the last half was very suspenseful. I highly recommend this book

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