The Thicket

De: Noelle Ihli

Narrado por: Courtney Patterson

A riveting thriller about a woman still grieving her brother who was killed at a carnival, but when she goes back to retrace his steps the night he was killed, she learns the full, terrifying truth about what happened that night...

Everyone will hear you scream. No one will listen.

Norah can’t stop thinking about the night her brother died.

She was supposed to stay with him at the Halloween carnival. He’d begged her to stay. But they’d fought, and Norah left him alone in the woods. That was before she realized there was a real killer lurking among the costumes and macabre props.

When the carnival reopens just weeks later amid a media controversy, Norah decides to retrace her brother’s last steps in a desperate attempt to unravel what really happened that night. But the woods hold more than just traumatic memories.

Before long, Norah begins to suspect that the killer’s choice of hunting ground was no coincidence. And that this nightmare is far from over.

©2021 Noelle Ihli (P)2025 Simon & Schuster Audio

Hard to get through

Not suspense at all!
no real character development. was disappointing I really thought this would be a great story that unfolded with suspense
it did not!

My favorite author!

I was waiting for this book and her next and her next and her next! I just love her stories and her characters! Keep them coming! Please!!

The story kept me interested the entire time and waiting to see what came next

I can’t say that there was anything I disliked about this book. I thought there would be a twist/ connection to the neighbor!

Fantastic!

Best horror book I've read so far. Well written and kept me wanting to read more and more. I just couldn't stop! I absolutely recommend this!!

A fun bit of Summer Slasher Junk food that sours at the end

I wasn’t expecting a whole lot from this book. I was just hoping for something entertaining in between books that require more brain power. It was good. I was enjoying the summer slasher at a haunted carnival vibe, even though Nora’s internal dialogue droned on a bit too much sometimes. Unfortunately, Ihli lost me at the end. The part between the corn maze entrance and the trio stumbling upon the happenings dragged and I ended up skipping around. Also, really, No One made a run for it? No one? And I find it hard to believe *no one* in security or the owners really cared? I get that it’s a haunted house so verifying claims would be hard, but after actual murders? That was very unlikely. Too much suspension of belief for me. And the very end?! Come on. So now Nora’s hero moment is pretty much moot? To summarize- started off strong and unraveled at the end.

Predictable one dimensional plot

Yawn, I usually don’t leave bad reviews and just chalk it up to not being my cup of tea. But this just felt phoned in.

Pros & Cons

I like Ms. Ihli’s writing. This is my 4th book to read/listen to in the last 2 months. This is the first book I was ready to end. It seemed too slasher movie & less storyline. I’ll continue to read her books, but didn’t like this one.

Disappointed

Not even close to being as good as Ask For Andrea. Boring story, too gross, but no excitement whatsoever. Such a disappointment.