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The Resort by Bentley Little Narrator: David Stifel
Published by Journalstone Publishing on 07-24-18
Genres: Horror
Length: 12 hrs and 55 mins
Format: Audiobook
Source: Narrator
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Welcome to The Reata, an exclusive spa isolated in the Arizona desert. Please ignore the strange employees and that unspeakable thing in the pool. And when guests start disappearing, pretend it isn't happening. Enjoy your stay, and relax. Oh...and lock yourself in after dark.
First of all, I would like to say that I’m normally not into books about demonic presences, but there is something in Bentley Little’s books that gets me completely hooked. In this occasion, the place where all bad things happen is a high-end resort in low season. Several people are drawn to the resort with the hope of having some relaxing days in a luxury hotel at an affordable price, but things start looking sketchy already from the start; and the resort, or the presence in it, will take out the worst in each and everyone.
As I’ve said, this is not one of my favorite genres, but Bentley Little has a very powerful and suggestive writing style, attracting me to the story like a moth to a flame. Little’s characters are fully fleshed. We don’t get too much information, just the needed for the story, but even like that they feel real, and it’s so easy to relate to them that I suffered with the events happening to them at the resort.
There are changes of POV along the story, where we witness the experience at the resort for several characters. Contrary to making the book confusing, this made the story richer. The characters were so well depicted that it was easy to identify them from their words and actions.
David Stifel delivered a hell of a narration! It’s amazing how easy narrating a story seems when one listens to Stifel because it sounds so natural that the listener has a seamless experience. His character’s interpretations are spot on, and his subtle differences in voice, tone, and style made me identify every character and follow dialogs without any effort.
I would recommend this book to everyone over 18, since there are some violent scenes. You just can’t go wrong with Little and Stifel!
I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
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My name is Elena. Since I was a little child I loved science fiction and fantasy, and I can’t resist a good novel. In 2015, while wait I started to listen to audiobooks and I discovered the pleasure in being able to read while doing my daily tasks, so there’s always an audiobook playing on my phone. If you see me with my Bluetooth headphones on, please be gentle, I get easily startled.
I live with my boyfriend, which I met during my six-year stay in Belgium, four cockatiels, eight lovebirds, and a hamster in Madrid, Spain; and I like to spend my free time knitting and sewing while listening to audiobooks.
