The Witchstone

De: Henry H. Neff

Narrado por: Ramiz Monsef

An unforgettable, high-stakes, laugh-out-loud funny novel, The Witchstone blends the merciless humor of The Good Place with the spellbinding fantasy of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods.

Meet Laszlo, eight-hundred-year-old demon and Hell’s least productive Curse Keeper. From his office beneath Midtown, he oversees the Drakeford Curse, which involves a pathetic family upstate and a mysterious black monolith. It’s a sexy enough assignment—colonial origins, mutating victims, et cetera—but Laszlo has no interest in maximizing the curse’s potential; he’d rather sunbathe in Ibiza, quaff martinis, and hustle the hustlers on Manhattan’s subway. Unfortunately, his division has new management, and Laszlo’s ratings are so abysmal that he’s given six days to shape up or he’ll be melted down and returned to the Primordial Ooze.

Meet Maggie Drakeford, nineteen-year-old Curse Bearer. All she’s ever known is the dreary corner of the Catskills where the Drakeford Curse has devoured her father’s humanity and is rapidly laying claim to her own. The future looks hopeless, until Laszlo appears at the Drakeford farmhouse one October night and informs them that they have six days—and six days only—to break the spell before it becomes permanent. Can Maggie trust the glib and handsome Laszlo? Of course not. But she also can’t pass up an opportunity to save her family, even if it means having a demon as a guide …

Thus begins a breakneck international adventure that takes our unlikely duo from a hot dog stand in Central Park to the mountains of Liechtenstein. As the clock ticks down, tough-as-nails Maggie and conniving Laszlo will uncover a secret so profound that what began as a farcical quest to break a curse will eventually threaten the very Lords of Hell.

©2024 Henry H. Neff (P)2024 Blackstone Publishing

Funny Guessing

Kept me guessing and made me chuckle from time to time. Unique story that was full of drama but not too scary

I loved this book!

Henry Neff knows how to build anticipation and deliver. For his first book for adults, I was excited to see how he adapted his writing style. Once again, I am addicted to his action, emotional intelligence, and comedic relief. When does his next book come out????

Don't give up

I enjoyed this book overall. While it gets slow in places, and I lost interest at times, I kept going back and finished the book. I'm glad I did, because it left me with a good feeling.

Loved this Book. Funny, Creative, Adventures

I enjoyed the book, the character development, the intrigue and super creative imagination. it is a easy read, and enjoyed the dialogue. -ending surprised me.

Pleasant Surprise

Bought this purely because I thought the cover was cool (I know!). It took several chapters for me to get into the rhythm of the writing, but once I was in I really enjoyed it. I liked the globe-trotting aspect very much, and the characters all had a warmth and depth that I appreciated. The story was complex and interesting, and there are plenty of surprises. At times it is laugh out loud funny, others gross and scary, but overall it’s full of good humor, warmth and real charm. I look forward to future installments, and if that’s not on offer, future books from Mr Neff.

easy read

could tell with the jokes were coming from a thousand miles away but better than no joke at all. will recommend I as an easy go

A fun and witty ride

I loved this fast paced adventure and the main characters actually had depth and were interesting. I loved this book!

Spectacular

The narrator did such a fantastic job on all of the voices and making each character unique, and I was hooked on this story from the beginning to end. Spectacular.

Lazlo was awesome

Interesting story I really enjoyed it, I would definitely recommend it. Honesty I hope the author decides to make a second book following Maggie and Lazlos new business venture

Great story for October!

Bought this to listen to during the last week of October, it did not disappoint. The main characters were developed at the beginning and you thought you knew what was going on...then the curve ball came.
I will listen to this one again, I am sure I missed something, as I listen while working, the epilogue tied the end up nicely but I still had questions...Lazlo was the best villan ever!!! The curse keepers and all of the descriptions of the demons, OMG, the cringe effect!! I loved it all, yeah, I will listen again next October, a great wicked Halloween type book.