Linden Manor

By: Catherine Cavendish

Narrated by: Nancy Peterson

Have you ever been so scared your soul left your body?

All her life, Lesley Carpenter has been haunted by a gruesome nursery rhyme - "The Scottish Bride" - sung to her by her great grandmother. To find out more about its origins, Lesley visits the mysterious Isobel Warrender, the current hereditary owner of Linden Manor, a grand house with centuries of murky history surrounding it.

But her visit transforms into a nightmare when Lesley sees the ghost of the Scottish bride herself, a sight that, according to the rhyme, means certain death. The secrets of the house slowly reveal themselves to Lesley, terrible secrets of murder, evil, and a curse that soaks the very earth on which Linden Manor now stands. But Linden Manor has saved its most chilling secret for last.

©2014 Catherine Cavendish (P)2018 David N. Wilson

Underwhelmed

First, I need to get this off my chest: you know that creepy nursery rhyme that drives the main character to the creepy old house? We never get to read it. Come on, that is what got me interested in this book in the first place!

Overall, I was distinctly underwhelmed by this book as too many things just don`t fit. Our main character, a divorced woman, has no other relationships in her life other than her mother and her academic tutor. When she thinks she is going crazy or is being haunted, she tells it all to her tutor - not a good career move, folks. Her "historical research" is about as thorough as the author's research into any background for her story.

The high point of this audio book is the narration. Nancy Peterson kept me going even when I was rolling my eyes at the characters and the plot. Her voice was soothing and her accent perfect.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

I could listen to Nancy Peterson narrate all day!

Nancy Peterson was the best part of listening to Linden Manor. Not to say that Catherine Cavendish didn't write a decent story, but Ms. Peterson had the perfect voice for this story and, well, I'd happily listen to a performance of her any day.

As for the story itself, Linden Manor isn't per se a thriller, horror, or very scary book. Id' say it's more spooky. Does that make sense? There are some terrible things that happened at Linden Manor in the past and a curse was put on certain people by the Scottish Bride. Lesley Carpenter learns more about the house and it's history than she ends up really wishing to. I don't want to say more without giving any spoilers away. Suffice to say, the story is more spooky than actually scary.

It was a decent story, though I didn't feel as drawn in to the story as I would have liked. I think that may have been because I kept waiting for something bigger to happen, so that's on me. If you like a smooth, steady story, you'll probably love this! I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher for an honest review.

Linden Manor

Decent story. Loved the narration. I received this audiobook for free through Audiobook Boom for my unbiased review.

Creepy Story - Great Narration

I enjoyed this creepy short story. I don't want to give anything away. I would like more from the author. The narration was great too, she portrayed the creepiness well.


I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Great

I really enjoyed this story and the narrator was good Thank you for a chance to hear the story it was exciting