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The Toll House

By: Carly Reagon
Narrated by: Antonia Whillans, John Sackville
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The spine-tingling ghost story everyone is raving about:

The past isn't always dead and buried.

A house with history. That's how the estate agent described the old toll house on the edge of the town. For Kelda it's the perfect rural home for her young son Dylan after a difficult few years.

But when Kelda finds a death mask concealed behind one of the walls, everything changes. Inexplicable things happen in the house, Kelda cannot shake the feeling of being watched and Dylan is plagued by nightmares, convinced he can see figures in his room. As Dylan's behaviour becomes increasingly challenging, Kelda seeks answers in the house's mysterious past. But she's running out of time.

Because something has awoken.

And now it won't rest...

©2022 Carly Reagon (P)2022 Hachette Audio UK Ghosts Historical Horror Supernatural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Haunted Scary Paranormal Exciting Fiction

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Critic reviews

"If you like a good ghost story, put this chilling thriller to the very top of your reading list." (Sarah Pearse, international best-selling author of The Sanatorium)

"I hoovered this up in one go. It's perfect for the spooky season. Be prepared for some seriously good twists." (Natasha Pulley, international best-selling author of The Watchmaker of Filigree Street)

"A book that feels like it's watching you...unsettling and gripping' (Cari Thomas author of Threadneedle)
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I enjoyed this and didn't struggle to finish it, however the story slowed at certain points. I liked how the chapters went back in time so we learnt about the history as the story progressed. Not as spooky/scary as I was expecting but a decent listen all the same!

Good performances and story

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Warning Spoilers:

Similarly to some of the other reviewers, I'm not usually a huge fan of time-slip novels and this one was no exception. I've listened to it twice now and was relieved that I knew the story well enough the 2nd time around to be able to skip over the parts where it goes back to 1864. That being said though, the male narrator did a very good job - I just found the character he played irritatingly intense and erratic. The more you hear his side of things the more it becomes clear why he's so intense, but I wish someone had mentioned that it contains elements of abuse. I found that massively triggering and probably would've avoided it altogether had I known beforehand. That part doesn't take up a lot of the storyline, so if you can handle about 1/4 chapter of it being discussed then you should be fine. I just happened to listen to it when I was working through some personal stuff and found it very uncomfortable to think about.

The female narration was too 'drama school try hard' for me. A good story tells itself and gets helped along by a good narrator. Her delivery - to me at least - felt like she believed she had to tell the entire story with every ounce of her being as though she was delivering an intense Shakespearean soliloquy or something. Even if the lead character was just making a cup of coffee it sounded like the most dramatic/harrowing thing ever. It got very annoying after a while and I just wanted to shout 'calm the heck down, woman!'. A previous reviewer mentioned that she had a tendency to make even the mundane stuff sound dramatic and I couldn't agree more. She wasn't bad per se, but she certainly could've toned it down a little and let the story 'tell itself' more effectively than she did.

Despite those issues, I did actually really enjoy the story and agree that the historical background of the house was interesting and kept me hooked so that I could see how everything resolved itself in the end. I definitely won't willingly listen to another book narrated by Antonia Whillans but at least it's not put me off Carly Reagon's writing.

Good haunted house story....but

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This had some very good moments of pure spookiness, uneasy dread filled accounts of her being woken in the dark, alone & afraid in an old country house with an unquiet spirit. Atmospheric & entertaining this is a solid haunted house story.

Good haunted house story

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Few twists and turns that keep it interesting all the way to the end. I liked how it went back and forth in time to the two different periods at the house.

Solid ghost story

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Really enjoyed this story and I thought the readers were excellent.

Looking forward to more stories from this author.

very engaging story

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Another book I was recommended and it did not disappoint. Set in 2 eras to build the whole picture was well done and without confusion. The narration was great. My only gripe was that there were a few too many characters which served no real purpose to the story. Otherwise a gothic tale well told.

A good old ghost story

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This was a good read. The narration was good and the story was engaging. Some parts seemed a bit unnecessary, such as bits about where she worked. I liked that it was set in two different eras so you got the real story of why the house was haunted from their own lips and I liked the two eras had two different narrators. I know it's bit unreasonable but I got annoyed by the main characters silly name.

Enjoyable

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the female narrator is ruining it - her speech is stilted and jerky, no flow in her speech - awful 😣- male narrator is excellent though

Story is really good however

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I predicted early on this book would be a five star read and my goodness I was not wrong. This book was brilliant, amazing atmosphere, loved the characters, the whole premise of the story. It's just bloody great. Go pick this up and enjoy one of the creepiest reads I have read to date.

Bloody fantastic

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Really enjoyed this audiobook. I thought it might be a bit confusing when going between different periods, but it wasn’t. Might check out more from this author.

Very good.

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