Burden Falls, Kat Ellis
Burden Falls, Kat Ellis
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Burden Falls

Author: Kat Ellis

Narrator: Emma Galvin

Unabridged: 9 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/24/2021


Synopsis

Riverdale meets The Haunting of Hill House in the terrifying new thriller from the author of Harrow Lake.
 
"Cinematic, clever, and creepy, with a main character that leaps off the page, Burden Falls ticks off all my moody thriller boxes." —Goldy Moldavsky, New York Times bestselling author of The Mary Shelley Club and Kill the Boy Band

The town of Burden Falls drips with superstition, from rumors of its cursed waterfall to Dead-Eyed Sadie, the disturbing specter who haunts it. Ava Thorn grew up right beside the falls, and since a horrific accident killed her parents a year ago, she's been plagued by nightmares in which Sadie comes calling—nightmares so chilling, Ava feels as if she’ll never wake up. But when someone close to Ava is brutally murdered and she’s the primary suspect, she begins to wonder if the stories might be more than legends—and if the ghost haunting her dreams might be terrifyingly real. Whatever secrets Burden Falls is hiding, there's a killer on the loose . . .  with a vendetta against the Thorns.

"Reads like a horror blockbuster in the best way possible." —PopSugar
"Superb." —BCCB
"A great scary story with an even mix of heart and blood." —SLJ
"Gritty...Spine-tingling...Twisty." —Kirkus

About The Author

Kat Ellis studied English with Creative Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University before going on to work in local government communications. She now writes young adult fiction full-time and, when she's not writing, can be found exploring ancient ruins, watching horror movies, and spoiling her cats.


Reviews

”She’s just a girl who had something bad happen to her. That doesn’t make her bad, does it?” Someone with authority NEEDS to read this book and turn it into a movie. A small town, a spooky legend, MURDER, and a little bit of teenage angst. WHAT MORE CAN YOU ASK FOR? Seriously, what more? I loved Burde......more

Wicked Little Deeds was a story that I ended up gobbling up. I reviewed Harrow Lake, which I absolutely adored last year and I just hoped that this was going to hold up to the same promise. Kat Ellis knows how to write a thriller; this is very different to Harrow Lake but Wicked Little Deeds had the......more

Ceux qui me connaissent savent que les esprits c'est quelque chose que me TERRIFIE. Je n'ose même pas regarder dans les miroirs la nuit par peur de. Vous pouvez donc vous imaginer que ce roman m'a foutu une de ces trouilles. J'ai eu un peu peur de ne pas réussir à me plonger à 100% dans ce roman pui......more

Goodreads review by Horror

This was a really solid well crafted story that I just could not put down. Avas has lost everything she knew and loved. Starting a new life moving in with her uncle is not going to be easy. Specially not when people in town are being murdered and their deaths might be connected. The story as well as th......more


Quotes

"Maintaining her knack for spooky suspense, Ellis keeps the tension taut, delivering a gritty whodunit, a spine-tingling supernatural story, and a twisty psychological thriller all in one." —Kirkus

"Burden Falls reads like a horror blockbuster in the best way possible.” —PopSugar

"Superb . . . Tingling eerie creepiness and satisfying jump scares. The setting gives maximum fear factor with an ancient house with dark corners and even darker secrets; a gloomy, claustrophobic forest with deep shadows; and a waterfall that can bring absolution or retribution." —BCCB

“Well done and keeps the pace fast. Ava and her experiences with grief and loss will also resonate . . . A great scary story with an even mix of heart and blood. Recommended.” —SLJ