The Hushed, K. R. Blair
The Hushed, K. R. Blair
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The Hushed

Author: K. R. Blair

Narrator: Elizabeth Evans

Unabridged: 10 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/01/2024


Synopsis

Perfect for fans of The Last Thing He Told Me and A Flicker in the Dark, The Hushed is a haunting paranormal thriller—infused with a dangerous, forbidden romance—that introduces a brand-new type of undead …Eerie Ashwood may look like a regular college student—she has a job at a local diner and attends classes at the community college—but she’s not. She’s a Hushed, a living secret made of flesh and blood, spawned by the death of a human who had something to hide. While the Hushed blend in among humans, they are haunted by an overwhelming urge to spill their secret to those whom it would hurt the most. But once a Hushed tells their secret, they drop dead.Unlike most Hushed, Eerie and her brother, Fabian, can’t remember their secrets. All they know is they’re connected to the infamous Ironbark Prison fire, but everything else is a blur of smoke and fear. Everything changes when Eerie meets Logan Winspeare, the hell-raising son of one of the victims of the fire, who is searching for answers about the night his mother died. Eerie knows she should stay far away from both Logan and the mysteries surrounding that night, but she can’t escape her curiosity—or her growing attraction to Logan.But the harder Eerie falls for Logan, the closer she comes to her secret—and her death. And as she uncovers more about her past, Eerie discovers her secret is tied into something even bigger—a tangled history that leads back thousands of years to the very first of her kind, and a covert organization of ancient Hushed who pledged vengeance on the human world.

About K. R. Blair

K. R. Blair, a minister’s daughter raised in the church, is now a screenwriter and novelist who specializes in dark, female-driven genre fiction that she’s certain will eventually get her excommunicated (though she’s glad it hasn’t happened yet). She is the author of two novels, The Beckoning Shadow and Unchosen. She is also a writer and executive story editor for Marvel’s Loki on Disney+, as well as the writer of the upcoming TVA series from Marvel Comics. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, four children, two dogs, four cats, and a handful of daddy longlegs with whom she’s reached a truce. 

About Elizabeth Evans

Elizabeth Evans is Professor of Screen Cultures at the University of Nottingham, UK. She is author of Understanding Engagement in Transmedia Culture (2020) and Tansmedia Television (2011).


Reviews

Goodreads review by PamG on September 23, 2024

What a unique premise and world! K. R. Blair’s latest noel, The Hushed, is a moving and atmospheric paranormal thriller combined with a forbidden romance. Eerie Ashwood attends the local community college and works part-time at a diner in Rearden Falls, North Carolina. However, she’s not a typic......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth on April 08, 2025

This novel offers a unique and compelling premise as it explores themes of identity, memory, and honesty. Set in a world where secrets are more than words—they’re alive—we follow entities known as the “Hushed,” mysterious beings who wake up in the instant someone dies, fully grown, with no past of t......more

Goodreads review by Maren’s Reads on November 23, 2024

3.5⭐️ I’m still dipping my toe into the realm of fantasy, and this seemed like a good book to try for being a fantasy newbie. Overall, I thought this was a very interesting and unique story, with engaging and multidimensional characters. The concept of a human-like being that is created from the sec......more

Goodreads review by Michelle on September 26, 2024

I enjoyed the unique concept of a person dying and their secrets materializing in the form of human-like beings called The Hushed. The Hushed feel the pull to disclose their secret to the living person it affects. The problem is if they confess said secret they will immediately die. The plotting kep......more

Goodreads review by Ashtyn on September 17, 2024

An utterly unique and compelling concept with realistic worldbuilding that blew me away! In the world of The Hushed, no one gets to take a secret to their grave. You may die, but your secret won’t. It will take on flesh and wake up as a living breathing person with the overwhelming urge to divulge th......more


Quotes

“Secrets trigger death in this gripping story of the mysterious Hushed and one girl’s dangerous unfolding memories. K. R. Blair paints a fascinating world rife with deadly romance and characters who always kept me guessing. The Hushed is beyond original and utterly captivating. I devoured it whole!” Kathryn Purdie, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Bone Crier’s Moon

“A haunting fantasy about secrets, identity, and the way our darkest facets can profoundly transform who we are. Fast-paced, gripping, and elaborately imagined, The Hushed will keep you racing through the pages.” Lana Harper, New York Times bestselling author of the Witches of Thistle Grove series