The Lies of Alma Blackwell, Amanda Glaze
The Lies of Alma Blackwell, Amanda Glaze
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The Lies of Alma Blackwell

Author: Amanda Glaze

Narrator: Sophie Amoss

Unabridged: 11 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 01/21/2025


Synopsis

A sweepingly romantic gothic mystery about a girl poised to inherit a famously haunted California mansion and a stranger who arrives with a dark warning …

For over a century, the Blackwells have protected the town of Hollow Cliff from vengeful spirits.

Seventeen-year-old Nev is ready to take over for her ailing grandmother as the town’s witch protector—unlike her mother, who left when Nev was a child and never looked back.

When a stranger arrives at Blackwell House of Spirits to fill a tour guide opening, Nev reluctantly offers him the job. Nev doesn’t trust Cal. He knows more than he’s letting on about Blackwell House—and about Nev herself.

But Nev soon learns that she has been lied to her whole life. By following the trail of clues left behind in Blackwell House by her most powerful witch ancestor, Nev uncovers an unspeakable legacy of murder and lies … and realizes that a stranger may be the one person she can trust.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Caitlin on August 21, 2024

This book is up there with the best I have read this year. A stunningly well written YA gothic horror. All towns have their ghosts. Hollow Cliff’s ghosts just happen to be murderous and plentiful. And unfortunately for Nev, they’re very real. With her family of witches tasked for more than a century......more

Goodreads review by Amanda on August 25, 2024

Wowowow okay my thriller and gothic lovers, this is a MUST!! At first I was hesitant because I was like what 17 year old inherits a mantle as protector and a House… and then when it’s like “they’re witches” I was like ah okay now this makes sense AND I’m intrigued. And the House is haunting.. Literal......more

Goodreads review by Ashlie on September 07, 2024

It’s hard to describe this book without spoiling everything, but I loved the mix of horror, romance and coming-of-age! The middle seemed to drag, but I loved the ending.......more

Goodreads review by Shannon on August 28, 2024

I’d like to thank the publisher for providing an ARC this past July of The Lies of Alma Blackwell. This story is a ghost story, a mystery, and a thriller, all wrapped into one convenient, fun, easy to read package. When we meet a mysterious girl who lives in a spooky mansion in an even stranger town,......more

Goodreads review by Rozanne Visagie on August 27, 2024

The Lies of Alma Blackwell is a YA gothic horror that took me by surprise. The way the author weaved the story, it felt like I was part of the guests on the tour at Blackwell House. There's ghosts, secrets, lies, magic, a haunted house, and a back story that will make the hairs on your arms rise. Sp......more