The Whispering Pines EXIT 13, Book 1..., James Preller
The Whispering Pines EXIT 13, Book 1..., James Preller
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The Whispering Pines (EXIT 13, Book 1)

Author: James Preller

Narrator: Marc Thompson

Unabridged: 5 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/07/2023


Synopsis

Welcome to the EXIT 13 Motel!Pets welcome!And don't worry, we've been waiting for you, so stay as long as you like.With black-and-white comic pages throughout, EXIT 13 is perfect for mystery and horror loving kids everywhere!The McGinns were supposed to be going on a perfectly normal family vacation. Sure, Ash's older sister Willow was a pain, their dog Daisy was a whiny scaredy cat, and their parents were being kind of lame. All of that was to be expected. Perfectly normal! But when the family decides to make an unplanned stop one night, it quickly becomes clear that this family vacation is about to get more than a little weird, because there is nothing normal about the EXIT 13 Motel.Rooms and hallways that don't go where they're supposed to, a receptionist that looks like he came straight out of a horror movie, and creepy woods that Ash swears have some kind of monster lurking in them - maybe even more than one. Something has been going on ever since the McGinns checked in to this motel, and if Ash and Willow can't get to the bottom of it, they might never be able to check out.Explore the weird and creepy world of EXIT 13 in this spine-chilling series. Whether you're a fan of mystery, a lover of horror, or even a graphic novel super reader, EXIT 13 is sure to grab you. This illustrated novel -- the first in a new series -- includes black-and-white comic pages throughout!

About James Preller

James Preller is the author of several acclaimed standalone novels, including Better off Undead, The Courage Test, The Fall, Bystander, and Six Innings, as well as the Jigsaw Jones and Scary Tales chapter book series. He lives in Delmar, New York, with his family.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Alise on September 10, 2023

(2.5 rounded up). The story itself was okay but the characters are so one-dimensional. The book is really short and felt underdeveloped. I love great MG stories but this one wasn't it. The plot pacing was weird, nothing was really explained and then a random exposition dump (which still didn't expla......more

Goodreads review by Edie on November 25, 2022

I read this and so did my 10 year old. It was fun to read the same book to discuss but I think both of us were left unimpressed. He did bring it in to school to have his friends read it though. He enjoyed the ‘scare’ factor.......more

Goodreads review by Trushant on November 04, 2023

Good ideas but unexplored This was a weird read for me. I really liked the settings, characters, mystery but nothing was explored deeply. Everything felt very surface level. The choice to tell the story in third perspective was a problem. Constantly changing POVs made the story very unfocused. There......more

Goodreads review by Yashicaa on February 18, 2023

It was okay. It seems like a good book for young children to read but not something I would usually read.......more

Goodreads review by Liz on December 28, 2023

The McGinn family is a road trip, and it's gotten extremely foggy, so they decide to pull over for a break. When they do, a billboard lights up advertising the Exit 13 Motel just up ahead. It's perfect! Right? The vampire-like teenage boy at the check-in desk seems strange and acts as if the motel w......more