Mcmahons oft used style of alternating chapters of past and present, deftly sorting and blending the two. Dont breathe a word by jennifer mcmahon librarything. The story begins with the disappearance of twelveyearold lisa nazzaro fifteen. Jennifer mcmahon incorporates a great deal of the traditional folklore about fairies. On a soft summer night in vermont, 12yearold lisa went in. Review by bam associate lindsay c i have read all other books. Dont breathe a word by jennifer mcmahon booksamillion. Hauntingly enigmatic, jennifer mcmahon asks you do you believe. As the world communicates more and more via texts, memes and sound bytes. Toward the end of jennifer mcmahons dont breath a word, phoebe, one of the main characters, states but if people believe in them fairy tales so strongly, doesnt that give them power. Dont breathe a word by jennifer mcmahon i am about halfway through dont say a word and im looking for other people who have read it and would like to discuss. Dont breathe a word is a compelling yet disturbing contemporary tale where dreams and nightmares breathe in shadows and the veil between reality and fantasy is gossamer thin. Dont breathe a word in this dark tale from a new york timesbestselling author, one couple is caught in a seemingly supernatural web of fairies that links them to a young girls disappearance 15 years earlier.
I thoroughly enjoyed mcmahons dismantled and was anticipating another such thriller in dont breathe a word. Dont breathe a word begins in the past and then moves back and forth between the past and present with different sections belonging to different characters. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Unfortunately, i was disappointed in a transparent plot that smacks of otherworldliness but fails to deliver any real substance. Dont breathe a word by jennifer mcmahon, lily rains narrator publishing info. Two young lovers find themselves ensnared in a seemingly supernatural web that ties them to a young girls disappearance fifteen years earlier in this dark and twisty tale from the new york. Dont breathe a word by jennifer mcmahon stacked books. Also by jennifer mcmahon are the books the winter people. Now, her brother sam and his girlfriend, phoebe, make a discovery that leads them on a journey to unravel what really happened. The 1st book is still my favorite the winter people, but dont breathe a word is a great story. Its kinda weird, a little spooky but at the same time really interesting. Dont breathe a word by jennifer mcmahon 2011, paperback. But, boy oh boy, does she do it in a very creepy fashion. A novel is a heartwrenching novel with an impressive moral story.
In all four of mcmahons books ive read so far, theres an ambiguous element of the supernatural, sometimes real, sometimes not. Author mcmahon has mentioned the primary characters in the story of the book as lisa, sam, phoebe, etc. Jennifer mcmahon island of the lost girls and promise not to tell weaves her latest supernatural, dark, fantasy tale of fairies and other unmentionables that go bump in the night. Either way, this adult novel gave me the creeps in a good way and has me seeking out other books by mcmahon. Listen to dont breathe a word a novel by jennifer mcmahon available from rakuten kobo. On a soft summer night in vermont, 12yearold lisa went into the woods behind her house and never came out again. Joshilyn jackson, author of gods in alabama and backseat saints jennifer mcmahon never flinches and never fails to surpriseas she weaves a young couple into a perverse fairyland where rosemarys baby could be at home. I loved promise not to tell and was highly disappointed by dismantled. Dont breathe a word by jennifer mcmahon fantastic fiction. Another exciting novel that author mcmahon wrote in her career is called dont breathe a word.
Jennifer mcmahon never flinches and never fails to surprise as her stories twist down unexpected roads. Dont breathe a word is a haunting pageturner that kept me up, spine shivering and enthralled, way past my bedtime. Her latest book, dont breathe a word, is a page turning thriller, drawing again on the exploration of past influencing present, and how childhood beliefs shape the future. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. Jennifer mcmahons novels are like the perfect winter truffle. After a childhood of fairy tales and being told the fairies lived in the woods, lisa disappeared into the woods that summer all those years ago, leaving her. Buy a cheap copy of dont breathe a word book by jennifer mcmahon. Sometimes you dont know for sure until the very last page. Dont breathe a word by jennifer mc mahon i am about halfway through dont say a word and im looking for other people who have read it and would like to discuss.
Dont breathe a word by jennifer mcmahon book cover, description, publication history. Buy a discounted paperback of dont breathe a word online from australias leading online bookstore. This is the 2nd book ive read from jennifer mcmahon. All her career, she has written on standalone novels, many of which became extremely successful. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read dont breathe a word. Randy susan meyers, author of the murderers daughters jennifer mcmahon s novels are like the perfect winter truffle. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Dont breathe a word is a haunting pageturner that kept me up, spine. It is written so beautifully so once you start reading it, you will never leave your seat until the last page of the novel. On a soft summer night in vermont, twelveyearold lisa went into the woods behind her house and never came out again. Randy susan meyers, author of the murderers daughters jennifer.
Fifteen years ago, young lisa disappeared after saying she was going to meet the king of fairies in the woods. It was more like inviting the stories to come through her, let themselves be told. Jennifer ncmahon returns with a vengeance with dont breathe a wordan absolutely chilling and ingenious combination of psychological thriller, literary suspense, and paranormal pageturner that will enthrall a wildly diverse audience including, among others, avid fans of keith donohue the stolen child, laura lippman id know you anywhere, and tana french. Dont breathe a word balances love and horror as mcmahon weaves a young couple into a perverse fairyland where rosemarys baby could be at home. New york times bestselling author jennifer mcmahons island of lost girls, promise not to tell new novel can best be described as a suspenseful thriller complete with a psychotic fairy tale and a heart pounding ending. For the first twothirds of the book youre sure its fantasy and that this somewhat malevolent take on fairies is the explanation to it all. Randy susan meyers jennifer mcmahon never flinches and never fails to surprise as her stories twist down unexpected roads. Joshilyn jackson, author of gods in alabama and backseat saints. Buy dont breathe a word by jennifer mcmahon online at alibris. Dont breathe a word is a novel about sam and his missing sister, lisa. A novel by jennifer mcmahon dont breathe a word is a haunting pageturner that kept me up, spine shivering and enthralled, way past my bedtime. Dont breathe a word book discussion and strawberry cupcakes with.
Dont breathe a word by jennifer mcmahon 9780061689376. If you liked dont breathe a word by jennifer mcmahon, here are some books like this. Randy susan meyers, author of the murderers daughters jennifer mcmahons novels are like the perfect winter truffle. Dont breathe a word by jennifer mcmahon is either a straightup thriller or a pseudofantasy, depending on how the reader interprets certain events.
Joshilyn jackson, author of gods in alabama and backseat saints jennifer mcmahon never flinches and never fails to surpriseas she weaves a young couple into a p. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Dont breathe a word is the third jennifer mcmahon book ive read. Before she disappeared, she told her little brother, sam, about a door that led to a magical place where she would meet the king of the fairies and become his queen. Dont breathe a word by jennifer mcmahon is either a straightup thriller or a pseudofantasy, depending on how the reader interprets certain. For the first twothirds of the book youre sure its fantasy and that this somewhat malevolent take on fairies is the. Dont breathe a word balances love and horror as mcmahon weaves a young couple into a perverse fairyland where rosemarys baby could. Download dont breathe a word by jennifer mcmahon epub novel free. Dont breathe a word by jennifer mcmahon epub download. Dont breathe a word book discussion and strawberry cupcakes. I have read all of jennifer mcmahons other books and absolutely.
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