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    The Burning Girl: The Hollows - Short Story
    The Burning Girl: The Hollows - Short Story
    The Burning Girl: The Hollows - Short Story
    Audiobook2 hours

    The Burning Girl: The Hollows - Short Story

    Written by Lisa Unger

    Narrated by January LaVoy

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    About this audiobook

    From New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger comes the second of three e-novellas about a psychic medium and the strange secrets she begins to uncover—for better or for worse.

    Ten years after Eloise Montgomery discovers her psychic abilities, she is a full-fledged working psychic, with a partner and a business. Now, in The Burning Girl, she’s discovering some disturbing things: secrets about her genealogy that are, perhaps, best left in the past; that her granddaughter Finley has powers of her own; and that not all of Eloise’s visitors actually want to be helped. Some of them are just looking for trouble…

    Writing with the same taut prose that earned her critical acclaim for her explosive thriller Beautiful Lies, Lisa Unger delivers a spellbinding story that will leave you wanting more.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateNov 25, 2014
    ISBN9781442383791
    The Burning Girl: The Hollows - Short Story
    Author

    Lisa Unger

    LISA UNGER, guest editor, is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of twenty novels, including her latest, Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six. She has been nominated for or won numerous awards, including the Strand Critics, Audie, Macavity, ITW Thriller, and Goodreads Choice Awards as well as the Hammett Prize. In 2019, she received two Edgar Award nominations, an honor held by only a few authors, including Agatha Christie. Lisa is currently copresident of the International Thriller Writers organization.

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    • 3/5
      Story just ended. Liked the first in this series but this one didn't resolve anything. Do not know what the burning girl wanted or had happen to her.
    • 5/5
      loved it and live this kind of genre would recommend this
    • 4/5
      Once again I enjoyed this short story from Lisa Unger very much and I am looking forward to the next Hollows story! Keep them coming! I received a copy of this ARC through NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion.
    • 4/5
      Interesting! Need to read the rest first to figure this mystery out.
    • 4/5
      The Burning Girl by Lisa Unger is a 2014 Pocket Star publication. I was provided a copy of this book by the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This second book in the Whispers trilogy picks up ten years later as Eloise Montgomery is now a famous psychic who sees dead people. The story is sad because Eloise is still grieving for the husband and child she lost, while the “gift” she has drains all her energy, has put distance between herself and her surviving daughter, and people either depend on her too strongly or she is considered a quack and a pariah, often regarded with suspicion. But, when she sees a young girl who gives off an odor like someone who emerged from a fire, she is especially troubled, and unsettling revelations begin to emerge about Eloise's background as she discovers her granddaughter may have inherited her special gift. This second book was just bit off kilter for me compared to the first book, but still very absorbing and chilling. I did not really care for Ray that much, and of course I feel Eloise has been robbed of a peaceful, happy life after having suffered so much. But, there is a third installment and hopefully Eloise will find some kind relief, maybe some answers to her questions, and perhaps a bit more than mere contentment in her life, but even that would be an improvement. Overall I think this book is a bridge to the third and final book, and has set the stage for what is sure to be a compelling read. 4 stars
    • 4/5
      Very interesting but left me hanging a bit... will be looking forward to the next one.
    • 5/5
      Lisa Unger is fast becoming one of my favorite authors. I may have said that previously but still holding true. Love the novellas for the hollows books.
    • 4/5
      Another fantastic read from Lisa Unger and January LaVoy!!

      There was only one really great part that had me like ? but the story as a whole is good.
      My only real complaint is that we don’t get a great deal of backstory with the characters. And I know that’s how it works with short stories, but I’m so darn invested that I want more.

      This book ends in a OMG way, that has me super ready to dive in to book three!!

      Definitely worth it, but highly recommend reading The Whispers first!