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Teens & Young Adult
An island oasis turns deadly when a terrifying legend threatens to kill off visitors one by one in this haunting novel from the highly acclaimed author of The Girl from the Well and the Bone Witch trilogy.
Pristine beaches, lush greenery, and perfect weather, the island of Kisapmata would be the vacation destination … if not for the curse. The Filipino locals speak of it in hushed voices and refuse to step foot on the island. They know the lives it has claimed. They won’t be next.
A Hollywood film crew won’t be dissuaded. Legend claims a Dreamer god sleeps, waiting to grant unimaginable powers in exchange for eight sacrifices. The producers are determined to document the evidence. And they convince Alon, a local teen, to be their guide.
Within minutes of their arrival, a giant sinkhole appears, revealing a giant balete tree with a mummified corpse entwined in its gnarled branches. And the crew start seeing strange visions. Alon knows they are falling victim to the island’s curse. If Alon can’t convince them to leave, there is no telling who will survive. Or how much the Dreamer god will destroy …
© 2023 Blackstone Publishing (Audiobook): 9798212186872
Release date
Audiobook: 10 January 2023
4
Teens & Young Adult
An island oasis turns deadly when a terrifying legend threatens to kill off visitors one by one in this haunting novel from the highly acclaimed author of The Girl from the Well and the Bone Witch trilogy.
Pristine beaches, lush greenery, and perfect weather, the island of Kisapmata would be the vacation destination … if not for the curse. The Filipino locals speak of it in hushed voices and refuse to step foot on the island. They know the lives it has claimed. They won’t be next.
A Hollywood film crew won’t be dissuaded. Legend claims a Dreamer god sleeps, waiting to grant unimaginable powers in exchange for eight sacrifices. The producers are determined to document the evidence. And they convince Alon, a local teen, to be their guide.
Within minutes of their arrival, a giant sinkhole appears, revealing a giant balete tree with a mummified corpse entwined in its gnarled branches. And the crew start seeing strange visions. Alon knows they are falling victim to the island’s curse. If Alon can’t convince them to leave, there is no telling who will survive. Or how much the Dreamer god will destroy …
© 2023 Blackstone Publishing (Audiobook): 9798212186872
Release date
Audiobook: 10 January 2023
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merrilanil@gmail.com
28 Jan 2023
Well except that the main narrator had a sort of “yeah stuff happens..so? “ tone even in highly horrifying scenes, the book was amazing.The fact that the book had such a fresh plot and weaves through it with so much thrills and turns made this exciting read
Jennifer
13 Feb 2023
Rin Chupeco hadn't disappointed me with The Bone Witch trilogy and she certainly didn't disappoint with The Sacrifice. Although it is dubbed as horror (and it certainly has shown quite a bit of it, although not a traumatizing) what's special about it really is the suspense, the characters, the build up of the story and the final reveal. The God's eye might have been the obvious mystery in the plotline but the most mysterious character of all was surprisingly, the narrator of the story itself - our main character Alon. He held all the answers and yet the way his pov was narrated was so matter of fact yet absolutely captivating in the way that I, as a reader, did not even feel like questioning anything save for rare far apart moments. The actual narrator of this audiobook himself was amazing as well. Flawless voice acting and embodied the omniscient manner of Alon's talking so well! Overall a great experience!
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