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Mandy
- Reach for the Dead, Book 1
- Narrated by: Penny Scott-Andrews
- Series: Reach for the Dead, Book 1
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Horror
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There is a doll. There is a legend...
When museum curator Annie Hawkins walks into a diner in Idaho Falls, seeking the help of 22-year-old Shady Groves with an old broken doll named Mandy, life takes a dramatic turn for both of them. Psychometry is the ability to sense or read the history of an object just by touching it, and Annie has heard Shady has this psychic ability.
Mandy may look harmless, but Annie believes she’s possessed and, after handling her, Shady can only agree. She feels tainted by the doll that now invades her thoughts and dreams, terrifying her. There’s only one solution: to understand the doll, her history, what has possessed her, and why. Knowledge is power, Annie tells Shady. It’s protection.
The pair set off on a road trip - along with Shady’s old high school friend Ray - one that will take them from Idaho into the depths of Canada, desperate to trace Mandy’s past, to find out something, anything, about the demonic doll that accompanies them in the trunk of the car.
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- Katt collins
- 16-05-20
Loved the story but!
As always Shani doesnt disappoint with her latest story, Mandy! I loved it and love her style of writing, but, I didn't like the narrator. It came across as very immature and geared towards a YA audience, almost like it was a 14 year old girl telling the story. But I persevered as I knew I would love the story .
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- Littlebatsews
- 07-09-20
oh dear the narration!
I have read most of Shani Struthers, but they always seem to have awful narrators that that kind of spoil it for me. This one was sickly annoying and whined on. This story had a lot of pointless fillers in it too. so disappointing. Please get better narrators the these books, I'm afraid I've been put off getting anymore. The Psychic Surveys books are just bearable with that narrator but this one... sorry.
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- TerryHeth
- 29-06-20
Excellent
This was spooky & creepy. The stories from this author just get better as she writes them.
Mandy is a doll, but not just any doll. The story takes you on a journey into what is happening around her and the effects on others.
Excellent narrator as well.
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- Jaye Andrew
- 06-06-20
Fantastic Story
a fantastic book narrated brilliantly by Penny, does take a chapter to 2 to get used to her voice but after that you cannot turn off. The suspense and need to know more is held right the way throughout the book. Cannot recommend highly enough
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-03-21
good story but
I have to Admit I love Shani and her books but I struggled with the narrator, I'm sure she's a lovely person but after a while the voices are a little grating
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- zoe
- 13-11-20
its ok
I'm a massive fan of shani struther perhaps I should of started with this book before the Psychic surveys collection 🤔
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- Amazon Customer
- 20-09-20
fantastic
What a journey this book takes you on keeping your attention throughout also making you hold your breath at times the three characters complimenting each other in various degrees of belief and strength. The narrator read the book brilliantly capturing each individuals reactions to what unfolded and what they discovered bringing them to life for the listener.
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- kritig12
- 21-09-20
Please go back to Sheila for narration.
The narrator had an exceedingly strange accent (trying to hide another accent). It unfortunately detracted from the story, which was very good.
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- Vanessa Phipps
- 17-05-20
Shani Struthers Doesn't Disappoint!
I will admit it took me a handful of chapters to commit to investing into Shani's take on haunted objects. Speaking as a Shani Struthers "fan girl", this is new territory. She does right by the topic of spiritual transference into objects, and gives them a platform to share the story that created the darkness!
I especially found touching that Shani sheds some light on the injustice upon the Indigenous People of North America. I look forward to more in this series, and hope Shady, Annie, and Ray return as series regulars as with Psychic Surveys.
On the narration by Penny Scott Andrews,nice job with the (Northern)North American accent! I could tell she was British, but she pulled it off believably enough!