Don't Breathe a Word - Jennifer McMahon

Don't Breathe a Word

By Jennifer McMahon

  • Release Date: 2011-05-17
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Score: 3.5
3.5
From 160 Ratings

Description

“Don’t Breathe a Word is a haunting page-turner that kept me up, spine shivering and enthralled, way past my bedtime.”
—Joshilyn Jackson, author of Never Have I Ever

On a soft summer night in Vermont, twelve-year-old Lisa went into the woods behind her house and never came out again. 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.

Fifteen years later, Phoebe is in love with Sam, a practical, sensible man who doesn't fear the dark and doesn't have bad dreams—who, in fact, helps Phoebe ignore her own. But suddenly the couple is faced with a series of eerie, unexplained occurrences that challenge Sam's hardheaded, realistic view of the world. As they question their reality, a terrible promise Sam made years ago is revealed—a promise that could destroy them all.

“Jennifer McMahon never flinches and never fails to surprise…as [she] weaves a young couple into a perverse fairyland where Rosemary’s Baby could be at home.”
—Randy Susan Meyers, author of The Murderer’s Daughters

Reviews

  • I loved it

    5
    By Laylarene'
    Loved the mystery the ending leaves you asking questions in a good way.
  • Want a refund!!!

    1
    By *W*~*A*
    Waste of time, terrible writing, I want a refund!!
  • Ridiculous

    1
    By Jazzie716
    This by far as got to be the most ridiculous book I have ever read. It was long and I felt each chapter dragged more and more....all the way to the end. Even then you still didn't the answer you were looking for. If you are into fantasy you might like it - as for me not so much. It took me a while to finish this book because it was just too ridiculous.
  • Unbelievable

    2
    By A lover of a good flick
    The beginning was intriguing and got me hooked but the longer it went the more ridiculous it got. The ending was disappointing and predictable to say the least and overall I just couldn't wait for this book to end. The overuse of curse words, I feel, was unjustified and, frankly, a major turn off.
  • Disappointing

    2
    By Pink Amy
    This is my least favorite of Jennifer McMahon's books, but to be fair, I don't enjoy reading fantasy. While reading, I was never quite sure what the book wanted to be. After I finished, I still am not sure. I suppose the reader can interpret this novel individually. Most of the characters in the book aren't very likable, although the main character is. There were many interesting twists and turns, almost too many because the plot became almost ridiculous. If you like fantasy, you might enjoy this book more than I did.