A Light Most Hateful, Hailey Piper
A Light Most Hateful, Hailey Piper
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A Light Most Hateful

Author: Hailey Piper

Narrator: Jeremy Carlisle Parker

Unabridged: 10 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/10/2023

Synopsis

Mona Awad’s Bunny meets Stranger Things when a summer storm sweeps through a sleepy town, unleashing a monstrous power that threatens to bend reality, from the Bram Stoker Award–winning author of Queen of Teeth.Three years after running away from home, Olivia is stuck with a dead-end job in nowhere town Chapel Hill, Pennsylvania. At least she has her best friend, Sunflower.Olivia figures she’ll die in Chapel Hill, if not from boredom, then the summer night storm which crashes into town with a mind-bending monster in tow.If Olivia’s going to escape Chapel Hill and someday reconcile with her parents, she’ll need to dodge residents enslaved by the storm’s otherworldly powers and find Sunflower.But as the night strains friendships and reality itself, Olivia suspects the storm, and its monster, may have its eyes on Sunflower and everything she loves.Including Olivia.

About Hailey Piper

Hailey Piper is the Bram Stoker Award–winning author of Queen of Teeth, The Worm and His Kings, Your Mind Is a Terrible Thing, Unfortunate Elements of My Anatomy, Benny Rose, the Cannibal King, and The Possession of Natalie Glasgow. She is a member of the Horror Writers Association, with dozens of short stories appearing in various publications. She lives with her wife in Maryland, where their paranormal research is classified. Find her on Twitter via @HaileyPiperSays

About Jeremy Carlisle Parker

Jeremy Carlisle Parker is an actor working in New York City. Her love of narration began when she was a little girl-demanding that her father read Dr. Seuss every night, using only his best character voices. Books have been some of her best friends since childhood-in fact, she still holds the first-grade class record for most books read in an academic year at 650! Being a trained opera singer and actor, narration is the perfect means to marry her passion for performance and lifelong love of books. Jeremy is proudly queer and deeply committed to amplifying queer voices in all aspects of her creative life when possible. She holds a Bachelor of Music, Master of Music, and artist diploma from the esteemed University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) and is a proud member of AEA and SAG-AFTRA. When Jeremy isn't in the booth, you can find her tie-dying t-shirts in her kitchen sink while listening to true crime podcasts and catching up on RuPaul's Drag Race.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rachel (TheShadesofOrange)

4.0 Stars This book is pitched as a queer Stranger Things, which turned out to be a perfect comparison. This is a solid coming of age story with a female queer twist. The story hit all the right beats and was overall an enjoyable read. I don't think it was exceptionally unique but I didn't need to it......more

Goodreads review by Oliver

I enjoyed this less than I expected to. It’s certainly propulsive (in the first half especially) but I found the characters and events failed to really pull me in.......more

Goodreads review by Richard

This one was just okay for me. 2.5 🌟......more

Goodreads review by Ai

A LIGHT MOST HATEFUL is filled with mesmerizing language that breathes cosmic chaos, abandonment, loneliness, and desperation. Piper explores the fear of betrayal by those closest to us and of the meaning of friendship and loyalty in the face of disparity. This is a book where the landscapes are upt......more

Quotes

“Every moment is earned, every monster deserving of its time in the spotlight. In short, it’s a perfect primer for the beautifully dark world of Hailey Piper’s fiction, as well as a must-read for longtime fans.” Paste magazine

“If Neil Gaiman, Mary Shelley, and Shirley Jackson could collaborate, this stunning novel would be the result.” Library Journal (starred review)

“The story twists reader expectations into knots, flipping genre conventions and connecting unlikely elements to make something truly singular. The result is an ambitious, genre-shredding novel that takes big swings and, improbably, lands every one.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“It is completely wild, a little ridiculous in a fun way…and plenty gross, too. Buckle up and enjoy the ride!” BookRiot

“A vivid, imaginative, and chillingly tense novel.” Eric LaRocca, author of The Trees Grew Because I Bled There

“Thrillingly original. Piper deftly stitches threads of vulnerability, existential anxiety, and complex friendship power dynamics into a feverish, nail-biting, writhing-in-your-seat nightmare. A juicy horror tale you’ll want to sink your teeth into, before it sinks its teeth into you.” Rachel Harrison, Bram Stoker Award–nominated author of The Return

Awards

  • Library Journal Book of the Year
  • Paste Magazine Pick
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