Beholder, Ryan La Sala
Beholder, Ryan La Sala
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Beholder

Author: Ryan La Sala

Narrator: Vikas Adam

Unabridged: 12 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/24/2023

Synopsis

From Ryan La Sala, author of the tantalizingly twisted The Honeys and riotously imaginative Reverie, comes a chilling new contemporary fable about art, aesthetic obsession, and the gaze that peers back at us from behind our reflections. Now an Audiofile Earphones Award Winner! No one survived the party at the penthouse. Except Athan.Athanasios "Athan" Bakirtzis has made it far in life relying on his charm and good looks, even securing an invitation to a mysterious penthouse soiree for New York City's artsy elite. But when he sneaks off to the bathroom, he hears a slam, followed by a scream. Athan peers outside, only to be pushed back in by a boy his age. The boy gravely tells him not to open the door, then closes Athan in.Outside the door, the party descends into chaos. Through hours of howls, laughter, and sobs, Athan stays hidden. When he finally emerges, he discovers a massacre where the corpses appear to have arranged themselves into a disturbingly elegant sculpture-and Athan's mysterious savior is nowhere to be found. Athan-the only known survivor-is now the primary suspect.In a race to prove his innocence, Athan is swept up in a supernatural mystery, one of secret occult societies and deadly eldritch horrors with rather distinctive taste. Something evil is waking up in the walls of New York City, and it's compelling victims toward violence, chaos, and self-destruction. Bound to him by a mysterious hereditary power, Athan has felt this evil hiding behind his reflection his entire life, watching him. Waiting. Now, it's taking over.

About Ryan La Sala

Ryan La Sala grew up in Connecticut, but only physically. Mentally, he spent most of his childhood in the worlds of Sailor Moon and Xena: Warrior Princess, which perhaps explains all the twirling. He studied anthropology and neuroscience at Northeastern University before becoming a project manager specialized in digital tools. He technically lives in New York City, but has actually transcended material reality and only takes up a human shell for special occasions, like brunch, and to watch anime.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ryan on August 13, 2023

4.5 stars rounded up!!! 4.5 cus I wrote this book in a 24-day-delerium and there are still moments in these pages that I, the author, distrust! A healthy skepticism, you might say!! The idea for this book has been hiding somewhere in my head for years, plucking small bits of inspiration out of my ey......more

Goodreads review by Marieke on September 12, 2023

Ryan La Sala just lured me into their web, suffocating me with their mesmerizing prose, and I didn’t mind at all. What do I say about a story so intriguing and frightening but simultaneously so beautiful, spinning its threads around me so tight that it became difficult to breathe?   We cannot run from......more

Goodreads review by Lance on October 03, 2023

Happy release day to this bizzare but brilliant YA horror! If you haven't already, please go ahead and support the release of this book by purchasing it at your local bookstore/borrowing it at your local library! E-ARC generously provided by Scholastic via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review,......more

Goodreads review by Summer on October 01, 2023

Beholder tells the story of Athanasios "Athan" Bakirtzis. Athan hasn’t had the easiest life, after a tragic fire he was orphaned at a young age. He’s made his way through life as an art handler and has had to depend on the kindness of family friends to care for his aging grandmother he calls Yiayia.......more

Goodreads review by Mikala on December 03, 2023

this fell SO flat, I was expecting so much more Such a stunning cover I LOVE Ryan la Salas writing 💯💯💯 Very cool audiobook!!!! Many interesting sound effects Very cinematic Goddddd the romance is too cheesy 🧀 This book is pretty hard to follow it. Kind of reminds me of Megan golden's stay awake where y......more

Quotes

"Unnerving, intricate, and glittering with La Sala's trademark wit. You'll be scared of your own reflection after this one."-Rory Power, New York Times bestselling author"Beholder takes readers through a glass darkly, and into a spellbinding, spine-tingling world no one but Ryan la Sala could have dreamed up."-Caleb Roehrig, author of Last Seen Leaving and The Fell of Dark"If it's unhinged horror of the mind, you know it's a La Sala. This berserk beauty is a joy to behold, and when you're done reading, you'll be avoiding mirrors for weeks!"-Adam Sass, award-winning author of Surrender Your Sons and Your Lonely Nights Are Over"La Sala has done it again! Beholder is a resplendent monster of power, secrets, wealth, and murderous interior design, sure to leave readers beautifully dizzy and unsettlingly ravenous. Get ready, because queer horror just keeps getting better."-Andrew Joseph White, New York Times bestselling author of Hell Followed With Us This book devours you. When a hot boy at a swanky party tells Athan to stay in the bathroom until he comes back for him, Athan doesn't expect to spend hours listening to frenzied screams and the sounds of destruction. Vikas Adam provides rich character voices and emotion that pull listeners into Athan's search for answers to the horrors of that night, as well as the disappearance of his grandmother and the fire that destroyed his family when he was a child. Athan can tap into mirror worlds, and the spidery quality that Adam's voice takes on as Athan reaches out from those worlds will haunt listeners. High society, art, cults, madness, and dark magic mix with a touch of wild romance. Sound effects and a high-octane performance don't let go. S.T.C. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: JANUARY 2024]

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