Promise Not to Tell audiobook

I don't mind gore. An author can describe in detail how they rip open someone's belly and dissect their large intestine and I'm just fine. You tell me a ghost story though... I'm out. I made the mistake of reading this silly book while my big, bad, keeps-the-mean-ghosts-away husband was out with friends. I had to stop reading it and lay there with my eyes wide open, not blinking, stiff and terrified waiting for him to get home. I, of course, fell asleep, thankfully - but ended up having a dream about some little girl with braided pigtails chasing after me throwing potatoes at me. I wish I were making this up. I'm in my mid-thirties. I mean, seriously. I'm adult. There is no boogie man. Just potato girls apparently.Oh yeah, book review... so this book freaked me out in a few places. It's probably part of the reason I finished reading it in less than 24 hours, I wanted to get through it while my husband was around. Ya know, the ghost chaser. The story was very well written and well done. The author's character development was very well done, indeed. I felt like all the characters were able to "come alive" (sometimes in the afterlife apparently *shudder*) and jump (oy vey) right off the page at you.I'm not going to give you the description, you can read that on your own... but I will say that I loved the dual timelines of the main characters life. I loved the setting, etc. I felt like the ending was a little bit of a cop out, totally out of left field, but too much so. I don't want to say much more and spoil it, but I did feel a little bit cheated. This is not something I might have picked up on my own, someone in my book club chose it. I'm certainly glad that they did.Very recommended, just leave the lights on and keep the hubby handy.

I've read two of Jennifer McMahon's books so far, this one and Island of Lost Girls, and they were both so awesome. Out of those two, Promise Not to Tell was my favorite. This author makes it so easy for me to start reading and not stop until I'm finished it, and it's rare for me to find books that I like so much. I actually passed the book along to my mother, who is currently reading it. I definitely hope that Jennifer continues to write more, since she is so talented, and I will continue to tell all my friends about this book and Island of Lost Girls. I was recovering from surgery pretty much the entire month of December, and this author helped me so much by giving me something good to read.

3.5 StarsNice, spooky and creepy book for the Halloween season. I listened to this one and the narrator did a great job with the different voices. Kate's back and forth with past and present kept me interested. I had to know how it was going to end even if I did guess it a little. I read somewhere that this was a debut novel for this author and I think she did a great job with it and it would've made me read more of her stuff (I clearly have now and enjoy them all!).

Not a bad “Christmas” read. It moved fairly quickly and didn’t take too long to get used to the past and present chapters. I didn’t figure out whodunit but I didn’t fall for the red herrings either. I wasn’t convince of who was the killer or who wasn’t. I basically just went with the flow and let the tale lead me to the culprit. I have to admit though, I wasn’t a fan of Del’s. She was a little to hard core trash for my liking but when they explained her upbringing I got it.

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Promise Not to Tell is an excellent page-turner with strong character development. The story goes back and forth between spring of 1971 and the fall of 2002. In the present day, main character Kate Cypher has returned home to Vermont to care for her mother, who has Alzheimer's. The night that she arrives a preteen girl is murdered in the woods. The murder is eerily similar to the 1971 murder of Del Griswold, an outcast that Kate befriended who was called "potato girl" by teasing classmates and later became the local town ghost story. The chapters move back and forth between 2002 and 1971, which along with the story and characters made it nearly impossible for me to put the book down. McMahon offers plenty of plot twists and although I figured some of the mystery out I didn't get the whole story till the end. And even after finishing I feel like there are some questions that are still unanswered. This is probably the first ghost story that I have ever liked and I would recommend it for anyone who wants an enjoyable read that's a little dark.

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Started September 10th...Finished September 10th..

Wow. I mean, wow. This was @jennifermcmahonwrites debut novel, and just like all her other books this had a beautiful story, with so many details that made you feel like you were right there. As well, as the paranormal thrills we all know and love by her. This story was incredible and definitely one you should read.

I’m not one for ghost stories. I like my horror to be a bit more grounded which is why I write about serial killers. However, I found I enjoyed the mystery of this ghost tale or if it was a ghost. The stories strong point is how the stupid treatment we show toward other children not like us comes back to haunt us. This one just happens to involve a real murder which brings up memories of another left unsolved for 30 years. Well worth a read.

When I picked up this audio book at the library, I didn't expect to read the story that I read. This book is about what happens when Kate Cypher goes home to care for her mother who now as Alzheimers. For years Kate has avoided her childhood home, suppressing memories of her best friend. Kate has guilty feelings from during that time, but secrets are exposed and the truth comes out.

Whooooa! Creepy one here.This one had me thinking it could have been 3 different people at one time.There was just a lot of good story twists and this was a good afternoon read.:)