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• I loved this strangely different turn of writing style for Chris Bohjalian. Gothic and a bit Stephen Kingish, he makes NH look like a scary comparison to Maine. Children overly attended by town herbalists who never appear to age, a pilot father whose failed at an emergency landing and a basement door that's sealed shut with so many hinges and nails it would take a sand blaster to get through it...all this and a surprise ending makes this a fun read for a dark winter night.I recommend this book which is just as good as any of Bohjalian's previous books. So if you're already a fan, you'll love it!

  5.00 out of 5

  BookishDame

• I’m not usually a ghost-story type of girl, but when Chris Bohjalian puts a book out, I read it.The Night Strangers is the story of a man who is not Captain Sully, of the infamous Hudson River Plane Landing. It’s the story of Chip, a man who attempted a water landing in a plane he was piloting and subsequently lost the bulk of the passengers and crew on board.What is unique about this book is the tools Bohjalian uses to tell the story. Each character in Chip’s family has a voice, but Chip’s voice is in the 2nd person. Bohjalian makes you, the reader, his voice. He puts you in Chips shoes. The result? Mindblowingly messed-up.Witchcraft, alchemy, ghosts, mental disorders, strained family relationships, loss, grief, hope, survival – it all exists within the pages of The Night Strangers. I was unable to put this one down and just gripped onto the sides of my Kindle, desperately reading to find out what happens next.For fans of Bohjalian’s psychological thrillers, you won’t want to miss this one. Put it on your list – like me, you won’t regret it.

  5.00 out of 5

  TheLostEntwife

• I listened to this story as an audiobook, narrated by Alison Fraser and Mark Bramhall, so my review is based on that version.This is my first book by this author and I am really impressed! The suspense was awesome and the story had a perfectly mysterious ebb and flow. There were many different things happening to the Linton family that might be related to their new house, but then again, it might not be related to the house at all. Chip has his own demons because of the crash of his airplane and the deaths of the people on board. But does his new house amplify the spirits, add to his delusions, or is the move to the new house just a coincidence? There are a group of herbalists in their new town, but is what they are doing magic, witchcraft, or just advanced herbology? And what is the fascination with twins in this town?? I don’t want to give away too much and ruin the mystery for anyone else, but when I finished this audiobook, I just sat and stared for a moment. All I could think was ‘Wow, I didn’t see that coming!’ It was a bizarre ending. I am still not sure how I feel about it. This book was kind of like Hot Chocolate with peppermint in it. Smooth, warm and creamy chocolate with the peppermint to wake your senses and put them on alert.The Narration ReviewThis book was narrated by Alison Fraser and Mark Bramhall. I liked the dual narration for this story. The two voices worked off each other well. Sometimes with two different narrators you get a hot/cold feel to the story, but I didn’t feel that with these two. Both were very clear and easy to listen to voices. ** Note **I received this audiobook as a Random Act of Kindness from my buddy Darlene over at Darlene’s Book Nook. Thanks Darlene!

  5.00 out of 5

  Squeakness2000

• A Wow. This book blew me away. I could not put it down - I read it in two days and it totally affected my mood. An airplane pilot lands his plane on a later after geese take over the engine - but it is not successful like Captain Sully. 39 people die, and Chip is obsessed with this. He is a shell of himself. His proactive wife decides they need a new start and they move to a very unusual house in a very unusual community to start over. Witches, a door with 39 locks, herbalists who all call themselves the names of flowers or plants. Resistance is futile, and the disintegration of Chip and other characters is sad. Powerful. Impossible to put down. I loved it.

  5.00 out of 5

  librariangonewild

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