Published by CamCat Books, Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Audiobooks Genres: Dystopian, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Horror, thriller
Format: ARC, Audiobook
Two women, Mads and Waynoka, are traveling on motorcycles across a landscape ravaged by fire and drought. They are chasing a dream – a better life on the east coast. What they find instead is a long-abandoned silver mine in Nevada. Trying to get cool, they venture down into the mine but one of them is injured and they become trapped. They do find water, but they also find the diary of Lavinia Cain who came to Nevada with her husband and children in the 1800’s.
The diary shows how Lavinia, and her family faced an unwelcoming settlement where everyone has bells on their doors. They are stared at, and no one will speak of Emery Henry, Lavinia’s brother-in-law. After making a home in an abandoned cabin, tragedy strikes the family. Plus, there are bodies piling up…….
I listened to the audiobook and was instantly swept into the story. I thought the narration was fantastic! I found When the Night Bells Ring to be atmospheric, dark, riveting and hard to put down. I enjoyed both timelines but especially Lavinia Cain’s storyline.
Both timelines have a sense of dead, unease and danger. Why do the night bells ring? Is there something lurking in the dark? Are the mines cursed? What would you do to survive?
Riveting, atmospheric and hard to put down! This was my first book by Jo Kaplan, and I look forward to reading more books by this author in the future!
Thank you to CamCat Books, Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members’ Audiobooks and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.