The Writing Retreat
Author: Julia Bartz
5 lucky winners. A writing retreat with a famous, but eccentric, horror author at her very remote estate. Alex feels this is her chance to finally get published. But, it turns out there is a reason why everyone says never meet your heroes......
I listened to the audio book version of this debut novel by Julia Bartz. The audio is 11.5 hours long and narrated by Gail Shalan. Gail is a skilled narrator with a pleasant voice. She read at a good pace and brought each character to life.
I'm not going to say a lot about the plot to avoid spoilers. But, this book went in some directions I didn't expect...and a few I did. The story dragged in the middle for me and I almost stopped listening. I stuck with it because I wanted to know the ending. But, I was disappointed - the ending was a bit of a mess, in my opinion.
The story was interesting, but this book overall missed the mark for me. I didn't really believe the characters or the events. It just seemed a bit too contrived and odd in places. I felt there were some plot points that were just dropped and never given a satisfying conclusion.
I'm glad I finished the story, but I wish I had enjoyed it more.
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