Forsaken

A Novel of Horror

De: Andrew Van Wey

Narrado por: Tom Jordan

Some art takes on a life of its own. A beautiful house. A loving family. Two kids, a dog, and a tenure-track professorship teaching art at the local university. Dan Rineheart is living the dream. But all dreams must end.

When an anonymous painting arrives at the university, Dan is tasked with uncovering the artist. No title. No name. No signature or frame. It’s a disturbing work of grotesque perfection. A work of art...that changes with each viewing. So begins the nightmare. Where painted clocks tick-tock in the dark hours before dawn. Where shadow-wrapped children stalk the halls of a once happy home. Where all paths lead to a forsaken artist and their impossible creation. This is the nightmare Dan Rineheart must enter before it shatters his sanity and devours his family.

©2013 Andrew Van Wey (P)2022 Andrew Van Wey

Fantastic! Could be a great movie!

So many layers to this book, interesting plot line, vivid imagery. I would highly recommend!

Madly Bleak

This book requires a lot of concentration. I tend to use audiobooks as background noise when I'm doing the dishes or driving. This book requires complete attention, in the best way possible!
Secrets have a way of wearing you down!
I needed a light hearted palette cleanser after this one. It's has a hopeless feel about it.
I enjoyed every bit of it, but needed something fluffy to follow it up! VanWey is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors!

just okay

I don't know why all the "scary" reviews. I didn't find it scary at all. It was interesting and different, but left some questions. I still don't understand why the cop "lost it" at the end. would have been nice to have a better understanding. There's a part of me that feels like I've seen this story told before, but can't remember when, but the whole painting theme seems vaguely familiar.

Meh!

I was expected to be scared. I was expecting something that would have me walking backward as I turned lights off, making sure to stay within the lighted areas. But, this story didn't do that.

Mind bender!

This story was a roller coaster ride for the mind. It kept me wanting more at every twist and turn. I am so glad I discovered Andrew Van Wey. Sadly, I’ve exhausted everything he has on Audible.

This needs to be a movie!!

1st, Tom Jordan is probably my favorite narrator on audible. The clarity and fluctuations in his voice just take you through the story perfectly.....give this man a raise!!.

The story was amazing. It was scary & thrilling and I just couldn't stop listening.

When I first downloaded the book, I believe it says it's 12 hours long and I thought I'm never going to get through it.
I got through it in 2 days.... I mean I had to sleep!!!

This is my first book by Andrew Van Wey. What an amazing writer! I mean the details...From what the characters were feeling, what the characters were seeing I felt myself in each character's shoes, from the mother, the father to the children. Just superb storytelling.I want to be in his brain!! LOL!!

I highly recommend this audible book. Be prepared to get pulled into the canvas. 😉

Stephen King was right

Selected this after seeing SK’s review and was not disappointed. Fantastic narration. Good story telling, just enough twists to keep interesting.

great book

this book isn't goimg to blow your mind with a huge twist. but I loved it. such a great atmosphere created by the writer. the unsettling scares. I really enjoyed the story overall.

Not great but I finished

The ending was not what I expected. Most of the book felt contrived and not easy to get through.

Wonder performance by Tom Jordan

FORSAKEN is a masterpiece of psychological horror. This book is not about jump scares, but a very intricate telling of a tale of brothers, families, betrayal, and the search for happiness and success. As a professor of art, along with his students, he endeavors to restore priceless works of art that have suffered over time. But something is wrong. It's like a tinnitus. You become aware of it when you least expect it. In this story, it is - the glass. Author Andrew Van Wey pulls you into the lives and the world of the characters, all seemingly normal until an anonymous painting shows up at the art department where the professor works. It becomes his project. His obsession.
I loved this book. I look forward to additional writing by this author.
I also recommend the companion audio book performed by Tom Jordan.